2022 Spring Virtual Workshop

May 23-25th, 9:00 am - 12:00 EDT

IACHEC hosted a virtual workshop in place of our in-person meeting planned for Virginia, USA, which we unfortunately saw necessary to cancel given the continued health and travel uncertainties.

This workshop covered three days, Monday through Wednesday, with special topics, IACHEC working groups, and a set of contributed talks.

Program

Monday 23 (9:00 – 12:00 EDT)

Lab-Astro Session
Zoom Video Part 1
IXPE in-orbit Calibration
Zoom Video Part 2
XMM Calibration Updates

Tuesday 24 (9:00 – 12:00 EDT)

Zoom Video all day
Background Session

Wednesday 25 (9:00 – 12:00 EDT)

Contributed Talks
Zoom Video Part 1
Zoom Video Part 2
  • 10:30-10:45  Guido Risaliti: Cross-calibration of Chandra/XMM-Newton with Quasars
IACHEC Working Group Reports
  • 10:45-11:45  WG reports
    • Heritage: Kristin Madsen/Matteo Guainazzi/Keith Arnaud
    • Calibration statistics: Vinay Kayshap
    • Contamination: Herman Marshall
    • Non-thermal SNR: Lorenzo Natalucci
    • Timing: Yukikatsu Terada
    • Thermal SNR: Paul Plucinsky
    • Coordinated Observations: Karl Forster
    • White Dwarfs and Isolated Neutron Stars: Vadim Burwitz/Craig Markwardt
  • 11:45-12:00  Open floor discussion