GALFACTS Planning
and
GALFACTS/TOGS2 Interface
Meeting
University of Calgary
10-12 January, 2007
Confirmed Participants:
Jo-Anne BrownUniversity of Calgary
Jeff DeverUniversity of Calgary
Kevin DouglasUniversity of California, Berkeley
Bryan GaenslerSydney University
Steve GibsonNAIC
Joshua GoldstonUniversity of California, Berkeley
Sukhpreet GuramUniversity of Calgary
Marijke Haverkorn University of California, Berkeley
Carl HeilesUniversity of California, Berkeley
Tess JaffeUniversity of Manchester
Roland KothesDominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory
Tom LandeckerDominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory
Paddy LeahyUniversity of Manchester
Chris SalterNAIC
Jeroen StilUniversity of Calgary
Russ TaylorUniversity of Calgary
Draft Program
Lunch at University Club12:30 pm Sponsored by Radio Astronomy Lab
Wednesday, 10 January: 2:00 pm (to accommodate Chris Salter late arrival)
GALFACTS/TOG2 Interface Meeting
Russ TaylorGALFACTS Observing Plan
Carl HeilesTOGS 2 Observing Requirements
Kevin DouglasSummary of GALFACTS/TOGS2 Interface Issues
General discussion
Thursday, 11 January: 9:00 am
GALFACTS Data Processing and Data Products
Discussion is informal, and will continue as long as necessary, but to keep to reasonable timeline the nominal time allotment for presentations is 30:00 minutes, including time for questions.
Processing Pipeline
Russ Taylor Introduction and Overview
Jeff DeverQuick-Look Validation
Jeff DeverRFI Issues and Rejection Algorithm
Coffee Break
Jeff DeverpDev Spectrometer and Stage 1 Processing at AO
Jeff Dever Data Handling
Russ TaylorCalibration and Imaging
Lunch
Sukhpreet Guram Multi-Beam Clean
Tom LandeckerPolarization Surveys with the DRAO-26m Telescope
Jeff DeverManagement of the Processing Software Development
General discussionProcessing Issues and Collaboration on Software Development
Coffee Break
GALFACTS Data Products
Russ TaylorSurvey Data Products and Distribution Plan
Paddy LeahyInterface to Planck Mission
Steven GibsonInternational Virtual Observatory
Meeting Dinner 7:00 pm: Location TBA (Sponsored by Radio Astronomy Lab)
Friday, 12 January: 9:00 am
GALFACTS Science Planning
Russ Taylor Introduction and Overview
Tom LandeckerThe CGPS Polarisation Survey
Carl HeilesGALFA HI Survey
Jo-Anne Brown Global Structure of the Galactic Magnetic Field
Coffee
A. DeshpandeDetection of Transients
A. DeshpandeTomography of the Magneto-ionic Medium
Markijke Haverkorn Turbulence and the Magneto-ionic Medium
Lunch
Bryan GaenslerMagnetic Fields and ISM Objects
Roland KothesSupernova Remnants and Pulsar Wind Nebulae
Chris SalterLarge-Scale Stokes I Galactic Continuum Science
Coffee
Jeroen Stil Polarization Properties of Compact Extragalactic Sources
TaylorVariability and Exotic Objects
Bryan Gaensler Magnetic Fields in Nearby Galaxies
Paddy Leahy CMB and Planck
GALFACTS Consortium Organization Discussion
Management and Data Quality Assurance
Role of NAIC
Science Teams and Publication Policy
Scientific Processsing and Derived Science Data Products