Name: Precision Astronomy with Fully Depleted CCDs
Start: 2014-12-04T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2014-12-05T17:10:00-05:00
Location: Physics Department

Precision Astronomy with Fully Depleted CCDs

from Thursday, 4 December 2014 (08:00) to Friday, 5 December 2014 (17:10)

Monday, 1 December 2014
Tuesday, 2 December 2014
Wednesday, 3 December 2014
Thursday, 4 December 2014

08:00 Registration
Registration
08:00 - 09:00
Room: Physics Department, Seminar Lounge
09:00 Welcome - Robert Tribble (BNL Deputy Director for Science and Technology)
Welcome
- Robert Tribble (BNL Deputy Director for Science and Technology)
09:00 - 09:05
Room: Large Seminar Room
09:05 Introduction - Pierre Astier (LPNHE, Paris)
Introduction
- Pierre Astier (LPNHE, Paris)
09:05 - 09:35
Room: Large Seminar Room
09:35 Hyper Suprime Camera - Satoshi Miyazaki (NAOJ)
Hyper Suprime Camera
- Satoshi Miyazaki (NAOJ)
09:35 - 10:05
Room: Large Seminar Room
10:05 Pan-STARRS Photometry and Astrometry Calibration Status - Eugene Magnier (University of Hawaii)
Pan-STARRS Photometry and Astrometry Calibration Status
- Eugene Magnier (University of Hawaii)
10:05 - 10:35
Room: Large Seminar Room
10:35 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:35 - 11:00
Room: Seminar Lounge
11:00 LSST sensors - Andrei Nomerotski (BNL)
LSST sensors
- Andrei Nomerotski (BNL)
11:00 - 11:30
Room: Large Seminar Room
11:30 DES update and Brighter Fatter effect - Daniel Gruen (University Observatory Munich)
DES update and Brighter Fatter effect
- Daniel Gruen (University Observatory Munich)
11:30 - 12:00
Room: Large Seminar Room
12:00 Discussion
Discussion
12:00 - 12:30
Room: Large Seminar Room

12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 13:30
Room: Building 488
13:30 CFHTLS calibrations - Nicolas Regnault (LPNHE, Paris)
CFHTLS calibrations
- Nicolas Regnault (LPNHE, Paris)
13:30 - 14:00
Room: Large Seminar Room
14:00 DECal: Spectrophotometric Calibration System for DECam - William Wester (Fermilab)
DECal: Spectrophotometric Calibration System for DECam
- William Wester (Fermilab)
14:00 - 14:20
Room: Large Seminar Room
14:20 Astrometric and photometric calibrations - Robert Lupton (Princeton)
Astrometric and photometric calibrations
- Robert Lupton (Princeton)
14:20 - 14:50
Room: Large Seminar Room
14:50 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
14:50 - 15:20
Room: Seminar Lounge
15:20 CCD characterization with cosmic rays - Merlin Fisher-Levine (BNL)
CCD characterization with cosmic rays
- Merlin Fisher-Levine (BNL)
15:20 - 15:45
Room: Large Seminar Room
15:45 PSF Reconstruction and Analysis of DES Science Verification Data - Bob Armstrong (Princeton)
PSF Reconstruction and Analysis of DES Science Verification Data
- Bob Armstrong (Princeton)
15:45 - 16:15
Room: Large Seminar Room
16:15 Instrumentation systematics for DE observables - Rachel Mandelbaum (Carnegie Mellon University)
Instrumentation systematics for DE observables
- Rachel Mandelbaum (Carnegie Mellon University)
16:15 - 16:45
Room: Large Seminar Room
16:45 Discussion and poster session one-slide presentations
Discussion and poster session one-slide presentations
16:45 - 17:15
Room: Large Seminar Room

17:15 Poster Session
Poster Session
17:15 - 18:15
Room: Large Seminar Room

19:00 Workshop Dinner
Workshop Dinner
19:00 - 21:00
Room: 2925 North Wading River Rd, Wading River (631)9298800
Friday, 5 December 2014
09:00 A method to correct for the «brighter-fatter» effect - Augustin Guyonnet (LPNHE, Paris)
A method to correct for the «brighter-fatter» effect
- Augustin Guyonnet (LPNHE, Paris)
09:00 - 09:25
Room: Large Seminar Room
09:25 Comparison of PSF in n- and p- channel CCDs - Neil Murray (Open University, UK)
Comparison of PSF in n- and p- channel CCDs
- Neil Murray (Open University, UK)
09:25 - 09:50
Room: Large Seminar Room
09:50 Brighter-fatter and other sensor effects in simulations - Chris Walter (Duke University)
Brighter-fatter and other sensor effects in simulations
- Chris Walter (Duke University)
09:50 - 10:15
Room: Large Seminar Room
10:15 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:15 - 10:45
Room: Seminar Lounge
10:45 Impact of chromatic effects on galaxy shape measurements - Josh Meyers (Stanford)
Impact of chromatic effects on galaxy shape measurements
- Josh Meyers (Stanford)
10:45 - 11:10
Room: Large Seminar Room
11:10 Cosmological constraints and sensor effects - Yuki Okura (RIKEN)
Cosmological constraints and sensor effects
- Yuki Okura (RIKEN)
11:10 - 11:35
Room: Large Seminar Room
11:35 Discussion and workshop photo
Discussion and workshop photo
11:35 - 12:25
Room: Large Seminar Room

12:25 Lunch
Lunch
12:25 - 13:35
Room: Building 488
13:35 Euclid CCDs - Douglas Jordan (e2v)
Euclid CCDs
- Douglas Jordan (e2v)
13:35 - 13:55
Room: Large Seminar Room
13:55 Mapping charge transport effects in thick CCDs with a dithered array of 40,000 stars - Andrew Bradshaw (University of California, Davis)
Mapping charge transport effects in thick CCDs with a dithered array of 40,000 stars
- Andrew Bradshaw (University of California, Davis)
13:55 - 14:15
Room: Large Seminar Room
14:15 Crosstalk in LSST sensors and electronics - Paul O'CONNOR (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
Crosstalk in LSST sensors and electronics
- Paul O'CONNOR (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
14:15 - 14:45
Room: Large Seminar Room
14:45 CCD development for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument - Steve Holland (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
CCD development for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument
- Steve Holland (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
14:45 - 15:15
Room: Large Seminar Room
15:15 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:15 - 15:45
Room: Seminar Lounge
15:45 Workshop Summary - Tony Tyson (UC Davis)
Workshop Summary
- Tony Tyson (UC Davis)
15:45 - 16:25
Room: Large Seminar Room
16:25 Concluding Remarks (and workshop photo in the link below)
Concluding Remarks (and workshop photo in the link below)
16:25 - 16:35
Room: Large Seminar Room