IceCube Bootcamp: Summer 2012

from Monday, 11 June 2012 (08:00) to Wednesday, 20 June 2012 (19:00)
IceCube Research Center

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
11 Jun 2012
12 Jun 2012
13 Jun 2012
14 Jun 2012
15 Jun 2012
17 Jun 2012
18 Jun 2012
19 Jun 2012
20 Jun 2012
AM
09:00
Morning Session (until 12:30) ()
09:00 Welcome to IceCube   ()
Slides
09:30 Introduction to Cosmic Rays, IceCube and Neutrinos - Stefan Westerhoff (University of Wisconsin--Madison)   ()
Slides
Video
11:00 Get connected   ()
Slides
08:30
(optional) pre-session (until 09:00) ()
09:00
Morning Session (until 12:30) ()
09:00 From the particle to the PMT at the South Pole: Overview - Mr Mark Krasberg (university of wisconsin)   ()
Slides
10:00 Particle Physics: from the neutrino to Cherenkov light - Dmitry Chirkin (UW Madison)   ()
Slides
08:30
(optional) pre-session (until 09:00) ()
09:00
Morning Session (until 12:30) ()
09:00 DOMs, DAQ, triggers and filters - Mr John Kelley (UW-Madison)   ()
11:00 Physics: CR acceleration, sources, ... - Markus Ahlers (University of Oxford)   ()
Slides
08:30
(optional) pre-session (until 09:00) ()
09:00
Morning Session (until 10:30) ()
09:00 Simulation - Juan Carlos Diaz-Velez (University of Wisconsin - Madison)   ()
Slides
10:30
Attend the Analysis Call (until 12:30) ()
08:30
(optional) pre-session (until 09:00) ()
09:00
Morning Session (until 12:30) ()
09:00 Analysis methods: Diffuse & Oscillations - Dr Gary Hill (UW Madison)   ()
Slides
10:30 Analysis methods: Point Sources - Jacob Feintzeig (University of Wisconsin--Madison)   ()
Slides
11:30 using npx3/npx2: Condor, DAGMAN, ... - Mr Heath Skarlupka (UW Madison IceCube)   ()
10:00 --- social ---
08:30
(optional) pre-session (until 09:00) ()
09:00
Morning Session (until 12:30) ()
09:00 Analysis methods: Cosmic Rays - Marcos Santander (University of Wisconsin--Madison)   ()
Slides
10:00 Physics/analysis: supernovae - Benedikt Riedel (University of Wisconsin--Madison)   ()
11:00 Monitoring / I3Live - Benedikt Riedel (University of Wisconsin--Madison)   ()
08:30
(optional) pre-session (until 09:00) ()
09:00
Morning Session (until 12:30) ()
09:00 Ice Models   ()
10:00 WIPAC Research: ARA - Albrecht Karle (UW Madison)   ()
10:45 WIPAC Research: HAWC - Mr Zigfried Hampel-Arias (UW Madison)   ()
11:30 WIPAC Research: DM-Ice - Antonia Hubbard (University of Wisconsin--Madison)   ()
08:30
(optional) pre-session (until 09:00) ()
09:00
Morning Session (until 12:30) ()
PM
12:30 --- lunch ---
14:00
Introduction to Unix and the IceCube cluster (until 16:00) ()
slides
16:00 --- Coffee Break & "Meet your Mentor" ---
16:30
Introduction to Unix and the IceCube cluster (II) (until 18:00) ()
18:15 --- Beer at the Terrace ---
12:30 --- lunch ---
14:00
python basics, plotting with matplotlib and more (until 16:00) ()
slides
16:00 --- Coffee Break & "Meet your Mentor" ---
16:30
even more python and plotting (until 18:00) ()
18:15 --- good night! ---
12:30 --- lunch ---
14:00
Statistics, Limits, Confidence Intervals, ... (until 16:00) ()
slides
16:00 --- Coffee Break & "Meet your Mentor" ---
16:30
looking at i3 files (until 18:00) ()
slides
18:15 --- good night! ---
12:30 --- lunch ---
14:00
Using IceTray modules, writing IceTray scripts (until 16:00) ()
slides
16:00 --- Coffee Break & "Meet your Mentor" ---
16:30
Write a reconstruction! (linefit) (until 18:00) ()
18:15 --- good night! ---
12:30 --- lunch ---
14:00
using npx3/npx2: Condor, DAGMAN, ... (cont'd) (until 14:45) ()
14:45
processing levels and .i3 file contents (until 16:00) ()
slides
16:00 --- Coffee Break & "Meet your Mentor" ---
16:30
extracting information from data and simulation (until 18:00) ()
18:15 --- Feierabend! ---
12:30 --- lunch ---
14:00
Effective areas, effective volumes and other basic quantities (until 16:00) ()
16:00 --- Coffee Break & "Meet your Mentor" ---
16:30
In-depth IceTray (until 18:00) ()
18:15 --- good night! ---
12:30 --- lunch ---
14:00
Anatomy of a C++ module (until 16:00) ()
16:00 --- Coffee Break & "Meet your Mentor" ---
16:30
afternoon session II (until 18:00) ()
18:15 --- good night! ---
12:30 --- lunch ---
14:00
Trivia contest / exam (until 16:00) ()
slides
16:00 --- Coffee Break & "Meet your Mentor" ---
18:15 --- good night! ---