Second Announcement: Workshop on ISO Polarisation Observations VILSPA, May 25-28, 1999 Dear ISO Observer, The ISO Data Centre is organizing a workshop on ISO polarisation observations at ESA's satellite tracking station near Madrid (Spain) in May 1999. The workshop objective is to support the finalisation of data reduction and analysis of individual observing programmes. The workshop aims at bringing together the ISO observers, working on polarisation programmes, with experts in instrument calibration and data reduction. An exchange is foreseen on latest calibration updates, on advanced data processing techniques, and also on the latest results of polarisation studies. The ISO Data Centre offers facilities and support from the staff to reduce and fine tune polarisation data during the workshop. Since our first announcement nearly all ISO polarisation observers have replied to our questionnaire, and we are glad about the positive response of the observers confirming their attendance of the workshop. Based on your inputs we give below the tentative list of participants and the workshop programme. For those who will attend the workshop, guidance for travel arrangements is given on web page: http://www.iso.vilspa.esa.es/users/visitors/visitors.htm Please send a confirmation plus the final dates of your visit to our helpdesk at helpdesk@iso.vilspa.esa.es Also contact our helpdesk in case you need additional help for your visit. Looking forward to seeing you in VILSPA, Rene Laureijs, Ralf Siebenmorgen (ISO Data Centre, Vilspa) and Ulrich Klaas (MPIA, Heidelberg) Workshop on ISO Polarisation Observations: Workshop Details =========================================================== Time and Location ----------------- The workshop will be held in the ISO Data Centre in Villafranca del Castillo, Spain in the period May 25-28, 1999. Scope ----- During the 4-day workshop we will offer general overviews of the ISO pola- risation observations, presentations on the instrument calibration of ISOPHOT and ISOCAM, data reduction software packages PIA and CIA and special data reduction techniques. After short voluntary presentations of the participants' programmes, including goal and related topics, e.g. observations, at other wavelengths, we plan dedicated "hands-on" sessions supported by data reduction experts in the afternoons. There will be ample time to discuss the outcome of these sessions. There will be no formal proceeding, but we will publish presentations and contributions on the ISO WWW and in paper form via the IDC preprint series. Timeline -------- 7 May 99 Deadline for registration 25 May 99 Workshop Tentative list of participants ------------------------------ ============================================================================== Name Affiliation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D. Alexander SISSA, Trieste G. Bower NRAO, Socorro D. Clemens IAR, Boston Univ. M. Kidger IAC, Tenerife T. Mueller IDC, Madrid T. Onaka Dept. of Astronomy, Univ. of Tokyo M. Ruiz PSD, Univ. of Hertfordshire R.J. Tuffs MPIK, Heidelberg P. Andre CEA Service d'Astrophysique, Saclay (*) A. Goodman CfA, Harvard (*) J. Kastner MIT, Cambridge MA (*) C. Gabriel IDC, Madrid PIA support U. Klaas MPIA, Heidelberg PHT support R.J. Laureijs IDC, Madrid PHT support R. Siebenmorgen IDC, Madrid CAM support S. Ott IDC, Madrid CIA support ============================================================================== (*) participation not confirmed Preliminary Programme --------------------- The morning sessions will be dedicated to presentations. The morning sessions start at 9:30 and will last until 12:30. The hands-on data reduction sessions will be held in the afternoons after lunchtime starting around 14:00. The presentations during the mornings of Day 1 and Day 2 will last at most 40 min including discussion and questions. The presentations of Day 3 and Day 4 will be shorter: at most 30 min including discussion and questions. Day 1 (25/05/99) ---------------- Registration - until 10:00 am S. Ott CIA: ISOCAM interactive analysis R. Siebenmorgen Processing of CAM polarisation observations R.J. Laureijs Signal Processing of PHT Polarisation observations U. Klaas Fundamental steps in data reduction, calibration and performance of PHT polarisation modes Day 2 (26/05/99) ---------------- T. Onaka Thermal polarisation in an anisotropic radiation field T. Mueller ISOPOT Polarisation measurements of asteroids: Data reduction and/or results U. Klaas FIR Polarization of the Quasar 3C 279 D. Clemens Magnetic Fields in Filamentary Dark Clouds: ISOPHOT Polarimetry at 160 micron toward GF9 Day 3 (27/05/99) ---------------- D. Alexander + M. Ruiz (Mid-)IR polarisation of AGNs R. Tuffs Infrared Synchrotron Emission from SNRs Open for non-confirmed presentations Day 4 (28/05/99) ---------------- Morning session will be dedicated to presentations on first results 16:00: End of Workshop see also: http://www.iso.vilspa.esa.es/meetings/polarisation/