SVOM Scientific Workshop

Jun 22, 2024, 9:00 AM → Jun 28, 2024, 1:30 PM Europe/Paris

Minshan Hotel

SVOM Scientific Workshop

The workshop is organized from June 22 to 28 at Xichang, China.

The workshop will take place in the Minshan Hotel (No.292 Section1 ofShengli South Road, Xichang, Sichuan 615000, China)
 

Arrival on site is expected on fryday June 20.

SOC : Bertrand Cordier (CEA), Jianyan Wei (NAOC)

LOC :  Dongmei Nie (NAOC), Qichen Feng (NAOC), Wenjin Xie (NAOC), Damien Turpin (CEA)

Sat, June 22

9:00 AM → 12:30 PM SVOM Launch

2:00 PM → 6:00 PM SVOM Launch

Sun, June 23

9:00 AM → 1:00 PM Discussions on SVOM scientific objectives

9:00 AM Welcome and Introduction

Speakers: Bertrand Cordier (CEA), Jianyan Wei (National Astronomical Observatories, CAS, China)

9:10 AM What do we know about gamma-ray bursts today?

Speaker: Bing Zhang (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

bzhang=GRB-SVOM.pdf

9:40 AM Focus on the prompt emission of the GRB

Speaker: Frédéric Piron (CNRS/IN2P3/LUPM)

Piron_GRB_prompt_emission_Xichang.pdf

10:10 AM Progress on studies about multi-band GRB afterglow

Speaker: EN-WEI LIANG (GUANGXI UNIVERSITY,CHINA)

2024-06-23-西昌v2.pptx

10:40 AM Tea break

11:10 AM The BOAT GRB and origin of very high energy emission

Speaker: Prof. Xiangyu Wang (Nanjing Univ.)

SVOM1.pdf

11:40 AM kilonova, what's the link with GRBs?

Speaker: Zhiping Jin

Kilonova, what's the link with GRBs.pdf

12:10 PM Unveiling the Progenitors of Gamma-ray Bursts

Speaker: Prof. Binbin Zhang (Nanjing Univ.)

BinbinZhang SVOM 2024.pptx

2:00 PM → 6:00 PM Discussions on SVOM scientific objectives

2:00 PM What we can expect from the SVOM mission for GRB science (Core Program)

Speaker: Prof. Frédéric DAIGNE (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris - Sorbonne Université)

20240623-Xichang-Daigne.pdf

2:30 PM The SVOM observatory science program (General Program)

Speakers: Andréa Goldwurm (APC), Jing Wang (Guanxi/NAOC)

GP cataloguev1.2_202406.pdf

SVOM_GP_Fr_Xichang_v2-fin.pdf

3:00 PM SVOM and the multimessengers (ToO-MM program)

Speaker: Nicolas Leroy (IJCLab)

SVOM Launch - ToO-MM.pdf

3:30 PM Tea break

4:00 PM The first EP results and possible synergies with SVOM

Speaker: Weimin Yuan (NAOC)

EP-svom-mtg240623.pdf

4:30 PM The GECAM mission - results and collaboration with SVOM

Speaker: Shaolin Xiong (IHEP)

5:00 PM The CATCH mission, objectives of the Pathfinder-A and link with SVOM

Speaker: Lian Tao (IHEP)

CATCH_SVOM.pptx

7:00 PM → 8:00 PM Daily report about LEOP activities

Mon, June 24

9:00 AM → 10:00 AM The SVOM follow-up system

9:00 AM The SVOM follow-up organisation

Speakers: Jianyan Wei (National Astronomical Observatories, CAS, China), Stephane Basa (Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille)

9:30 AM Objectives of the follow-up and the challenges of observing with large telescopes

Speaker: Dr Jesse Palmerio (Observatoire de Paris - GEPI)

10:00 AM → 12:30 PM SVOM Follow-up partners

10:00 AM An introduction about telescopes of UShD

Speaker: Shaoming Hu (UShD)

10:30 AM An introduction about WFST

Speaker: Kong Xu (USTC)

11:00 AM Tea break

11:30 AM An introduction about Mephisto

Speaker: Yuanpei Yang (UYN)

12:00 PM The TAROT and OHP GRB follow-up programs

Speaker: Damien Turpin (CEA)

TAROT_OHP_forSVOM.pdf

2:00 PM → 6:30 PM BA Sessions : Chinese tools for follow-up activities

2:00 PM Introduction to CSC BA tools and functionalities

Optical counterpart identification
GCN notices and Circulars

Speaker: Xuhui Han (NAOC)

BA Tools Manual (V2.4).pdf

2:25 PM VT X-band data processing for BA CP activities

Speaker: Prof. Yulei Qiu (NAOC)

2:55 PM Hands on CSC BA tools: How to identify the optical counterpart of SVOM GRBs?

Speaker: Xuhui Han (NAOC)

3:55 PM Tea break

4:15 PM Follow-up coordination with ground-based facilities

Speaker: Xuhui Han (NAOC)

4:45 PM Hands-on: how to coordinate follow-up observations?

Speakers: Chao Wu (NAOC), Jirong Mao (Yunnan Obs.), Weikang Zheng (UC Berkeley), Xuhui Han (NAOC)

7:00 PM → 8:00 PM Daily report about LEOP activities

Tue, June 25

9:00 AM → 12:45 PM BA Sessions : trigger validation and impact of the VHF on the iFSC Tools

9:00 AM The ECLAIRs trigger algorithm for the dummies

A description of the main aspects of the Trigger algorithm for the dummies

Speaker: Stéphane Schanne (CEA)

20240625_SvomTrigger_Xichang_Schanne_Leprovost_v3.pptx

9:20 AM The onboard command/control software

Speaker: Frédéric Chateau (CEA)

9:35 AM The ECLAIRs data acquisition: FPGA and safety procedure for high count rates

Speaker: Hervé Le Provost (CEA)

9:50 AM Validation of an ECLAIRs trigger by the Burst Advocates

What are the different diagnosis to ensure the astrophysical origin of a SVOM trigger

Speaker: Dr Wenjin Xie (CEA/NAOC)

wenjin-Validation of an ECLAIRs trigger by the Burst Advocates-Final.pptx

10:10 AM Space environment and diagnostics for high-energy triggers

Speaker: Arnaud Claret (CEA/irfu Saclay)

Claret-Xichang-June2024_v2.pdf

10:25 AM Tea break

10:45 AM Data downlink strategy (Beifou/VHF/X-band) to support the real-time BA activities

Speakers: Bertrand Cordier (CEA), Nicolas Dagoneau (CEA)

11:05 AM Hands-on session: How to validate a ECLAIRs trigger using iFSC-tools?

Speaker: Damien TURPIN (CEA-Saclay)

2:00 PM → 6:00 PM ToO tools & Scientific products readiness review

2:00 PM Programing loop for Nominal, MM and Ex target of opportunity

Speakers: Cyril Lachaud (APC), Jing Wang (NAOC), Nicolas Leroy (IJCLab)

2:20 PM Hands on: BA activies in the framework of the ToO-Nom/GRB revisit

Speakers: Jing Wang (Guanxi/NAOC), Xuhui Han (NAOC)

3:10 PM Hands on: BA activies in the framework of the ToO-MM

Speakers: Nicolas Leroy (IJCLab), Xuhui Han (NAOC)

3:40 PM Tea break

4:00 PM Scientific products readyness review

Speakers: Bertrand Cordier (CEA), Frédéric Daigne (IAP), Tatyana Sadibekova (CEA)

SVOM-Readyness-Review-Pipelines_CP-v2.pdf

7:00 PM → 8:00 PM Daily report about LEOP activities

Wed, June 26

9:00 AM → 12:00 PM BA training: replay hands-on

9:00 AM → 12:00 PM ToO tools & Scientific products readiness review

Conveners: Bertrand Cordier (CEA), Tatyana Sadibekova (CEA)

2:00 PM → 6:00 PM SSMP, scientific organisation: Report about the SVOM GRB working group organisation

Conveners: Bertrand Cordier (CEA), Binbin Zhang (Nanjing Univ.), Bing Zhang (University of Nevada, Las Vegas), Frédéric Daigne (IAP), Gao He (Beijing Normal University), Jesse Palmerio (CEA), Jianyan Wei (NAOC), Maria-Grazia Bernardini (INAF/LUPM)

7:00 PM → 8:00 PM Daily report about LEOP activities

Thu, June 27

9:00 AM → 7:00 PM Day off

7:00 PM → 8:00 PM Daily report about LEOP activities

Fri, June 28

9:00 AM → 1:00 PM SSMP, scientific organisation: SSMP and scientific organisation