Between The Lines: a Stellar Spectroscopy Workshop

2-4 December 2024

Abstract

This is a mini-workshop focused on stellar abundances, offering hands-on sessions dedicated to determining stellar parameters and chemical abundances in FGK stars. This workshop presents an excellent opportunity for PhD students and early career postdocs to engage with international experts in the field, fostering valuable discussions and collaborations.

The workshop will be structured as follows:

  • Each morning will feature scientific lectures covering a range of topics: nucleosynthesis and Galactic chemical evolution; stellar populations, dwarf galaxies, and stellar streams; chemical studies of planet-host stars; and large spectroscopic surveys along with the automated, data-driven analysis pipelines that facilitate them. This session will be open to in person and online participants.
  • Afternoons will be dedicated to hands-on experiences at three levels of complexity.
    • 1st day, participants will perform a manual single star, line-by-line analysis.
    • 2nd day will introduce a state-of-the-art physics-based automated analysis code.
    • 3rd day will focus on machine learning-based codes.

These sessions are exclusively designed for 25 in-person junior researchers (final year of master, PhD candidates and postdocs up to 3 years after PhD), with a special focus on welcoming participants from the Chilean community.

The goal is to provide participants with a comprehensive overview of the techniques, possibilities, and challenges in the chemical abundance analysis of cool stars, and their scientific applications. Participants will gain the skills to effectively use these tools in their research endeavors.

Meeting structure:

  • The mini-workshop will be held in-person. However, hybrid attendance to the morning sessions will be possible. Registration is mandatory in both cases.
  • There will be no registration fee. Coffee breaks and lunch boxes will be provided to in-person participants.
  • Platforms to be use during the workshop (MS Teams & Slack)
  • A certificate of participation will be delivered at the end of the mini-workshop.
  • Info and announcements will be sent by email and posted on social media.
  • The workshop will take place at the ESO Vitacura, Santiago.
  • We can provide financial support (travel within Chile and lodging) for a restricted number of in-person participants. 

Workshop e-mail: btl2024.eso@gmail.com 

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