NSF REVERSE SITE VISIT for ZTF-II
NOVEMBER 19, 2020 1000-1400 (PST)
All conducted via Zoom
NSF guests: Richard Barvainis & Nigel Sharp
https://sites.astro.caltech.edu/ztf/ZTFII_ReverseVisit/ReverseSiteVisit.html
Chaired by Mansi Kasliwal, Assistant Professor of Astronomy
Status of ZTF-II: 1000-1100
Welcome the guests and introduce the team … Shri Kulkarni (2 minutes)
Status: Operations … Matthew Graham (10+4 minutes)
Status: ZTF Data System … Frank Masci (10+4)
Report from brokers: [7+3 each]
ALeRCE (Forster, Chile), FINK (Moller, France), ANTARES (Matheson, USA)
Community Science Advisory Committee: 1100-1110
Community Science Advisory Committee Mario Juric, Chair
Science Updates: 1110-1210 (8+4 each)
Andy Tzanidakis (postbac)… Volume Limited Supernova Survey
Yuhan Yao (grad) … ZTF & SRG: An emerging sub-class of accreting black holes
Igor Andreoni (postdoc) … Kilonovae & short hard bursts
Jan van Roestel (postdoc) … White dwarf binaries
Michael Kelley (UMd) … Updates from the Solar System group
Planned upgrades: 1210-1240
Bright Transient Survey & Automated Spectral Classification Yashvi Sharma [10+5]
Fritz: Dmitri Duev [10+5 minutes]
LUNCH|COFFEE BREAK: 1240-1300
Chaired by Tom Prince, Professor of Physics
Education & Public Outreach: 1300-1330
Zwicky Chemical Factory (Xander Hall) [10+5]
ZTF Summer School (Michael Coughlin) [5+5]
Challenges & Opportunities led by Kulkarni: 1330-1345
Force photometry service
Sub-percent photometry
New linkages: ATLAS, SRG, DESI, SDSSV
Discussion led by Barvainis: 1345-1400
List: [external to Caltech]
NSF: Richard Barvainis & Nigel Sharp
CSAC: Mario Juric (UW)
UMd: Michael Kelly (UMd)
Brokers: Matheson (NOAO), Forster (U Chile), Anais Moller (IN2P3)
EPO: Xander Hall (freshman, Caltech), Michael Coughlin (U Minnesota)