SPHEREx Thinkshop at SHAO

17th October, 2025
Shangahi Astronomical Observartory (SHAO)

Organizers: S. R. Kulkarni (Caltech) & Jian Ge (SHAO)

Motivation:

SPHEREx is now providing a low-resolution spectral map of the entire sky, covering the range 0.75-5 microns in 102 channels and at a sensitivity that is sufficient for all sources found in the WISE mission. This is an incredibly rich data set both in volume and in novelty. The goal of this thinkshop is to discuss how to use SPHEREx for your ongoing projects and brainstorm for novel uses of SPHEREx.

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The first edition of this thinkishop was held at Carnegie Observatories for researchers at Caltech and Carnegie (18th August, 2025).

Framework for Participation:

The purpose of this thinkshop is to increase awareness of this mission which is very well suited to stellar and Galactic (including ISM) astronomy. The thinkshop is aimed at eager students, postdocs and faculty young-at-heart. The thinkshop will start at 9:30a and end at 5p. There will be an hour lunch break (which can be used to decompress or undertake informal side-discussions).

Participants are expected to sign up to a framework described blow

In advance of the thinkshop participants are expected to spend at least a day reading and digesting basic material the material listed in I-IV below. This effort could take up to a day.

I. Basic Material on SPHEREx.

II. Read and digest pedagogical notes written by S. R. Kulkarni III. Read SPHEREx Explanatory Supplement.
(Optional) Eager beaver students: you can already start playing with public and Kishalay's Jupytr notebooks.

IV. Please read the bios of your fellow participants, in advance of the meeting.

For Students: [This is not related to the workshop]. You find this notes to be of some value.

Schedule: