LUG meeting: 2024 September 5th

Start: 10:00 BST
Finish: 11:30 BST

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88672739537?pwd=OKP6GSkcNguekRXxhH0RwGZOaJRmZN.1

Link to recording: here

LUG Members attending:
Sarah Casewell, Adam McMaster, Dan Ryczanowski,Xinyue Sheng
Apologies: Iair Arcavi
Lasair Team attending: Roy Williams, Andy Lawrence, Stephen Smartt

Agenda

• Introductions (everybody: 5 mins)

  • Sarah Casewell – stellar and exoplanet

  • Adam McMaster – microlensing

  • Dan Ryczanowski – strong lensing

  • Xinyue Sheng – supernova classification

  • Iair Arcavi – tidal disruption events

• Goals today (Andy: 5 mins)

• Lasair overview (Roy: 10 mins)

  • published paper

• Rubin schedule context (Stephen: 10 mins)

• Current key issues (Roy: 20 mins)

• General discussion (Everybody: 20 mins)

  • Features

    • Parallax + error is wanted

    • Use box least squares for periodicity

    • Follow LSST with flux primary and magnitude available but secondary

  • Marshall notebook is useful

    • Adding extra information would be useful

    • How to make the marshall shared

  • How to find increased flux by 2% in all filters – microlensing

• Members discussion (Andy, Roy and Stephen temporarily leave: 10 mins)

  • Dan will be convener with Xingue as deputy

    • Check that Iair is OK with that

  • How to join multiple transient surveys

• Plans for next meeting (Andy: 10 mins)

  • Users meeting in Oxford Dec 9 with LUG meeting

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