This course covers the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) and its applications in the natural sciences and physical systems. The learning outcomes include understanding the history of CCDs, the importance of focal planes, conducting white field time domain surveys, and analyzing various impacts such as the KT impact and Chelyabinsk event. Students will learn about the early alert system, asteroid distribution, impact sizes, and the field of view. The course teaches skills in photometric calibration, distinguishing between near and near-Earth objects, and handling unexpected phenomena like microlensing and supernovae. The teaching method involves lectures and case studies. This course is intended for individuals interested in astronomy, planetary science, impact events, and observational techniques in the field of space science.
The Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System - ATLAS
Overview
Syllabus
Intro
History of CCDs
Importance of Focal Plane
White Field Time Domain Surveys
Barrier Crater
Nickel Meteor
Siberia Meteor
KT Impact
Troubadour Impact
Armageddon
Mircea
Needle Sharp Rocks
Monster Waves
Asteroid Flyby
Chelyabinsk
Early Alert System
Asteroid Service
Asteroid Distribution
Cost
Transients
Visible Sky
Impact Size
Atlas
Field of View
Comparison
Photometric Calibration
Near vs Near
The Unexpected
Microlensing
Supernova 87A
first cavitational waves
the holy grail
the idea
the discovery year
two things were important
three days later this happened
there was a single detector
they had a glitch
so it got you know
so they event
and at this time
Magellan time
Massive follow up
Repurposing instruments
Kepler Telescope
Supernovae
Gemini
Supernova
Observers
On Detect
Taught by
Simons Institute
