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ISR SUMMER SCHOOL 

July 19-23, 2021

Virtual School

https://tinyurl.com/2021ISR

 

Lecturers

 

Video introductions to the various ISR facilities

Tools

Past years ISR school wiki pages

MIT small radar site

 

2021 ISR School Schedule       
July 18-24, 2021       
All times in CDT       
        
During School       
DateTime (CDT)Time (UT)TopicLecturerActivityYoutube videoPDF slides
      Playlist for entire school 
Monday, July 198:0013:00Welcome and introduction
Review school format/purpose and online protocol.  
 8:1013:10Technical LogisticsAshton Reimer and Bill RideoutGo over internet, computer, software, etc. issues.  
 8:1513:15ISR Theory 1: The Short Intro to ISRBill RideoutISR as a Black BoxISR Blackbox Overview

isr_blackbox_2021.pdf

ISR Blackbox Exercises - Part 1 and 2

 9:1514:15Radar 1&2: Physics and Signal ProcessingAnthea Coster/Josh SemeterQ&A

Intro to Radar Physics

Intro to Radar Signal Processing

Part_1_RADAR_PHYSICS_EM.pdf

PART_2_RADAR_PHYSICS_RADAR.pdf

PART_3_RADAR_PHYSICS_Pulses.pdf

PART_4_RADAR_PHYSICS_DOPPLER.pdf

Hard target example

 

RadarSignalProcessing01_BasicOperation.pdf

RadarSignalProcessing02_DopplerSpectrum.pdf

RadarSignalProcessing03_IQDemodulation.pdf

RadarSignalProcessing04_FourierConcepts.pdf

RadarSignalProcessing05_ACFconstruction.pdf

Radar exercises

 10:1515:15BREAK
   
 10:3015:30ISR Data - what does it look like?Phil EricksonRange vs altitude, individual profile vs. 2D profile, [e-]/Te/TiBasic and derived examples07_isr_basic_derived_science_examples.pdf
 11:3016:30Madrigal DatabaseBill RideoutReview Madrigal exercisesMadrigal

Madrigal_isr_workshop_2021.pdf

Install Hdfview

Ex 1: PFISR example, Millstone example

Ex 2: Web (Note: same as 2020 exercise)

Ex 3: Scripts (Note: same as 2020 exercise)

 12:3017:30BREAK
   
 13:3018:30Group Work - ISR Examples
Give groups ISR examples to discuss. Mentors in Zoom  
 14:3019:30Group Presentations of Examples
live Zoom  
 15:3020:30Conclude Day
   
   

   
Tuesday, July 208:0013:00Welcome and Logistics 
   
 8:0513:05Phased ArraysRoger Varney Phased Arrays

phasors.pdf

phasedArrays1_Superposition.pdf

phasedArrays2_FourierAnalogy.pdf

phasedArrays3_SteeringLimits.pdf

phasedArrays4_Types.pdf

 9:0514:05Radar 3: Statistical Signal ProcessingRoger Varney Statistical Signal Processing

radarStats1.pdf

radarStats2.pdf

radarStats3.pdf

 10:0515:05BREAK
   
 10:2015:20Experiment DesignAshton Reimer and Bill RideoutLive instruction with a few slides and mostly questions? 

PFISR options

Millstone Hill options

 11:2016:20BREAK
   
 12:0017:00Group Work (Block #1)
Experiment design Experiment submission form
 14:0019:00Group Work (Block #2)
Experiment design  
 16:0021:00Deadline to submit Experiments
   
 18:0023:00Experiment #1
Groups run 2-hour experiments on PFISR  
 20:001:00Experiment #2
Groups run 2-hour experiments on PFISR  
 22:003:00Experiment #3
Groups run 2-hour experiments on PFISR  
   

   
Wednesday, July 210:005:00Experiment #4
Groups run 2-hour experiments on PFISR  
 2:007:00Experiment #5
Groups run 2-hour experiments on PFISR  
 10:1015:10Welcome and Logistics
   
 10:1515:15NSF FacilitiesRoman MakarevichLive talk NSF_presentation
 10:4515:45ISR Science HighlightsJosh Semeter   
 11:4516:45BREAK
   
 12:4517:45Group Work (Block #1)
Group work - retrieve data and begin  
 14:4519:45Group Work (Block #2)
   
 16:4521:45Mentor support end for the day
   
   

   
Thursday, July 228:0013:00Welcome and Logistics
all need to present. did group work work. Q&A tomorrow.  
 8:0513:05ISR Theory 2Phil Erickson / Roger Varney ISR Theory

ISTheory1_ThomsonScatter.pdf

ISTheory2_BraggScatter.pdf

ISRtheory3.pdf

ISTheory4_Power.pdf

ISTheory5_Shapes.pdf

IS Spectral Shape Exercises

 9:0514:05Data Analysis and Fitting 1Ashton Reimer / Roger Varney 

Data Analysis and Fitting

(Talks 1-4)

01_introduction_2021.pdf

02_modeling_data_fitting_2021.pdf

03_errors_goodness_of_fit_2021.pdf

04_calibration_2021.pdf

 

 10:0515:05BREAK
Office hours? Breakout rooms? Mentor Shifts?  
 11:0016:00Group Work (Block #1)
   
 13:0018:00Group Work (Block #2)
   
 15:0020:00Mentor support end for the day
   
   

   
Friday, July 238:0013:00Welcome and Logistics
   
 8:0513:05Data Analysis and Fitting 2Phil Erickson 

Data Analysis and Fitting

(Talks 5 - 7)

05_fitting_examples.pdf

06_common_sense_isdata_interp.pdf

07_isr_basic_derived_science_examples.pdf

 9:0514:05Question and Answer
   
 10:0515:05BREAK
Office hours? Breakout rooms? Mentor Shifts?  
 11:0016:00Group Work (Block #1)
   
 13:0018:00Group Work (Block #2)
   
 15:0020:00Mentor support end for the day
   
   

   
Saturday, July 248:0013:00Welcome and logistics
   
 8:0513:05Presentation 1GroupLive presentation  
 8:3513:35Presentation 2GroupLive presentation  
 9:0514:05BREAK
   
 9:1514:15Presentation 3GroupLive presentation  
 9:4514:45Presentation 4GroupLive presentation  
 10:1515:15BREAK
   
 10:2515:25Presentation 5GroupLive presentation  
 10:5515:55Presentation 6
Live presentation  
 11:2516:25Discussion and online Google Form Discussion and online Google Form  
 12:0017:00End School