Cloudy Workshop, Weihai, China
Registration is now open for the 2016 Cloudy workshop. It will be held June 20-24, Shandong University, Weihai, China
Cloudy simulates the microphysics of matter exposed to ionizing radiation. It calculates the atomic physics, chemistry, radiation transport, and dynamics problems simultaneously and self consistently, building from a foundation of individual atomic and molecular processes. The result is a prediction of the conditions in the material and its observed spectrum.
The workshop will cover observation, theory, and application of Cloudy to a wide variety of astronomical environments. This includes the theory of diffuse non-LTE matter and quantitative spectroscopy, the science of using spectra to make physical measurements. We will use Cloudy to simulate such objects as AGB stars, Active Galactic Nuclei, Starburst galaxies, and the intergalactic medium.
The sessions will consist of a mix of textbook study, using Osterbrock & Ferland, Astrophysics of Gaseous Nebulae and Active Galactic Nuclei, application of the spectral-simulation code Cloudy to a variety of astrophysical problems, and projects organized by the participants. No prior experience with Cloudy is assumed. There is no registration fee and financial support is not available.
The site http://cloud9.pa.uky.edu/∼gary/cloudy/CloudySummerSchool/ about Cloudy and the workshop. Local details and instructions for registration are on http://cloudy2016.csp.escience.cn/dct/page/1
Shandong University (SDU) is a key comprehensive university with a long history, a variety of disciplines, strong academic strength, and distinctive characteristics. Its main body, Shandong Imperial College (Shandong Da Xue Tang) established in 1901, was the second national university in China, only after the Imperial University of Peking. Shandong University at Weihai, as one of seven campuses of SDU, was established in 1984. Weihai (威海) is the easternmost prefecture-level city of Shandong province,China. Weihai is China’s well-known coastal tourist and leisure resorts and the city of natural hot springs.