INAF PhD School Francesco Lucchin - Agerola
from
Sunday 26 October 2025 (13:00)
to
Friday 31 October 2025 (15:10)
Monday 20 October 2025
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Wednesday 22 October 2025
Thursday 23 October 2025
Friday 24 October 2025
Saturday 25 October 2025
Sunday 26 October 2025
19:00
Welcome cocktail
Welcome cocktail
19:00 - 21:00
Monday 27 October 2025
09:00
Opening and Institutional Greetings
Opening and Institutional Greetings
09:00 - 09:30
09:30
Pulsating variables in the classical instability strip
-
Vincenzo Ripepi
(
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)
)
Pulsating variables in the classical instability strip
Vincenzo Ripepi
(
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)
)
09:30 - 11:00
11:00
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30
11:30
Neutron stars in X-ray binaries as observed by the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer
-
Alessandro Di Marco
(
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)
)
Neutron stars in X-ray binaries as observed by the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer
Alessandro Di Marco
(
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)
)
11:30 - 13:00
13:00
Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 14:30
14:30
Population II pulsating stars as tracers of the Milky Way and Local Group evolution - part I
-
Matteo Monelli
(
INAF - Osservatorio di Roma
)
Population II pulsating stars as tracers of the Milky Way and Local Group evolution - part I
Matteo Monelli
(
INAF - Osservatorio di Roma
)
14:30 - 16:00
16:00
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
16:00 - 16:30
16:30
The hitchhiker's guide to the IXPE data analysis
-
Alessandro Di Marco
(
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)
)
The hitchhiker's guide to the IXPE data analysis
Alessandro Di Marco
(
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)
)
16:30 - 18:00
18:00
Student Presentations (Master Thesis or PhD Project)
Student Presentations (Master Thesis or PhD Project)
18:00 - 19:00
Tuesday 28 October 2025
09:30
Classical Cepheids as distance indicators and young population pulsating tracers
-
Vincenzo Ripepi
(
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)
)
Classical Cepheids as distance indicators and young population pulsating tracers
Vincenzo Ripepi
(
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)
)
09:30 - 11:00
11:00
Cofee Break
Cofee Break
11:00 - 11:30
11:30
Using multi-band observations to unveil the secrets of X-ray binaries I: accretion flows
-
Alessio Marino
(
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)
)
Using multi-band observations to unveil the secrets of X-ray binaries I: accretion flows
Alessio Marino
(
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)
)
11:30 - 13:00
13:00
Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 14:30
14:30
Hands on: Pulsation models
-
G. De Somma/M. Marconi
Hands on: Pulsation models
G. De Somma/M. Marconi
14:30 - 16:00
16:00
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
16:00 - 16:30
16:30
Hands on: Uncoherent timing analysis of X-ray binaries
-
Sara Elisa Motta
(
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)
)
Hands on: Uncoherent timing analysis of X-ray binaries
Sara Elisa Motta
(
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)
)
16:30 - 18:00
18:00
Student Presentations (Master Thesis or PhD Project)
Student Presentations (Master Thesis or PhD Project)
18:00 - 19:00
Wednesday 29 October 2025
09:30
Population II pulsating stars as tracers of the Milky Way and Local Group evolution - part II
-
Matteo Monelli
(
INAF - Osservatorio di Roma
)
Population II pulsating stars as tracers of the Milky Way and Local Group evolution - part II
Matteo Monelli
(
INAF - Osservatorio di Roma
)
09:30 - 11:00
11:00
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30
11:30
X-ray binaries: taking the beat of the quickest spinning compact objects - part I
-
Alessandro Papitto
(
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)
)
X-ray binaries: taking the beat of the quickest spinning compact objects - part I
Alessandro Papitto
(
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)
)
11:30 - 13:00
13:00
Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 14:30
14:30
Ravello tour with a visit to Villa Cimbrone and Amalfi tour (Dinner)
Ravello tour with a visit to Villa Cimbrone and Amalfi tour (Dinner)
14:30 - 23:30
Thursday 30 October 2025
09:30
The role of giants and variables in tracing the Milky Way bulge formation and evolution: part I
-
Elena Valenti
(
ESO
)
The role of giants and variables in tracing the Milky Way bulge formation and evolution: part I
Elena Valenti
(
ESO
)
09:30 - 11:00
11:00
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30
11:30
Using multi-band observations to unveil the secrets of X-ray binaries II: jets
-
Alessio Marino
(
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)
)
Using multi-band observations to unveil the secrets of X-ray binaries II: jets
Alessio Marino
(
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)
)
11:30 - 13:00
13:00
Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 14:30
14:30
Hands on: Time series analysis of variable stars
-
V. Braga/G. Bono
Hands on: Time series analysis of variable stars
V. Braga/G. Bono
14:30 - 16:00
16:00
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
16:00 - 16:30
16:30
Hands on: Coherent timing analysis of binary radio pulsars for fundamental physics investigations
-
M. Burgay/A. Possenti
Hands on: Coherent timing analysis of binary radio pulsars for fundamental physics investigations
M. Burgay/A. Possenti
16:30 - 18:00
19:00
Social Pizza Dinner (Pizza-Making Class)
Social Pizza Dinner (Pizza-Making Class)
19:00 - 23:00
Friday 31 October 2025
09:30
The role of giants and variables in tracing the Milky Way bulge formation and evolution: part II
-
Elena Valenti
(
ESO
)
The role of giants and variables in tracing the Milky Way bulge formation and evolution: part II
Elena Valenti
(
ESO
)
09:30 - 11:00
11:00
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30
11:30
X-ray binaries: taking the beat of the quickest spinning compact objects - part II
-
Alessandro Papitto
(
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)
)
X-ray binaries: taking the beat of the quickest spinning compact objects - part II
Alessandro Papitto
(
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)
)
11:30 - 13:00
13:00
Conclusions SOC/LOC
Conclusions SOC/LOC
13:00 - 13:30
13:30
Lunch
Lunch
13:30 - 15:00
15:00
Transfer to Naples Airport/Train Station
Transfer to Naples Airport/Train Station
15:00 - 15:10