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Monday 30th July afternoon:


14h-14h45: Radiative transfer in stellar atmospheres (J. Kubat)

14h45-15h30: Solution of the radiative transfer equation (RTE) in NLTE stellar atmospheres (J. Kubat)

16h-17h30: Radiative transfer: methods and acuracy (L. Chevallier)


Tuesday 31st July morning:


9h-9h45 : Stellar atmospheres (L. Mashonkina) and introductory talk on trace elements and codes

9h45-10h30: Statistical Equilibrium for trace elements in stellar atmospheres (J. Kubat)

11h-12h30: Atomic Data: Energy levels, quantum defects, Hydrogen wave function, Configuration Interaction, Close-coupling, Born, distorted wave, R-matrix, Photoionisation, Resonances, Dielectronic Recombination. (K. Butler)



Tuesday 31st July afternoon:


14h-14h30: Collisional cross-sections (L. Mashonkina)

14h35-15h40: Oscillator strengths and their uncertainties (G. Wahlgren)



Wednesday 1st August: Practical exercises all day long (No talks)


Thursday August 2nd morning:


9h-9h30: General considerations for model atom constructions. Availability of model atoms in the literature. (N. Przybilla)

9h35-10h30: Line profiles: line broadening, resonance broadening, Van der Waals broadening. (L. Mashonkina and K. Butler, talks linked to speaker names)

11h-12h: NLTE analysis of spectra I (I. Kamp)



Friday August 3rd morning:


9h-9h30: Background opacities (I. Kamp)

9h35-10h30: Databases + discussions (G. Wahlgren)

11h00-12h10: NLTE analysis of spectra II (N. Przybilla)

  • Stellar parameters determination: classical methods

  • Stellar parameters determination: Non-LTE considerations



Saturday August 4th morning:


9h-11h15: NLTE analysis of spectra III


11h30-12h30: Conclusions of the Workshop. Future prospects.



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