High Energy Interest Group (HEIG) Page

Our meeting at the May 2023 Interop in Bologna led to a informal group of High Energy project coordinating on topics related to IVOA support and usage.

We welcome all projects with a High Energy interest (e.g., X-ray, Gamma-Ray, Neutrino). This page is meant to be a place to identify and build synergy among the projects.

Last updated - 25Sep24

Membership - email alias "HEIG"

~30 subscribers from major projects in the High Energy regime

To be added to the email list, use the following link:

• http://mail.ivoa.net/mailman/listinfo/heig

Group Goals

• Connect with IVOA - send an email to IVOA mail group on timeframe of a DRAFT HE Note welcoming participation/feedback to doc
• Plan to request new IVOA HE IG at Fall Interop in Malta; also planning for a Plenary in coordination with CSP
• Complete HEIG Note - In progress: see link below

DRAFT Note - Virtual Observatory and High Energy Astrophysics - M. Servillat

• Document source on Github:
  • https://github.com/ivoa/HighEnergyDataNote
• Latest Document:
  • 2024-08-30_VOHE-Note-draft.pdf
• Earlier versions:
  • 2024-05-16_VOHE-Note-draft.pdf
  • 2024-01-31_VOHE-Note-draft.pdf
  • 2023-12-20_IVOA_Note___VO_for_High_Energy_astrophysics.pdf
  • 2023-11-10_IVOA_Note___VO_for_High_Energy_astrophysics.pdf

Participating Project Links (add your project and link)

• Chandra Science - https://chandra.harvard.edu/index_scientists.html
  • Chandra Data Descriptions - Event list, GTI
• Data formats for gamma-ray astronomy - https://gamma-astro-data-formats.readthedocs.io
• Very-high-energy Open Data Format (under construction) - https://vodf.readthedocs.io
• NASA High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center - https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/
  • FITS data standards (aka "OGIP")

HEIG Group Meetings

• Next Mtg: Wed, Oct 23 @13:00 UTC
• 2024-09-27 @14:30 UTC:IVOA Note final/review actions; Malta Plenary; IVOA sessions
  
  • Mtg_Notes
• 2024-08-30 @13:00 UTC: IVOA Note status/feedback, Malta session early planning cont.
  • Mtg_Notes
• 2024-06-28 @13:00 UTC: IVOA Note status/feedback, Malta session early planning
  • Mtg Notes
• 2024-04-03 @14:30 UTC: IVOA Note status/feedback, Sydney session planning, Obscore
  • Mtg Notes
• 2024-01-31 @14:30 UTC: IVOA Note status, Sydney planning, Obscore
  • Mtg Notes
• 2023-12-21 @14:00 UTC: "What makes an event list unique?” “What content should users expect to exist in an Event list instance”
  • Mtg Notes
• 2023-10-18: Discussion and Presentations on Response Files
  • Mtg Notes
• 2023-09-14 : Overview of the Dataset/Cube data models and their applicability to High Energy datasets.
  • Slides & Mtg Notes
• 2023-06-28: IVOA standards for High Energy Astrophysics (French VO Workshop)
  • https://indico.obspm.fr/event/1963/
• 2023-05-11: Presentation at Interop, "DM for High Energy astrophysics", M. Servillat
  • https://wiki.ivoa.net/internal/IVOA/IntropMay3023DM/2023-05-11_IVOA_meeting_-_VOHE.pdf
• 2022-10-11: Virtual Observatory and High Energy Astrophysics (French VO Workshop),
  • https://indico.obspm.fr/event/1489/