ASTRAL-X

IAU I-HOW/COSPAR Capacity Building Workshop, UNLP, La Plata, Argentina, December 1-12 2025

I am a lecturer at the ASTRAL-X IAU I-HOW and COSPAR Capacity Building workshop, providing a unique platform for students and young researchers from Latin America to learn how to analyse X-ray data from missions and to connect with researchers from across the globe.

I will deliver lectures about analysis techniques for high-resolution X-ray spectra, including those obtained using the Xrism Resolve Microcalorimeter spectrometer, and also lead a session about scientific presentation skills.

High-resolution X-ray Spectral Analysis

This lecture covers the concepts of statistical inference, model fitting and parameter estimation, as applicable to high-resolution spectra, introduces the process of spectral model building, and highlights some recent results from the Xrism mission related to supermassive black holes and AGN.