SKIRT workshop 2026 in Kyoto

Session

Tutorials

May 14, 2026, 1:00 PM

Seminar house of graduate school of science (Kyoto University)

Conveners

Tutorials

• Kosei Matsumoto (Ghent University)
• Bert Vander Meulen (European Space Agency (ESA))

5. First run of SKIRT

Bert Vander Meulen (European Space Agency (ESA))

5/14/26, 1:00 PM

• SKIRT Q&A and command line options
• The SKIRT parameter file (ski file) and simulation elements
• Using PTS on the command line
• First SKIRT simulation and SKIRT output
• Brief intro to the X-ray setup of SKIRT

6. Example runs

Bert Vander Meulen (European Space Agency (ESA)), Kosei Matsumoto (Ghent University)

5/14/26, 2:00 PM

• First X-ray simulation of a clumpy AGN torus (guided session)
• Second X-ray tutorial: 1) Kinematics with Fe Ka or 2) X-ray polarisation (guided session)
• Briefly demonstrate: Running a SKIRT grid