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<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Estimadas/os,</font><br>
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<div class="moz-forward-container"> <font face="Helvetica, Arial,
sans-serif">A </font><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"> pedido de los Dres.
Federico García y Jorge Combi, co</font>mparto información de
interés </font><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">relativo
a la Escuela de Astronomía de Rayos-X que se llevará a cabo en
Diciembre en la UNLP. </font></div>
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<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Saludos,</font><br>
<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Marcela</font><br>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Dear colleagues,</span><br
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">We are pleased to
announce the Advanced Spectral-Timing, Polarimetry, and
High-Resolution Spectroscopy X-ray School for Latin America
(ASTRAL-X), which will take place in the National University of
La Plata, Argentina, from December 1 to 12, 2025.</span><br
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The ASTRAL-X School is
part of a series of Workshops supported by the IAU Hands-on
(I-HOW) and the COSPAR Capacity Building programmes, and a
unique opportunity for students and early-career researchers
from Latin America to dive deep into the multidimensional
aspects of X-ray astrophysics.</span><br style="outline: 0px;
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background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Participants will gain
hands-on experience with cutting-edge instruments and techniques
shaping the future of research areas, from stellar compact
objects and supernova remnants to active galactic nuclei and
galaxy clusters, including high-resolution spectra with the
XRISM mission, advanced timing studies with the NICER
instrument, X-ray polarimetry with the IXPE satellite, and hard
X-rays with the NuSTAR observatory. In addition, the School will
offer lectures covering essential topics such as X-ray
astrophysics, high-energy radiative processes, and machine
learning tools.</span><br style="outline: 0px; font-family:
arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255,
255, 255);">
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font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The ASTRAL-X School will
be held at the Karakachoff Building of the National University
of La Plata (UNLP), in Argentina, providing a stimulating
academic environment and the opportunity to engage with
internationally recognised, leading researchers. The School will
host more than 30 participants from Latin America, including
advanced Master’s (Licenciatura) students, PhD students and
postdocs, and early-career researchers.</span><br
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13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The School has no
Registration Fee. All selected non-local participants will be
fully accommodated at the AMAU Hotel (UNLP) at no charge. Meals
will be fully covered for all the selected participants. Travel
expenses will only be partially covered in particular cases.</span><br
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13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
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font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">We warmly invite you to
explore the School’s program, list of Lecturers, and Application
guidelines on our website: </span><a
href="https://congresos.unlp.edu.ar/astralx/" rel="external
nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="outline: 0px;
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target="_blank" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://congresos.unlp.edu.ar/astralx/</a><span
style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">. The Registration
deadline is July 31st.</span><br style="outline: 0px;
font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
<br style="outline: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;
font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Please share this
announcement with students and colleagues interested in
high-energy astrophysics. We look forward to receiving
applications from motivated candidates across Latin America.</span><br
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13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">With kind regards,</span><br
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13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Federico García, Jorge
Combi (IAR-UNLP) and Javier García (NASA) on behalf of the</span><br
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">ASTRAL-X Organizing
Committees</span><br style="outline: 0px; font-family: arial,
sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255);">
<a href="mailto:astral.x.workshop@gmail.com" rel="noopener
noreferrer" style="outline: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255); color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: arial, sans-serif;
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