We occasionally give workshops on how to use SIXTE.
Upcoming workshops will be announced here and on the title page, as soon as they are scheduled.
If you are interested in the materials of past workshops, we provide the most recent one below and others in the drop down menu of the workshops tab.
7th SIXTE Workshop (6.-7. May 2026, online)
From the 6th until 7th of May 2026 the SIXTE online hands-on workshop: NewAthena Simulations took place. The workshop focused on simulating NewAthena with SIXTE, covering both first steps for new users and more advanced setups for the NewAthena science cases.
Please find the workshop slides, recordings, Q&A, and example simulations below.
Slides and Recordings
- SIXTE Welcome Talk (T. Dauser): talk, slides
- General Introduction to SIXTE (J. Wilms): talk, slides
- Introduction to Basic Simulations (E. G. Gulbahar): talk, slides
- Introduction to Advanced Simulations (M. Lorenz): talk, slides
- SIXTE Implementation of the NewAthena WFI (L. Dauner): talk, slides
- SIXTE Implementation of the NewAthena X-IFU (C. Kirsch): talk, slides