RAS Meetings page
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RAS Specialist Discussion Meeting
2010 January 8th
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The X-Ray Astronomy Revolution:
The Ongoing Impact of XMM-Newton and Chandra
Organisers: Mike Watson, Dave Alexander & Mat Page
Observations
in the X-ray band provide a unique view of cosmic high energy processes and key
constraints on phenomena which cannot be probed through other techniques. In 10
years of operation, the XMM-Newton and Chandra observatories have
revolutionised our knowledge of the Universe at X-ray wavelengths, challenging
previous paradigms and providing major advances in our understanding of the
physics and evolution of X-ray sources. This RAS discussion meeting will
highlight some of the major contributions made by XMM-Newton and Chandra to key
questions in astrophysics and cosmology.
(link to RAS meetings web page for
other details of meeting and logistics)
Morning
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Andy Fabian (Institute of
Astronomy, Cambridge) |
Ten Years of XMM-Newton
and Chandra |
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11:00 - 11:30 |
Chris Done (University of
Durham) |
What Chandra and XMM
reveal about black hole accretion flows |
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11:30 - 12:00 |
Ken Pounds (University of
Leicester) |
AGN outflows and
their interaction with the host galaxy |
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12:00 - 12:30 |
Jeremy Drake (Harvard-Smithsonian
Center for Astrophysics) |
Taciturn,
loquacious, delinquent: The X-ray behaviour of stars |
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12:30 - 13:00 |
Jacco Vink (Astronomical
Institute, University of Utrecht) |
From abundance studies
to cosmic ray physics: the impact of X-ray imaging spectroscopy on our
knowledge of supernova remnants |
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13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
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Afternoon
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14:00 - 14:30 |
Roberto Soria (MSSL/UCL) |
Non-nuclear X-ray sources
in galaxies |
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14:30 - 15:00 |
Trevor Ponman (University of
Birmingham) |
Hot baryons in
clusters |
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15:00 - 15:30 |
Niel Brandt (Penn State
University) |
A Decade of
Extragalactic Surveys with Chandra and XMM-Newton: The Demography,
Physics, and Ecology of Growing Supermassive Black Holes |
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15:30 |
Tea |
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