New Results in X-Ray Astronomy

Wed 6th July 2005

The first gamma-ray burst detected by Swift's Burst Alert Telescope was seen on December 11, 2004, beginning at 23:57 (UT).	Constraints on dark energy from Chandra observations of the largest relaxed galaxy clusters (S.W. Allen et al., 2004, MNRAS, 353, 457)

Continuing the series of annual one-day X-ray astronomy meetings in the UK, this year's meeting will be held at the University of Leicester on Wednesay July 6th. The meeting will consist of contributed talks from X-Ray astronomers throughout the UK, on the subject of 'New Results in X-Ray Astronomy'.

This year's meeting should be particularly interesting, with the recently-launched Swift satellite set to provide new and exciting insights into gamma-ray bursts, complementing the wide range of world-class science being undertaken in the UK with the Chandra, XMM-Newton, RXTE and INTEGRAL observatories.

All interested persons are invited to attend. In particular this workshop will provide an opportunity for newer members of the UK high energy community to present results, and to meet with members of other groups working in this area. There will be ample space for posters.

Those interested in attending should forward their contact details to Dr Tim Roberts (tro@star.le.ac.uk). A list of scheduled talks in now available on-line (presentations page). The meeting will be held in the Belvoir Park Lounge on the 2nd floor of the Charles Wilson building at the University of Leicester. See this map of the campus.

The presentations from the 2005 workshop are now available here: click here. The presentations for last year's workshop (2004) are also available here: click here.