From owner-vsnet-alert@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp Fri Sep 15 00:32 JST 2000 Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 12:53:59 +0200 (DFT) From: roma2000@ias.rm.cnr.it To: Second Rome GRB Workshop <roma2000@ias.rm.cnr.it> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Distribute: distribute [version 2.1 (Alpha) patchlevel=24] Subject: [vsnet-alert 5256] Rome2000 2nd GRB Workshop preliminary program (draft mail) (fwd) Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-Length: 9587 Dear colleague, please find enclosed the preliminary program for the Rome 2000 second GRB Workshop. The relevant web page is http://www.ias.rm.cnr.it/rome2000/progGRB.html We hope to see you in October, the LOC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gamma Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era - Second Workshop 17-20 October 2000 Rome - CNR Headquarters http://www.ias.rm.cnr.it/rome2000 roma2000@ias.rm.cnr.it PROGRAM FOR THE ROME2000 GRB CONFERENCE Monday, October 16 ================== 15:00 - 18:00 Registration Tuesday, October 17 =================== 08:00 - 09:00 Registration OPENING - Chairperson TBD 09:00 - 10:00 Welcome, Opening Remarks 10:00 - 10:30 E. van den Heuvel "The contribution of J. van Paradijs to the GRB science" 10:30 - 11:00 F. Frontera "A memory of D. Dal Fiume, a BeppoSAX key man" 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break GLOBAL PROPERTIES OF GRBs - Chairperson TBD 11:30 - 12:00 G. Fishman "Ten years of BATSE achievements on GRBs" 12:00 - 12:30 K. Hurley "Observational Review of GRBs" 12:30 - 12:45 E. Mazets "On fast spectral variability of GRBs" 12:45 - 13:00 B. Paciesas "Spectral properties of short GRBs" 13:00 - 14:30 Lunch Break 14:30 - 15:00 J. Heise "X-ray rich GRBs" 15:00 - 15:15 M. Kippen "BATSE observations of fast X-ray transients detected by BeppoSAX-WFC" 15:15 - 15:30 H. Bradt "Observation of GRB with the RXTE PCA and ASM" 15:30 - 15:45 L. Amati "Testing the optically thin synchrotron shock model for GRBs spectra from X to gamma-rays with BeppoSAX" 15:45 - 16:00 M. Briggs "Wide-band GRB spectra" 16:00 - 16:15 Z. Bagoly "On the spectra of the GRBs" 16:15 - 16:30 J. Norris "Spectral lags in short GRBs" 16:30 - 17:00 Coffee Break 17:00 - 17:15 E. Liang "Origin and cosmological applications of the luminosity soft lag anticorrelation" 17:15 - 17:30 M. Schmidt "The luminosity function of GRBs" 17:30 - 17:45 J.-L. Atteia "Cosmological fits to the GRB brightness distribution" 17:45 - 18:00 C. Guidorzi "Results of the systematic analysis of the BeppoSAX GRBM data" 18:00 - 18:15 A. Meszaros "Probing the isotropy in the sky distribution of the gamma-ray bursts" 18:15 - 18:30 Bisnovaty-Kogan "GRB statistical properties and limitations of the physical model" Wednesday, October 18 ===================== X-RAY SPECTRAL FEATURES AND AFTERGLOWS - Chairperson TBD 09:00 - 09:30 L. Piro "X-ray afterglows and features from GRBs" 09:30 - 09:45 F. Frontera "Transient spectral features in the prompt emission of GRBs with BeppoSAX" 09:45 - 10:00 L.A. Antonelli "Discovery of a redshifted Fe K-feature in the X-ray afterglow of GRB 000214" 10:00 - 10:15 T. Murakami "Low upper limits of Fe line flux in two X-ray afterglows with ASCA" 10:15 - 10:30 G. Stratta "Systematic temporal and spectral analysis of 13 X-ray afterglows of GRB observed by BeppoSAX" 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break AFTERGLOWS OF GRBs: GRB/SN CONNECTION (I) - Chairperson TBD 11:00 - 11:30 S. Kulkarni "GRB and their progenitors: Observational Clues" 11:30 - 11:45 T. Galama "Evidence for supernovae associated with GRBs" 11:45 - 12:00 V. Sokolov "Evidence for a supernova in the Ic band light curve of the optical transient of GRB970508" 12:00 - 12:15 K. Nomoto "The photometric and spectroscopic properties of hypernovae SNe Ic 1998bw, 1997ef, and SN IIn 1997cy" 12:15 - 12:45 R. Chevalier "Theoretical Implications of the GRB/SN Connection" 12:45 - 14:15 Lunch Break AFTERGLOWS OF GRBs: OPTICAL/IR/RADIO OBSERVATIONS - Chairperson TBD 14:15 - 14:45 A. Castro-Tirado "Optical/Infrared afterglows of GRBs" 14:45 - 15:15 D. Frail "Radio afterglows of GRBs" 15:15 - 15:30 M.I. Andersen "The first VLT discovery of GRB afterglow: was GRB 000131 located in a highly dusty environment?" 15:30 - 15:45 J. Fynbo "The afterglow of the short/intermediate-duration GRB 000301C" 15:45 - 16:00 P. Vreeswijk "GRB afterglow observations" 16:00 - 16:15 J. Rhoads "Afterglow for the impatient" 16:15 - 16:30 J. Greiner "Constraints on GRB beaming" 16:30 - 17:00 Coffee Break HOST GALAXIES OF GRBs - Chairperson TBD 17:00 - 17:30 A. Fruchter "Host galaxies of GRBs" 17:30 - 17:45 J. Bloom "The observed offset distribution of GRBs about their hosts" 17:45 - 18:00 S. Holland "The survey of the host galaxies of GRBs" 18:00 - 18:15 V. Simon "Study of the colors of GRB and their host galaxies" 18:15 - 18:30 D. Band "Host galaxies as GRB distance indicators" 18:30 - 19:00 Poster Rapporteur(TBD) "Observations of GRBs" Thursday, October 19 ==================== GRBs AND COSMOLOGY - Chairperson TBD 09:00 - 09:30 G. Djorgovski "GRBs in the cosmological context" 09:30 - 10:00 D. Lamb "Observations of Gamma-Ray Bursts as a Probe of the Very High Redshift Universe" 10:00 - 10:15 E. Fenimore "GRB formation rate and luminosity function from z=0 to z=10" 10:15 - 10:30 D. Reichart "Redshifts and luminosities for every long BATSE burst: implications for star-formation in the early Universe" 10:30 - 10:45 I. Mitrofanov "The collective estimation of redshift of GRBs" 10:45 - 11:15 Coffee Break 11:15 - 11:45 A. Loeb "Cosmology with GRBs" 11:45 - 12:00 F. Fiore "Probing the warm inter-galactic medium through absorption against GRB X-ray afterglows" 12:00 - 12:15 D. Lazzati "Early afterglows as probes for the reionization epoch" 12:15 - 12:30 R. Perna "GRB remnants: how can we find them?" 12:30 - 12:45 Y. Efremov "The possible imprints of GRB jets revealed the nature of their progenitors" 12:45 - 14:15 Lunch Break THEORIES FOR GRBs - Chairperson TBD 14:15 - 14:45 S. Woosley "Central engines for GRBs" 14:45 - 15:15 M. Vietri "The Supranova model for GRBs" 15:15 - 15:45 R. Ruffini "The GRB source: BH formation and vacuum polarization process" 15:45 - 16:15 R. Wijers "GRB theories vs. observations" 16:15 - 16:45 Coffee Break 16:45 - 17:15 E. Waxman "UHE and Neutrinos from GRBs" 17:15 - 17:30 C. Dermer "Neutrino, neutron, and cosmic ray production in the external shock model for GRBs" 17:30 - 17:45 C. Thompson "Radiative acceleration and pair loading at relativistic shocks: implications for GRBs" 17:45 - 18:00 E. Ramirez-Ruiz "Observational consequences of pair creation in GRBs" 18:00 - 18:15 Y.A. Gallant "Fermi acceleration at ultra-relativistic shocks and the spectra of relativistic fireballs" 18:15 - 18:30 J. Granot "Hydrodynamics and radiation from an expanding relativistic jet" 18:30 - 18:45 A. Dar "Jetted GRBs from second bangs" 18:45 - 19:00 D. Fargion "GRB and SGRs by precessing gamma jets: old test and new predictions on the X/optical afterglows" 21:00 Banquet at Palazzo Doria Pamphilj Friday, October 20 ================== THEORIES FOR GRB AFTERGLOWS AND CLOSE ENVIRONMENT - Chairperson TBD 09:00 - 09:30 T. Piran "Theory of GRB afterglows" 09:30 - 09:45 R. Sari "The present status of GRBs and afterglow theory" 9:45 - 10:00 P. Kumar "GRB afterglow and energetics" 10:00 - 10:30 P. Meszaros "The close environment of GRBs" 10:30 - 10:45 G. Ghisellini "Absorption in optical and X-ray afterglows as probes of the GRB progenitor" 10:45 - 11:00 L. Dray "The effects of mass loss in massive stars and some implications for failed SN models" 11:00 - 11:15 B. McBreen "The effects of a GRB on nearby preplanetary systems" 11:15 - 11:45 Coffee Break EXPERIMENTS: PRESENT AND FUTURE (I) - Chairperson TBD 11:45 - 12:15 G. Ricker "First results from HETE-2" 12:15 - 12:30 N. Gehrels "Swift - A GRB MIDEX for launch in 2003" 12:30 - 12:45 S. Barthelmy "The Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) on the Swift MIDEX mission" 12:45 - 13:00 G. Tagliaferri "The X-ray Telescope, the Malindi ground station and the European follow- up for Swift" 13:00 - 14:30 Lunch Break EXPERIMENTS: PRESENT AND FUTURE (II) 14:30 - 14:45 S. Mereghetti "Expected performances of the INTEGRAL burst alert system" 14:45 - 15:00 M. Tavani "AGILE and GRBs" 15:00 - 15:15 M. Feroci "GRBs with SuperAGILE" 15:15 - 15:30 M. Briggs "GBM - a burst monitor for GLAST" 15:30 - 15:45 T. Cline "The IPN I: from the past to the future" 15:45 - 16:00 S. Vernetto "Search for GRBs of energy E>10 GeV with the ARGO-YBJ detector" 16:00 - 16:15 C. Akerlof "ROTSE-I, ROTSE-II, ROTSE-III and ROTSE-IV" 16:15 - 16:30 M. Boer "How deep can TAROT see?" 16:30 - 17:00 Coffee Break 17:00 - 17:30 Poster Rapporteur (TBD)"Theory of GRBs and their Afterglows" 17:30 - 18:00 Poster Rapporteur (TBD) "Missions, Instruments and Observational Methods" 18:00 - 18:30 Concluding Remarks --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gamma Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era - Second Workshop 17-20 October 2000 Rome - CNR Headquarters http://www.ias.rm.cnr.it/rome2000 roma2000@ias.rm.cnr.it