[vsnet-conference 34] (fwd) Symposium on HIGH ENERGY STUDIES OF SUPERNOVA REMNANTS AND NEUTRON STARS

[Taichi Kato <tkato@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp>]

From: Werner Becker <web@o22.xray.mpe.mpg.de>
Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 12:47:30 +0200
Subject: Second Circular: Symposium on HIGH ENERGY STUDIES OF SUPERNOVA REMNANTS AND NEUTRON STARS

                     SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT                     
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Symposium on:  
 
 
HIGH ENERGY STUDIES OF SUPERNOVA REMNANTS AND NEUTRON STARS

 
            October 10-12, 2002 in Houston, USA
          


 In the frame of the 
 
 34th COSPAR SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY and THE SECOND WORLD SPACE CONGRESS
 
           SCIENTIFIC COMMISSION E, MEETING E1.4
 

 >> !!! Due date for Abstract submission is May 13, 2002 !!!  <<
 
 
 Main Scientific Organizer (MSO): 
 Werner Becker, MPE, Garching, Germany - web@mpe.mpg.de
 
 Deputy Organizer (DO): 
 Wim Hermsen - SRON National Institute for Space Research, 
 Utrecht, The Netherlands - w.hermsen@sron.nl 
                   
 
 Scientific Organizing Committee:
 M.Baring,  J.A.M. Bleeker, K.S.Cheng, R.Chevalier, D.Helfand, B.Rudak,
 P.Slane, H.Tsunemi, M.Weisskopf
 
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 Dear Colleagues,
 
 The 34th COSPAR Scientific Assembly will take place in Houston, Texas,
 from October 10-19, 2002. In the frame of this Conference there will be
 a 3 day Symposium E1.4 on 'High Energy Studies of Supernova Remnants and 
 Neutron Stars', scheduled for October 10-12, 2002.

 High energy studies of supernova remnants and neutron stars have made
 substantial progress over the last decade thanks to the past missions
 ROSAT, ASCA, CGRO and the still functional RXTE and BeppoSAX. At 
 present, the major X-ray observatories Chandra and XMM-Newton are very
 well suited to substantially enhance studies of these targets. The 
 unprecedented imaging capability of Chandra as well as the high
 collecting power and spectral resolution of XMM-Newton and the timing 
 capabilities both instruments provide, allow exploration of these targets 
 in a much greater detail than it was possible with former observatories. 
 The conference will focus on observational and theoretical aspects of 
 the high energy emission from Supernova Remnants, Pulsars and Pulsar 
 Wind Nebulae, Anomalous X-ray Pulsars and Soft-Gamma-Ray Repeaters.
 
 
 General Information and Logistics:
 -----------------------------------
 The relevant information on this Symposium and on the 34th COSPAR 
 Scientific Assembly, as well as logistic information (traveling, hotel
 reservations) can be obtained at the URL:
 
              http://www.copernicus.org/COSPAR/COSPAR.html
 
 

 Registration:
 --------------
 Deadline for Pre-registration: 16 August 2002. A registration form 
 is available at
 
            http://www.copernicus.org/COSPAR/
   
 The early deadline for pre-registration is 16 August 2002;
 pre-conference: 17 Aug 2002 - 09 Oct 2002.

 
 
 Financial Support:
 -------------------
 Deadline to request Financial Support is 1 May 2002.
 
 A very limited amount of money will be available to facilitate
 participation in the 34th COSPAR Scientific Assembly. Please read 
 the instructions at 
 
             http://www.copernicus.org/COSPAR/houston2002/finance.htm
 
 and use the accompanying application form when appropriate.  Financial 
 support requests should be sent to COSPAR (cospar@copernicus.org) *and* 
 to the MSO (web@mpe.mpg.de), NO LATER THAN MAY 1st, 2002.
 


 Abstract Submission: 
 ---------------------
 Deadline for abstract submission is 13 May 2002 

 Participants willing to submit an abstract for an oral or poster
 presentation at the COSPAR E1.4 Symposium are invited to do so by 
 following the prescriptions available at
 
 http://www.copernicus.org/COSPAR/houston2002/abstract-format-general.htm
 
 Contributed talks will be (12+3) min. Solicited papers are (25+5) min.
 We consider the option to upgrade contributed papers to become solicited
 if the SOC finds the topic of special interest for the community. 
 
 IMPORTANT: It is recommended that each participant sends his/her 
 abstract both to the COSPAR Secretariat (cospar@copernicus.org)  *and*
 to the Session MSO (web@mpe.mpg.de), NO LATER THAN MAY 13, 2002.


 Papers Presentation:
 ----------------------
 The proceeding papers of the COSPAR E1.4 Symposium will be published
 in Advances in Space Research, Elsevier Science Ltd.  (Editors: W. Becker
 and W. Hermsen).  Solicited papers appearing in ASR may be up to 10 pages 
 long. Contributed papers may be up to 6 pages long.

 We look forward to see you in Houston.


  Werner Becker, Wim Hermsen

 
Preliminary list of solicited papers
======================================

 - Cas-A: new insights in abundances and explosion dynamics from recent X-ray 
observations (John Bleeker)

- X-ray spectral morphology of young galactic SNRs and its interpretation 
(Jack Hughes)

- High resolution X-ray spectroscopy of SNRs in the LMC (Andrew Rasmussen)

- Shocks and particle acceleration in SNRs: observational features (Jacco 
Vink)

- Shocks and particle acceleration in SNRs: theoretical aspects (Andrei M. 
Bykov)

- Synchrotron nebulae: theoretical aspects and observational constraints 
(Roger Chevalier)

- Composite SNRs: current observational highlights and interpretation (Eric 
Gotthelf)

- Cherenkov (TeV) studies of SNRs (Heinz Voelk)

- Theory of pulsar winds (Arons, Jonathan)

- Interaction of a pulsar wind with its SNR (Yves Gallant)

- Review of deep radio surveys for young pulsars (Fernando Camilo)

- The state of Pulsar Theories (Curt Michel)

- Pulsar Distances and Velocities (James Cordes)

- X-rays from neutron stars - A review (Joachim Truemper)

- Neutron stars and pulsars: Three years of Chandra observations (Martin 
C.Weisskopf)

- Pulsar observations: summary of BeppoSAX results (Giancarlo Cusumano)

- Neutron star cooling: theoretical aspects and observational constraints 
(Dima Yakovlev

- Neutron stars in 47 Tuc (Josh Grindlay)

- High-energy emission from pulsars: polar cap scenario's and observational 
constraints (M.Baring)

- High-energy emission from pulsars: outer gap scenario's and observational 
constraints (KS Cheng)

- Pulsars, PWNe and unidentified EGRET sources (Jules Halpern)

- SGRs: a review (Peter Woods)

- AXPs: results from monitoring campaigns with RXTE (Vicky Kaspi)

- AXPs and X-ray dim neutron stars: Recent XMM and Chandra results (Frank 
Haberl)

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