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SECOND CIRCULAR
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Stellar-Mass, Intermediate-Mass, and Supermassive Black Holes
http://www.astro.isas.ac.jp/conference/bh2003/
Kyoto International Community House, Kyoto, Japan
(http://www.kcif.or.jp/en/footer/02.html#)
October 28 - 31, 2003
Organized by Kyoto University (Dept. of Physics, Yukawa Institute)
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) and
The University of Tokyo (Dept. of Physics),
Sponsored by Monbu-Kagakushou (MEXT)
Co-sponsored by High Energy AstroPhysics Association in Japan (HEAPA)
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This workshop is based on a Grant-in-aid (Fiscal Year 2002-2006) for one of
Priority Research Areas in Japan;
"New Development in Black Hole Astronomy"
and is supported by a Grant-in-Aid for the 21st Century COE
"Center for Diversity and Universality in Physics”
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Important dates
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September 30 2003 - oral (and poster) paper selection by SOC
- deadline of the registration
October 28 2003 - meeting opening
October 31 2003 - meeting closing
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Main topics
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Among various aspects of BHs under a rapid recent progress, we may
focus on the following topics with close mutual relation:
- Galactic BHs shining at Eddington luminosity
- Nature of ultra-luminous X-ray sources (ULXs)
- Narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies; a mile-stone
- Case of the Galactic center
- BH variability: multi-wavelength observations vs. theory
- Magnetohydrodynamical (MHD) accretion flow and jets
- Possible formation scenarios of the more massive BHs
- Observability of general relativistic effects
- New instrumentation for future BH research
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Key speakers
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Th. Boller (MPE), C. Done (Durham), A. Beloborodov (Columbia),
A. Celotti (SISSA), A. Eckart (Koeln), T. Ebisuzaki (RIKEN),
H. Falcke (Westerbork), M. Gilfanov (MPA/IKI), I. Igumenshchev (Rochester),
K. Iwasawa (Cambridge), N. Kawai (TIT), V. Kalogera (Northwestern),
A. King (Leicester), K. Koyama (Kyoto), J. Krolik (Johns Hopkins),
A. Kubota (ISAS), K. Leighly (Oklahoma), K. Makishima (Tokyo),
R. Matsumoto (Chiba), S. Mineshige (Kyoto), G. Miniutti (Cambridge),
J. Miller (CfA), I. F. Mirabel (CEA-Saclay), R. F. Mushotzky (NASA/GSFC),
R. Narayan (Harvard), R. Remillard (MIT), P. Salucci (Trieste),
T. Tanimori (Kyoto), T. Takahashi (ISAS), Y. Tanaka (MPE),
Y. Taniguchi (Tohoku), T. Tsuru (Kyoto), Y. Ueda (ISAS),
P. Uttley (Southampton), A. Zdziarski (Copernicus)
Scientific program is attached at the end of this circular.
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Registration
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Those who wish to attend the meeting should register via the conference
web-site no later than September 30, 2003;
http://www.astro.isas.ac.jp/conference/bh2003/
The registration fee is 10,000 yen (about 80 US-dollars). Students can
have a discount; 5,000 yen (about 40 US-dollars). The registration fee
includes coffee/tea service during the workshop and one copy of the
proceedings. Please note that the conference banquet fee is NOT included
and will be separatedly requested (see below).
All the participants should pay the fee at the registration desk by cash
(Japanese yen only). Sorry, credit cards are not accepted.
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Cancellation
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If you wish to cancel your registration due to some reason, please send
an email to
minesige@yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp
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Access to Kyoto and the Conference Venue
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*Access to Kyoto from Kansai International Airport (KIX)
The international airport nearest to Kyoto is Kansai International
Airport (KIX) (http://www.kansai-airport.or.jp/english/index.htm).
There are several ways to get to Kyoto from KIX. You can see
convenient information about the access at
http://www2.yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/‾yitpic/kyodo/yitp.html.
The simplest way to get to Kyoto from KIX is by train. Take the
Limited Express "HARUKA" of the JR Kansai Airport Line
(http://www.kansai-airport.or.jp/english/access/jrwest.htm). The fare
is 2980 yen for a non-reserved seat and 3490 yen for a reserved seat.
It takes about 75 minutes to arrive at the JR Kyoto Station.
There is the Airport Limousine bus for the JR Kyoto Station
(http://www.kansai-airport.or.jp/english/access/bus.htm). It
takes approximately 100 minutes, but it depends on traffic.
The fare is 2300 yen.
You can also use a shared taxi
(http://www.mk-group.co.jp/english/kix/shuttle.html). If
you use the shared taxi, YOU NEED TO MAKE A RESERVATION
THROUGH THE WEB IN ADVANCE. A reservation at least two days
before your arrival at KIX is recommended. The shared taxi
is the most convenient because it takes you directly to your
hotel. However you have to keep in mind that it may take up
to 2-3 hours, because it requires time for dropping off
passengers (or picking up when going to the airport) and
that the schedule might be delayed by a traffic jam.
Therefore you should leave early enough especially for your
return trip to reduce the risk of being late for your
airplane. It costs 3500 yen.
*Access to Kyoto International Community House
The conference venue is Kyoto International Community House
(http://www.kcif.or.jp/en/footer/02.html#). The access depends on
where you stay, but in general you can get to the venue by subway or
bus. Please visit http://www.kcif.or.jp/en/footer/05.html to see the
access information.
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Weather
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Weather in October will generally be fine in Kyoto, but we occasionally
have rain. The average temperature of the day will be around 13-18 degree
in Celsius in the second half of October. Please visit
http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/as/Japan/TokyoTokyoRJ48.html
for 5 days forecast in Tokyo area (which is not much different in Kyoto).
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Oral/Poster Papers
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Oral papers will be selected by the SOC. In addition, poster papers
will also be selected, since there have been many poster applications.
Because of limited time and poster space, we cannot accept requests
for oral and poster presentations which were made after September 1.
The results of selection will be notified to authors no later than
the end of September, 2003.
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Presentation Tools
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Regular OHP projectors and LCD projectors for the presentation by
laptop computers are available.
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Poster Board
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The size of a poster board is 210cm (height) x 90cm (width).
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Internet Connection
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5 computers are available for the Internet connection.
Windows OS, web browser and SSH secure shell are installed.
To connect your own laptop to the Internet, a wireless network
(IEEE802.11b) is also available. Please ask Dr. Kubo, LOC,
for assistance at the conference site.
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AC power
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The AC power available in Kyoto is 100V 60Hz. The plug shape is 2-pin
that is similar to the US standard except for no ground pin.
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Banquet
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The conference banquet will be held on the third day (October 30)
at Kyoto Royal Hotel (about 25 minutes from the conference site).
All the participants who wish to attend the banquet should inform
us at the time of web-registration. The banquet fee is 10,000 yen
and will be separately requested (in addition to the registration fee)
at the registration desk. We will only accept Japanese yen. Credit
cards will not be accepted.
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Financial support
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Sorry, no more support is available. Those who are promised to get
support should have been contacted by the LOC. If not, please send
an email to the LOC.
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VISA
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Depending on your nationality, you may be required to obtain a VISA
to enter Japan. Please check by yourself at
http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/index.html
if this applies to you or not. If a VISA is required, please make
contact with the nearest Japanese Embassy/consulate general as soon as
possible and also inform us required documents by e-mail:
minesige@yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp
It is very important to fix your travel plan. Otherwise we will not
be able to issue necessary documents for visa application.
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Proceedings
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Proceedings of the meeting will be published as Progress of Theoretical
Physics, Supplement. Instructions for authors will be announced later.
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SOC
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R. Blandford (Caltech), Th. Boller (MPE), C. Done (Durham),
R. Fender (Amsterdam), K. Koyama (Kyoto), K. Leighly (Oklahoma),
K. Makishima (Tokyo, Chair), J.E. McClintock (Harvard),
I.F. Mirabel (CEA-Saclay), R.F. Mushotzky (NASA/GSFC),
R. Narayan (Harvard), Y. Tanaka (MPE), A. Zdziarski (Copernicus)
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LOC
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T. Tanimori, T. Tsuru, H. Kubo, H. Matsumoto, S. Mineshige (chair),
K. Miuchi (all Kyoto)
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Contact address
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If you have a question, please send an email to:
Kazuo Makishima (SOC chair)
Dept. of Physics, Graduate School of Science,
University of Tokyo
Phone: +81-3-5841-4171, Fax: +81-3-5841-4059
E-mail: maxima@phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
or
Shin Mineshige (LOC chair)
Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics
Kyoto University
Phone: +81-75-753-7017, Fax: +81-75-753-7010
E-mail: minesige@yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp
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Stellar-Mass, Intermediate-Mass, and Supermassive Black Holes
October 28 (Tue) - 31 (Fri), 2003
Kyoto International Community House, Kyoto, Japan
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http://www.astro.isas.ac.jp/conference/bh2003/index.html
Updated Program (Ver.4) 6/Sept/2003
(40) = 30 min. talk + 10 min. discussion
(30) = 25 min. talk + 5 min. discussion
(20) = 16 min. talk + 4 min. discussion
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October 28 (Tue)
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<<Registration >> [9:00 - 10:00 ( throughout till evening) ]
<< Opening >> [10:00 - 10:30]
- Astrophysical black holes: overview (30) Shin Mineshige (Kyoto U.)
<< Session 1: Galactic BH Binaries >> [10:30-12:10]
- Black Hole X-ray Binaries: An Overview (40) Ron Remillard (MIT)
- BH State Transitions (40) Chris Done (U. Durham)
* Contributed talk (20)x1
-- lunch [12:10-13:40] --
<< Session 1: Galactic BH Binaries (cont'd) >> [13:40-14:30]
- Understanding of X-ray spectra of Black Hole Binaries
in High States (30) Aya Kubota (ISAS)
* Contributed talk (20)x1
<< Session 2: ULXs and Intermediate-Mass BHs >> [14:30-15:20]
- ULXs: General Properties and Vriability (30) Richard Mushotzky (GSFC)
- ULXs: Spectral Results (30) Jon Miller (CfA/Harvard)
-- coffee/tea break [15:20-16:00] --
<< Session 2: ULXs and Intermediate-Mass BHs (cont's) >> [16:00-18:10]
- Ultraluminous X-ray Sources: Stellar-Mass BHs or IMBHs? (30)
Andrew King (Leicester)
- HMXB, ULX and Star Formation (30) Marat Gilfanov (MPA/IKI)
- The M82 X-1 (30) Takeshi Tsuru (Kyoto U)
* Contributed talks (20)x2
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October 29 (Wed)
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<< Session 3: Jets from Accreting Black Holes >> [9:30-11:50]
- The Most Luminous Galactic Black Holes (40) Felix Mirabel (CEA Saclay)
- AGN Jets: A Review (40) Annalisa Celotti (SISSA Trieste)
- Radio and X-ray Correlations in XRBs and AGN (30)
Heino Falcke (Westerbork/Dwingeloo)
- Spectral and Temporal Variations of Blazars (30) Tad Takahashi (ISAS)
-- lunch [11:50-13:30] --
<< Session 3: Jets from Accreting Black Holes (cont'd) >> [13:30-14:10]
* Contributed talks (20)x2
<< Session 4: Theoretical/Numerial Approaches to the Accretion Physics >>
[14:10-15:30]
- Radiatively Inefficient Accretion Flows (40)
Igor Igumenshchev (Rochester)
- Radiative Processes and Geometry of Accreting BHs BHs (40)
Andrzej Zdziarski (Copernicus)
-- coffee/tea break [15:30-16:10] --
<< Session 4: Theoretical/Numerial Approaches to the Accretion Physics
(cont'd) >> [16:10-18:10]
- General Relativistic Numerical MHD Simulations of Accretion
onto Black Holes (30) Julian Krolik (Johns Hopkins)
- Global 3D MHD Simulations of Optically Thin Black Hole
Accretion Disks (30) Ryoji Matsumoto (Ciba U.)
* Contributed talks (20)x3
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October 30 (Thu)
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<< Session 5: Evidence for Giant Black Holes >> [9:30 - 11:50]
- Our Galactic Center and its Environmemt (30) Katsuji Koyama (Kyoto U.)
- The case of our Galactic Center (30) Andreas Eckart (Koeln U.)
- Long-term X-ray and Optical Variability of Radio-Quiet AGN (30)
Phil Uttley (Southampton)
* High-Resolution Radio Observations of AGN (30) HALCA/VLBA team, TBD
* Contributed takls (20)x1
-- lunch [11:50-13:30] --
<< Session 6: Formation and Evolution of Black Holes >> [13:30-15:20]
- Formation of BH Binaries (40) Vicky Kalogera (Northwestern U.)
- Theory and Numerical Simulations of Formation
of Supermassive Blackholes (30) Toshikazu Ebisuzaki (RIKEN)
* Contributed takls (20)x2
-- coffee/tea break [15:20-16:00] --
<< Session 6: Formation and Evolution of Black Holes (cont'd) >>
[16:00-17:50]
- Mass function of SMBH and Galaxy Formation (30) Paolo Salucci(Trieste)
- Starburst-AGN Connection: A Lesson from Powerful Radio Galaxies
at High Redshifts (30) Yoshiaki Taniguchi (Tohoku U.)
- Cosmological Evolution of the Hard X-ray AGN Luminosity Function:
Formation History of SMBHs (30) Yoshihiro Ueda (ISAS)
* Contributed takls (20)x1
-- banquet (Kyoto Royal Hotel) [19:00-21:00]
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October 31 (Fri)
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<< Session 7: NLS1, a Mile Stone >> [9:30-11:50]
_ Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 galaxies - Observational
and Theoretical Progress until 2003 (40) Thomas Boller (MPE)
- Broad-band Properties of Narrow-line Seyfert 1 Galaxies (30)
Karen Leighly (U.Oklahoma)
- Some Unique Spectral Properties of NLS1s (30) Yasuo Tanaka (MPE)
* Contributed talks (20)x2
-- lunch [11:50-13:30] --
<< Session 8: Key Physical Evidence for BHs >> [13:30-15:40]
- Broad Fe-K Lines from Accretion Disks (20+20+10, a double act)
Kazushi Iwasawa + Giovnni Miniutti (Cambirdge)
- Evidence for Event Horizon (30) Ramesh Narayan (CfA)
- Search for MeV signals from BHs (30) Tohru Tanimori (Kyoto U)
* Contributed talk (20)x1
-- coffee/tea break [15:40 - 16:10] --
<< Session 9: Gamma-ray bursts: Afterglows and Acceleration >>
[16:10 - 18:00]
- HETE2 results and Optical Follow-Ups (30) Nobuyuki Kawai (Titech)
- Theoretical aspects of GRBs (30) Andrei Beloborodov (Columbia)
* Contributed talks (20)x2
<< Conference summary >> [18:00-18:20]
- K. Makishima (U. Tokyo, Japan)
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