X-Ray Astronomy from the Solar System to the High Redshift Universe
Berlin
September 23 - 28, 2002
Organization: St. Komossa (MPE), V. Burwitz (MPE), N. Schartel (XMM-Observatory, Spain), G. Hasinger (MPE)
PURPOSE OF THE MEETING:
X-ray astronomy has led to a number of exciting discoveries in
the last few years. A wide range of astrophysical objects
has been established as X-ray emitters now, including objects
from our solar system like the planet Jupiter and comets, and quasars and
clusters of galaxies in the very distant universe.
The splinter meeting is focused on observations and modeling
of all classes of X-ray emitting objects. Emphasis will be on
recent results from the new X-ray observatories
XMM-Newton and Chandra. We plan to discuss science, as
well as issues related to instrument calibration, archive access, etc.
One motivation of this meeting also is to bring together experts
in the field of X-ray astronomy and non-X-ray astronomers,
in order to exchange experience and ideas, and to start new
collaborations.
The following topics will be covered:
solar system
stars
galaxies: discrete sources and extended emission
AGN
clusters of galaxies/cosmology
calibration/data access issues
Abstracts should be sent to the coordinator of the
meeting skomossa@xray.mpe.mpg.de (St. Komossa)
and to the Schriftfuehrer schie@astro.uni-jena.de
(Dr. R. Schielicke) of
the Astronomische Gesellschaft.
Abstracts schould be written with the AG macros only.
Deadline for submission of abstracts is July 17, 2002.
Please note: all contributors to the splinter sessions also have to
fill in the registration form of the meeting, available at AG Tagung 2002