2nd OKC DIAS workshop: science with H.E.S.S. II

Europe/Stockholm
FA32 (Stockholm)

FA32

Stockholm

AlbaNova university centre Oskar Klein Centre Stockholm University
Description
Second international OKC-DIAS workshop: science with H.E.S.S. II

as a continuation of the "DIAS-OKC" workshop series, which was started in late 2011 in Dublin (http://homepages.dias.ie/~multi-gev/) as a joint initiative of the the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies and the Oskar Klein Centre for Cosmoparticle Physics, University Stockholm, the second workshop will focus on science below 100 GeV in the Southern hemisphere.

The workshop will take place at Oskar Klein Centre for Cosmoparticle Physics, AlbaNova University Centre, Stockholm University, Sweden, 23-25 October 2013

Workshop begin: 23 Oct 13, 12:00; Workshop end: 25 Oct 13, 14:00; Social Dinner: 24 Oct 13

The aim of the workshop is a comprehensive discussion of the scientific topics and formulation of main objectives and motivations of study of the cosmic electromagnetic spectrum in the Southern sky in the energy range below 100 GeV, being presently quite poorly explored. While the small detection area of the Fermi LAT does not allow adequate photon statistics, imaging air Cherenkov telescope (IACT) arrays allow to operate effectively in the energy range above 100 GeV. Recently, the H.E.S.S. telescope array was equipped with a fifth, 28-m diameter telescope, extending its accessible energy range well below 100 GeV.

The relatively large gamma-ray fluxes below 100 GeV, together with the huge detection areas offered by the IACT technique, can provide the highest gamma-ray photon statistics compared to any other energy band of cosmic gamma-radiation. This should allow detailed spectroscopic and temporal studies of a broad variety of astrophysical phenomena related to pulsars, compact binary systems, gamma-ray bursts, active galactic nuclei, as well as cosmological issues related to the indirect search for dark matter, diffuse extragalactic UV background, and intergalactic magnetic fields.

We will discuss science now possible in the ground-base below-100 GeV domain in the Southern hemisphere. The workshop consists of plenary reviews during the first day, parallel tracks discussing expectations and possibilities in galactic, extragalactic, and astroparticle physics, respectively, on day two, and a plenary round-up on the final day of the meeting. Invited speakers include Diego Torres (IEEC Barcelona), Greg Madejski (SLAC) and Piero Ullio (SISSA Trieste).

SOC: Felix Aharonian, Lars Bergström, Jan Conrad, Mathieu de Naurois, Christian Farnier, Gilles Henri, Josefin Larsson, Felix Ryde, Christian Stegmann, Christopher van Eldik, Robert Wagner

You may express your interest in participating at the workshop by registering at this webpage. We encourage you to do so early. As there is just a limited number of participants (60), participation is by invitation only. We will have to close the registration once the maximum number of participants is reached.

    • 14:00 18:00
      Afternoon FB52

      FB52

      Stockholm

      AlbaNova university centre Oskar Klein Centre Stockholm University
      • 14:00
        Welcome 10m
      • 14:10
        Aspects of Galactic science that may either be uncovered or significantly affected by HESS II observations 50m
        Speaker: Prof. Diego Torres
        Slides
      • 15:00
        Extragalactic high-energy gamma-ray astronomy: status and prospects 50m
        Speaker: Dr Grzegorz Madejski
        Slides
      • 15:50
        Coffee break 30m
      • 16:20
        The quest for indirect dark matter detection 50m
        Speaker: Prof. Piero Ullio
        Slides
      • 17:10
        Discussion session 50m
    • 09:00 12:30
      Morning FB42

      FB42

      Stockholm

      AlbaNova university centre Oskar Klein Centre Stockholm University
      • 09:00
        HESS survey 30m
        Speaker: Dr Vincent Marandon
        Slides
      • 09:30
        SNRs in the HESS-II era 30m
        Speaker: Dr Matthieu Renaud
        Slides
      • 10:00
        Gamma-ray binaries: status and prospects 30m
        Speaker: Dr Pol Bordas
      • 10:30
        Coffee break 30m
      • 11:00
        Pulsars at VHE: towards H.E.S.S.-II era 30m
        Speaker: Dr Raquel del los Reyes
        Slides
      • 11:30
        LIV studies with HESS II 30m
        Speaker: Mr Mathieu Chretien
        Slides
      • 12:00
        Discussion session 30m
        Slides
    • 14:00 18:30
      Afternoon FA31

      FA31

      Stockholm

      AlbaNova university centre Oskar Klein Centre Stockholm University
      • 14:00
        Sources for the EBL and cosmology studies with Hess 2 50m
        Speaker: Dr Daniel Mazin
        Slides
      • 14:50
        The opacity of the Universe for gamma-rays in presence of axion-like particles 30m
        Speaker: Dr Manuel Meyer
        Slides
      • 15:20
        Measuring the correlation length of intergalactic magnetic fields from observations of gamma-ray induced cascades 30m
        Speaker: Dr Andrew Taylor
      • 15:50
        Gamma-ray from galaxy clusters: status and prospects 30m
        Speaker: Dr Anders Pinzke
        Slides
      • 16:20
        Coffee break 30m
      • 16:50
        AGNs 30m
        Speaker: Dr Robert Wagner (Stockholm University)
      • 17:20
        GRBs 30m
        Speaker: Dr Elena Moretti
        Slides
      • 17:50
        Discussion session 40m
        Slides
    • 19:00 22:00
      Conference dinner 3h FA32 (Restaurang Cypern)

      FA32

      Restaurang Cypern

      Valhallavägen 50 114 22 Stockholm
    • 09:00 12:30
      Friday morning FB55

      FB55

      Stockholm

      AlbaNova university centre Oskar Klein Centre Stockholm University
      • 09:00
        HESS II science from a Fermi perspective 50m
        Speaker: Prof. Olaf Reimer
      • 09:50
        H.E.S.S. II meets Diffuse Emission 30m
        Speaker: Dr Kathrin Egberts
      • 10:20
        Coffee break 30m
      • 10:50
        Key science with HESS II: Fundamental Physics --- a personal perspective --- 50m
        Speaker: Jan Conrad (SU Fysikum)
      • 11:40
        Discussion session & summary 50m