Program
Conference Topics
& Invited Speakers:
(I) Gamma Ray
Bursts
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(1) Summary of New
Observational Results with Recent Missions
- Fermi:
TBD - AGILE: Marco
Tavani
- SWIFT:
TBD - Integral: Pietro
Ubertini
(2) GRBs as Cosmological Probes:
Avi Loeb
- Do POP III Stars Produce GRBs?
Norbert Langer
- GRBs as Probes of Evolution of
Structure & Metalicity:
Dieter Hartmann
(3) Optical/IR Observations and GRB Hosts:
Johan Fynbo
(4) Progress in Short GRBs:
Bing Zhang
(5) New Developments & Scenarios for Long Bursts
- Emission Models:
Pawan Kumar
- Theory: Hydrodynamics of Collapsar
Jets: Andrew
MacFadyen
(6) GRB-Magnetar Link:
Eliot Quataert
(7) GRB-SN Connection:
Alicia Soderberg
(II) Neutron Stars
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(1) Summary of New
Observational Results with Recent Missions
- Fermi: TBD
- SWIFT:
TBD
(2) New Developments on Magnetars
- Observations: SGRs:
Kevin Hurley,
AXPs: Fotis Gavriil
- Theory:
Chris Thompson
-Multi-wavelength
Observations & Magnetars Progenitors: David
Kaplan
(3) Isolated Neutron
Stars
- Observations: CCOs, DINSs, High B-field Radio Pulsars, RRATS:
TBD
- Theory (Non-Thermal Pulsar Emission
Models): Matthew
Baring
- Isolated NSs Atmospheres:
G. Pavlov
(4) Population Synthesis and Origins of Double Neutron Star Systems:
Chris
Belczynski
(5) Neutron Star
Mergers and Short GRBs
- Observations: Connection with LIGO:
Laura Cadonati
- Theory:
Stephan Rosswog
(6) Latest on Neutron Star Masses, Radii, and Equations of State
- Observation: Masses:
Paulo Freire,
Radii: Josh
Grindlay
- Theory: Equations of State:
James Lattimer
- Neutron Star Cooling:
TBD
(III) Special
Topics
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(1) Applications
- XNAV, XCOM:
Kent Wood, Keith Gendreau
- Detectors and Microelectronics
Integration: TBD
(2) New Missions
- ASTROSAT:
P. C. Agrawal
- EXIST:
Josh Grindlay
- Xenia: Luigi Piro
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LOFAR: