Relativistic Laboratory Astrophysics
Harnack-Haus 22nd - 25th November 2015
Sunday 22nd November
Arrival
Monday 23rd November
09:00 | Welcome | |
09:05 - 09:35 | E. Amato | The origin of galactic cosmic rays |
09:45 - 10:15 | G. Giacinti | The onset of particle acceleration at supernova shock breakout |
10:30 | ************ Coffee ************ | |
11:00 - 11:30 | M. Takamoto | Rapid cosmic-ray acceleration at perpendicular shocks in supernova remnants |
11:45 - 12:15 | T. Bell | Particle acceleration and magnetic field generation at jet termination shocks |
12:30 | ************ Lunch ************ | |
14:30 - 15:00 | S. Giacchè | First-order Fermi acceleration at pulsar wind termination shocks |
15:15 - 15:45 | C. Ridgers | Exploring pulsar-relevant pair cascades in the laboratory using next generation high-intensity lasers |
16:00 | ************ Coffee ************ | |
16:30 - 18:00 | General discussion | Particle acceleration at shocks |
18:00 - | ******** Dinner in Berlin ******** |
Tuesday 24th November
09:00 - 09:30 | Y. Lyubarsky | Maser instability at the front of the pulsar wind termination shock |
09:45 - 10:15 | T. Amano | Superluminal waves in Poynting-dominated relativistic shocks |
10:30 | ************ Coffee ************ | |
11:00 - 11:30 | J. Pétri | Explosive reconnection of the double tearing mode in relativistic plasmas with application to the Crab nebula |
11:45 - 12:15 | I. Mochol | High energy radiation from pulsars |
12:30 | ************ Lunch ************ | |
14:30 - 15:00 | B. Cerutti | Simulating high energy pulsar light curves with PIC |
15:15 - 15:45 | B. Reville | Acceleration at mildly relativistic shear layers |
16:00 | ************ Coffee ************ | |
16:30 - 18:00 | General discussion | Addressing questions in relativistic astrophysics via laboratory experiments |
18:00 - | ***** Dinner in Berlin ***** |
Wednesday 25th November
Departure