
The purpose of this international workshop is to bring together astrophysicists and physicists who are involved in various topics at the forefront of modern astrophysics and particle physics. The workshop will discuss the most recent experimental and theoretical results in order to advance our understanding of the physics governing our Universe. To accomplish the goals of the workshop, we believe it is necessary to use data from ground-based and space-based experiments and results from theoretical developments: work on the forefront of science which has resulted (or promises to result in) high-impact scientific papers. Hence, the main purpose of the workshop is to discuss in a unique and collaborative setting a broad range of topics in modern astrophysics, from the Big Bang to Planets and Exoplanets. We believe that this can provide a suitable framework for each participant who (while obviously not involved in all the topics discussed), will be able to acquire a general view of the main experimental and theoretical results currently obtained. Such an up-to-date view of the current research on cosmic sources can help guide future research projects by the participants, and will encourage collaborative efforts across various topical areas of research. The proceedings will be published in Proceedings of Science (PoS)- SISSA and will provide a powerful resource for all the scientific community and will be especially helpful for PhD students.
The following items will be reviewed:
Cosmology: Cosmic Background, Dark Matter, Dark Energy, Clusters of Galaxies.
Physics of the Diffuse Cosmic Sources.
Physics of Cosmic Rays.
Physics of Discrete Cosmic Sources.
Extragalactic Sources: Active Galaxies, Normal Galaxies, Gamma-Ray Bursts.
Galactic Sources: Star Formation, Pre-Main-Sequence and Main-Sequence Stars, the Sun, Cataclysmic Variables and Novae, Supernovae and SNRs, X-Ray Binary Systems, Pulsars, Black Holes, Gamma-Ray Sources, Nucleosynthesis, Asteroseismology.
Planetology: Solar System, Sun-like Stars, Exoplanets.
Science from large area multiwavelength surveys and deep-exposure pointings.
Future Physics and Astrophysics: Ongoing and Planned Ground- and Space-based Experiments.
The workshop will include a few 35-minute general review talks to introduce the current problems, and 20-minute talks to discuss new experimental and theoretical results. A series of 15-minute talks will discuss the ongoing and planned ground-based and space-based experiments. There will also be some general talks about the future directions of scientific research on cosmic sources. The papers will pass a peer-review process and the workshop proceedings will be edited by Franco Giovannelli & Lola Sabau-Graziati.
The location of the workshop is the Splendid Hotel La Torre, located in Mondello beach in Palermo, Italy, a venue that will provide a friendly and collaborative atmosphere.
Opening Remarks |
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Commemoration of Lidia Barbanera
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Frontier Research in Astrophysics - A Review
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Search for Dark Matters at Accelerators
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LHC Highlights from ATLAS
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Planck scale black holes – Theory vs. observations
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Neutrino Astronomy in the IceCube Era
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LUNA: hydrogen, helium and carbon burning under Gran Sasso
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The Golden History of HST Discoveries
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Gravitational Waves |
Historical Review of Gravitational waves and Possible GW-Astrophysical Sources
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Gravitational Waves Astronomy
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Massive Stellar Black Hole Binaries and Gravitational Waves
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The importance of transient X-ray sources for gravitational wave physics
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AGILE hunts gravitational waves counterparts
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Astrophysical Fashions - A Warning
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Cosmology |
CMB in the Planck Era: A Review
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Macro Dark Matter Selfgravitating Halos around Galaxies
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Investigating the Hot Gas in Active Brightest Cluster Galaxies
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Search for Large Scale Anisotropy in the Arrival Direction of Cosmic Rays Detected above10^19 eV at the Pierre Auger Observatory and the Telescope Array
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Star Formation & Evolution |
Star Formation - The Hubble Tarantula Treasury Project
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Massive Star Formation - A Review
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The complex nature of the high-mass star forming regions
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Dust in Star Forming Regions - A Review
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The connection between the Galactic halo and ancient Dwarf Satellites
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A review on Asteroseismology
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Photometric Studies of Mass Accretion Rates in Pre Main Sequence Objects
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Population III Supernovae and the First Stars
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The chemical evolution of the Milky Way
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Supernovae as Probes of the Latest Moments of Stellar Evolution
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High Energy Astrophsyics |
VHE Gamma-ray sources in view of the Cherenkov Telescope Array - A Review
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Cosmic Accelerators: New Surprises in the CTA Era
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Studying High-Energy Sources and Their Environments in Gamma Rays
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Search of MeV-GeV Counterparts of TeV Sources
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Integral highlights and future perspectives for high energy astrophysics
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Gamma rays from SNIa
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Consequence of Cosmic Ray Acceleration in Supernova Remnants on Their Evolution - The Case of RX J0852.0-4622 (Vela Jr)
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2RXS: The Deepest X-Ray All-Sky Survey Before eROSITA
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The Circumnuclear Regions of AGNs with Chandra
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Unprecedented X-ray Flaring Activity of Mrk 421 in 2013 April
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Highlights from the XMM-Newton X-Ray Surveys of the Magellanic Clouds
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Population III X-Ray Binaries
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Neutron Star Kicks
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Nuclear Activity and the Conditions of Star-formation at the Galactic Center
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Timing Noise Analysis of Pulsars: Tools and Hidden Gems
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SGR/AXP - Are They Magnetars?
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Cataclysmic Variables - a Reach Laboratory for Accretion Processes
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New Discoveries and Surprises Revealed through SALT Spectroscopy of the Unclassified Fermi-LAT Sources
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The Features of Flow Pattern in the Peculiar Cataclysmic Variable AE Aquarii
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Black Hole Hunt in Transient X-Binaries
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On Be/Black Hole Binary Systems
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Geometry of X-Ray Sources in Accreting Black Hole Binaries
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Diagnostic Studies for Excretion Be - Star Disc Evolution in Be/X-Ray Binary Systems Utilizing SALT Spectroscopy
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Jet Sources & GRBs |
Astrophysical Jets: A Review
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Large Scale Simulations of Astrophysical Jets
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Blazar Variability and Gamma-Ray Emission - Signatures for Leptonic and Hadronic Jet Gamma-Ray Production Models
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Hydrodynamics and Instabilities of Relativistic Astrophysical Jets in AGN
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Magnetic Reconnection on Jet-Accretion Disk Systems
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Evolution of the Jet-Feedback Mechanism (JFM)
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Search for GRB Afterglows in Optical Surveys
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Exo-Planets & Habitability |
Habitability of Exoplanets in the Galaxy
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Exoplanets: Possible Biosignatures
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The Characterization of Terrestrial Planetary Systems
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Ongoing Experiments |
Interplanetary GPS Using Pulsar Signals
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The Crisis in Space Astrophysics and Planetary Science: How Commercial Space and Program Design Principles will let us Escape
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Observing the Dawn of the Universe
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CHEOPS (Characterising Exoplanets Satellite) Mission
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The GAPS Project: First Results
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GIARPS: the VIS–NIR high precision radial velocity facility TNG
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SMILE ESA-CAS Satellite Mission
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SPICA - a space infrared telescope for cosmology and astrophysics
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Forthcoming UVOIR Telescopes: JWST and more
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The X-ray timing frontier and the e-XTP mission
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X-Ray Polarimetry with X-Calibur and PolSTAR
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LOBSTER EYE X-Ray Wide Field Telescopes and Monitors: Recent Progress
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The NUCLEON Space Experiment - Preliminary Results
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The ASTRI Project in the Framework of the Cherenkov Telescope Array
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LXC and Dockers: Migrating OSA Software on Linux Containers
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Special Night Session |
Science Facing the Emergence of Life on Earth
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The Have and Have nots - their strategies for Nuclear Zero
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Concluding Remarks |
Concluding Remarks - I
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Concluding Remarks II: New Windows for Astrophysics
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Frontier Research in Astrophysics 2016 Concluding Remarks
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Concluding Remarks - IV
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Concluding Address |
Concluding Address
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