Astrophysics Workshop in Honor of Prof. T. W. Jones' 70th Birthday

Nonthermal Processes in Astrophysical Phenomena

June 10-12, 2015

University of Minnesota, Physics and Nanotechnology Building

115 Union Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA


 Scientific Topics

  • Physics of Collisionless Shocks
  • Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence
  • Intracluster Media
  • Supernova Remnants
  • Astrophysical Jets

 Program

  • June 10: Focused discussion on nonthermal processes (room: PAN210)
  • June 11: Focused discussion on collisionless shocks (room: PAN210)
  • June 12: Workshop presentation (room: PAN120)

June 10, Wednesday (PAN210)

 

10:30-12:00: morning discussion

12:00-14:00: lunch

14:00-17:00: afternoon discussion

18:00 pm: dinner

 

June 11, Thursday (PAN210)

 

10:00-12:00: morning discussion

G. Brunetti

C. Pfrommer, "The Physics and Cosmology of TeV Blazars"

F. Miniati

12:00-14:00: lunch

14:00-17:00: afternoon discussion

H. Kang, "Some Physical Issues Related with Radio Relics"

D. Ryu, "Shock Waves in Clusters of Galaxies"

S. Wykes, "Mass Entrainment and Cosmic-ray Energisation in Centaurus A"

G. Gregori, "Laboratory Simulation of Magnetized Plasma Turbulence in the Intergalactic Medium"

18:00 pm: dinner

 

June 12, Friday (PAN120)

 

8:45-9:15 registration

9:15-9:20 opening:

Welcome: Evan Skillman

* Radio Jets

Chair: Gianluca Gregori

9:20-9:40 Ian Tregillis, "Relativistic Jets"

9:40-9:55 Sean O'Neill, "The Propagation of AGN Jets through the Intracluster Medium"

9:55-10:15 Christoph Pfrommer, "Radio Galaxies in Clusters - Cosmic Weather Stations or Novel Probes of Cluster Physics?"

10:15-10:45 coffee break

Chair: Francesco Miniati

10:45-11:00 Peter Mendygral, "Simulating the ICM at Scale"

11:00-11:20 Sarka Wykes, "Circular Phenomena in Centaurus A"

* Radio Relics

11:20-11:40 Larry Rudnick, "Particle Acceleration Questions in Abell 2256"

11:40-11:55 Brian O'Neill, "Some Puzzles about Radio Relics"

11:55-12:00 Group Photo

12:00-14:00 Lunch

* Shocks and Turbulence

Chair: Peter Mendygral

14:00-14:20 Gianluca Gregori, "Turbulence, Magnetic Fields and Particle Acceleration with High Power Laser Facilities"

14:20-14:40 Gianfranco Brunetti, "Cosmic-Rays in Galaxy Clusters and their Nonthermal Signals: Open Questions and Future Directions"

14:40-15:00 Dongsu Ryu, "Development of MHD codes and Applications"

15:00-15:20 Francesco Miniati, "Models of ICM Turbulence"

15:20-16:00 coffee break

* Shocks and Particle Acceleration

Chair: Sean O'Neill

16:00-16:20 David Porter, "Generation of Vorticity by Shocks and MHD Flows"

16:20-16:35 Paul Edmon, "Non-thermal Radiation in Supernova Remnants"

16:35-16:55 Hyesung Kang, "Particle Acceleration at Astrophysical Shocks"

* Closing

17:00-17:30 T. W. Jones, "Non-thermal Processes in Astrophysical Phenomena"

18:00 Dinner at Minnesota Room, McNamara Alumni Center

(cocktails+buffet dinner)

Chair: Paul Edmon

Ian Tregillis, "Memories of TWJ"

 



 List of Participants (Tentative)

  • Gianfranco Brunetti (INAF Istituto di Radioastronomia, Italy)
  • Seung-Urn Choe (Seoul National University, Korea)
  • Jennifer Delgado (University of Kansas, USA)
  • Paul Edmon (Harvard University, USA)
  • Marcia Franklin (Writer, St Paul, Minnesota, USA)
  • Gianluca Gregori (University of Oxford, UK)
  • Eric Hallman (Tech-X Corporation, USA)
  • Hyesung Kang (Pusan National University, Korea)
  • Bob Lysak (University of Minnesota, USA)
  • Peter Mendygral (Cray Inc., USA)
  • Francesco Miniati (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
  • Brian O'Neill (University of Minnesota, USA)
  • Sean O'Neill (Pacific Lutheran University, USA)
  • Christoph Pfrommer (Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies, Germany)
  • David Porter (University of Minnesota, USA)
  • Larry Rudnick (University of Minnesota, USA)
  • Dongsu Ryu (UNIST, Korea)
  • Yan Song (University of Minnesota, USA)
  • Ian Tregillis (LANL, USA)
  • Sarka Wykes (Radoud University Nijmegen, Netherlands)

 Practical Information


Scientific/Local Organizing Committee

  • Hyesung Kang (Pusan National University, Korea)
  • Larry Rudnick (University of Minnesota, USA)
  • Dongsu Ryu (UNIST, Korea)

 

For further inquiries, please contact hskang_at_pusan.ac.kr