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    XEUS - Physics of the Hot Evolving Universe: Meeting

    Details on the XEUS workshop held at ESTEC on 5 & 6 March 2008. Click on PDF to download the relevant presentation.

    Alternatively you can download all the presentations in the following zip files:

    XEUS Day1.zip XEUS Day2.zip

    Wednesday 5 March

    Time

    Type

    Topic

    Presentn.

    10:00-10:15 M. Kessler
    Opening Address
    PDF
    10:15-10:30 F. Favata
    XEUS and Cosmic Vision
    PDF
    10:30-10:45 A. Parmar
    XEUS Overview
    PDF
    10:45-11:15 Invited P. Gondoin
    XEUS Mission Concept
    PDF
    11:15-11:45 Invited R. Willingale
    Optics Technology Overview
    PDF
    11:45-12:15

    Coffee

    12:15-12:45 Invited H. Bohringer
    Science Topic I - clusters & groups
    PDF
    12:45-13:00 Contrib. S. Molendi
    Studyng galaxy clusters with XEUS
    PDF
    13:00-14:15 Lunch
    14:15-14:45 Invited M. Collon
    HPO Optics
    PDF
    14:45-15:00 Contrib. M. Page
    A fresh look at XEUS optics (on behalf of the Smart X-ray optics consortium)
    PDF
    15:00-15:15 Contrib. G. Pareschi
    Slumped Glass Optics
    PDF
    15:15-15:30 Contrib. M. Ghigo
    Novel "cold" slumping glass technology for making the XEUS mirror optics
    PDF
    15:30-16:00 Coffee
    16:00-16:15 Contrib. P. Freidrich
    Development of Slumped Glass Mirror Segments for large Wolter Optics
    PDF
    16:15-16:45 Invited A. Fabian
    Science Topic II - strong gravity
    PDF
    16:45-17:00 Contrib. M. Mendez
    Extreme gravity in neutron stars with XEUS
    PDF
    17:00-17:15 Contrib. P. Laurent
    The Simbol-X focal plane
    PDF

    Thursday 6 March

    Time

    Type

    Topic

    Presentn.

    09:00-09:30 Invited P. de Korte
    Cryogenic Instrument overview
    PDF
    09:30-09:45 Contrib. P. Verhoeve
    STJ-based detectors for the cryogenic narrow field imaging spectrometer on XEUS
    PDF
    09:45-10:00 Contrib. R. Kelley
    Progress on X-ray calorimeters for astrophysics
    PDF
    10:00-10:15 Contrib. L. Duband
    SubKelvin Cooler for XEUS
    PDF
    10:15-10:45 Invited A. Comastri
    Science Topic III - Early BHs
    PDF
    10:45-11:15 Coffee
    11:15-11:45 Invited L. Struder
    Non-cryogenic Instruments Review
    PDF
    11:45-12:00 Contrib. L. Gottardi
    Transition-Edge-Sensor (TES) based X-ray imaging Spectrometer for XEUS
    PDF
    12:00-12:15 Contrib. M. Cappi
    Probing variable iron emission and absorption lines in AGNs with XEUS
    PDF
    12:15-12:30 Contrib. E. Costa
    Polarimetry with XEUS. Perspectives and capabilities
    PDF
    12:30-12:45 Contrib. C. Pigot
    Silicon microcalorimeter arrays
    PDF
    12:45-13:00 Contrib. B. Stelzer
    Stellar Coronae and star formation with XEUS
    PDF
    13:00-14:15

    Lunch

    14:15-14:45 Invited A. Decourchelle
    Studying SNRs with XEUS
    PDF
    14:45-15:00 Contrib. Y. Uchiyama
    Science Topic 4: Acceleration in SNR
    PDF
    15:00-15:15 Contrib. F. Fiore
    Unveiling obscured accretion: catching AGN feedback in action
    PDF
    15:15-15:30 Contrib. M. Freyberg
    XEUS mirror calibration issues at PANTER
    PDF
    15:30-16:00

    Coffee

    16:00-16:30 Invited H. Kunieda
    XEUS Hard X-ray Imaging System and the Study of strongly absorbed massive black holes
    PDF
    16:30-16:45 Contrib. D. Barret
    Strong gravity and dense matter with the XEUS High Time Resolution Spectrometer
    PDF
    16:45-17:00 D. Southwood
    Workshop Summary


    Last Update: 13 Mar 2008

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    • XEUS Workshop
      5-6 March 2008

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