CRAB2008
October 16-17, 2008
Rome, Italy
published May 28, 2009
Rome, Italy
published May 28, 2009
A significant step forward in high energy polarimetry has been achieved with the recent INTEGRAL discovery of a high level of polarisation in the non-pulsed soft gamma ray photons from the Crab. After the initial discovery of X-ray polarisation from the Crab, achieved in 1976 with the OSO-8 satellite, more than 3 decades have passed before it has been possible to extend this result to higher energies. The "Polarimetry days in Rome" is intended as a two-day Workshop aimed at bringing together scientists active in different fields from radio to gamma-rays in order to focus on the opportunities offered by this new window both from the observational and theoretical viewpoints. Due to the time limit the Workshop will focus on one specific astrophysical object and we take the Crab as our first case study. A dedicated section will also be devoted to discuss future prospects for high energy polarimetry observations both from balloon and satellite experiments.
The main body of the meeting will consist of invited talks. Contributions are welcome as either posters or as possible short interventions (no more than 5 minutes) during the open discussions at the end of each day.
Finally, this two-day meeting is a perfect way in which to celebrate with friends and colleagues INTEGRAL's 6th birthday and 6 years of success in gamma-ray astronomy.
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| Session: THEORY AND GENERAL IMPLICATIONS |
| Session: FUTURE PERSPECTIVES AT HIGH ENERGY |
| Session: THE CRAB ACROSS THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM |
| Session: POSTER |
| Session: THEORY AND GENERAL IMPLICATIONS |
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The Crab X/gamma-ray polarisation processes
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The role of special relativistic effects in shaping the intensity profiles and polarisation of pulsars
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A new mechanism of generating broadband pulsar-like polarization
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Polarisation from Pulsar Wind Nebulae
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Gamma-ray polarization constraints on Planck scale violations of special relativity
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| Session: FUTURE PERSPECTIVES AT HIGH ENERGY |
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The Gamma Ray Imager
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The Polca experiments
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The PoGOLite Experiment
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The POLAR Experiment
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MEGA/GRIPS
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The Italian Polarimetry Programmes
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Polarimetry with ESA-NASA IXO Observatory
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Polarimetry with EXIST
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| Session: THE CRAB ACROSS THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM |
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General talk on Crab properties based on Ann. Rev. Paper
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High Energy Polarisation - Historical remarks
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The gamma-ray Crab scenario
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The IBIS result
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The PHENEX experiment result
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The TeV Crab
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Can FERMI-LAT measure Gamma Ray Polarization?
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AGILE: preliminary resuts
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The Crab Optical & UV Polarimetry
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Phase Resolved Optical Polarisation
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Interpretation and modelling
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The Crab Nebula in the infrared: a review
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The Crab nebula as a calibrator for microwave polarimeters
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| Session: POSTER |
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The Study of PWNe with a photoelectric polarimeter
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A Versatile Facility for the calibration of X-ray polarimeters
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GASP-Galway Astronomical Stokes Polarimeter
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The Polarimetric Capacities of the Simbol-X Mission
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Optical pulsations of the Crab Nebula pulsar with AquEYE
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