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 |
Commemoration of Lidia Barbanera PoS(FRAPWS2016)092 pdf |
Frontier Research in Astrophysics - A Review PoS(FRAPWS2016)001 pdf |
Search for Dark Matters at Accelerators PoS(FRAPWS2016)002 pdf |
LHC Highlights from ATLAS PoS(FRAPWS2016)003 |
Planck scale black holes – Theory vs. observations PoS(FRAPWS2016)082 pdf |
Neutrino Astronomy in the IceCube Era PoS(FRAPWS2016)004 pdf |
LUNA: hydrogen, helium and carbon burning under Gran Sasso PoS(FRAPWS2016)005 pdf |
The Golden History of HST Discoveries PoS(FRAPWS2016)006 |
Gravitational Waves |
Historical Review of Gravitational waves and Possible GW-Astrophysical Sources PoS(FRAPWS2016)008 |
Gravitational Waves Astronomy PoS(FRAPWS2016)009 |
Massive Stellar Black Hole Binaries and Gravitational Waves PoS(FRAPWS2016)010 |
The importance of transient X-ray sources for gravitational wave physics PoS(FRAPWS2016)011 pdf |
AGILE hunts gravitational waves counterparts PoS(FRAPWS2016)083 pdf |
Astrophysical Fashions - A Warning PoS(FRAPWS2016)012 pdf |
Cosmology |
CMB in the Planck Era: A Review PoS(FRAPWS2016)014 |
Macro Dark Matter Selfgravitating Halos around Galaxies PoS(FRAPWS2016)017 pdf |
Investigating the Hot Gas in Active Brightest Cluster Galaxies PoS(FRAPWS2016)018 pdf |
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 PoS(FRAPWS2016)019 |
Star Formation & Evolution |
Star Formation - The Hubble Tarantula Treasury Project PoS(FRAPWS2016)020 |
Massive Star Formation - A Review PoS(FRAPWS2016)021 |
The complex nature of the high-mass star forming regions PoS(FRAPWS2016)022 |
Dust in Star Forming Regions - A Review PoS(FRAPWS2016)023 pdf |
The connection between the Galactic halo and ancient Dwarf Satellites PoS(FRAPWS2016)024 pdf |
A review on Asteroseismology PoS(FRAPWS2016)029 pdf |
Photometric Studies of Mass Accretion Rates in Pre Main Sequence Objects PoS(FRAPWS2016)025 |
Population III Supernovae and the First Stars PoS(FRAPWS2016)026 |
The chemical evolution of the Milky Way PoS(FRAPWS2016)027 pdf |
Supernovae as Probes of the Latest Moments of Stellar Evolution PoS(FRAPWS2016)028 |
High Energy Astrophsyics |
VHE Gamma-ray sources in view of the Cherenkov Telescope Array - A Review PoS(FRAPWS2016)030 pdf |
Cosmic Accelerators: New Surprises in the CTA Era PoS(FRAPWS2016)031 pdf |
Studying High-Energy Sources and Their Environments in Gamma Rays PoS(FRAPWS2016)032 |
Search of MeV-GeV Counterparts of TeV Sources PoS(FRAPWS2016)052 pdf |
Integral highlights and future perspectives for high energy astrophysics PoS(FRAPWS2016)084 |
Gamma rays from SNIa PoS(FRAPWS2016)035 pdf |
Consequence of Cosmic Ray Acceleration in Supernova Remnants on Their Evolution - The Case of RX J0852.0-4622 (Vela Jr) PoS(FRAPWS2016)036 pdf |
2RXS: The Deepest X-Ray All-Sky Survey Before eROSITA PoS(FRAPWS2016)038 |
The Circumnuclear Regions of AGNs with Chandra PoS(FRAPWS2016)037 |
Unprecedented X-ray Flaring Activity of Mrk 421 in 2013 April PoS(FRAPWS2016)033 pdf |
Highlights from the XMM-Newton X-Ray Surveys of the Magellanic Clouds PoS(FRAPWS2016)039 |
Population III X-Ray Binaries PoS(FRAPWS2016)040 pdf |
Neutron Star Kicks PoS(FRAPWS2016)041 |
Nuclear Activity and the Conditions of Star-formation at the Galactic Center PoS(FRAPWS2016)042 pdf |
Timing Noise Analysis of Pulsars: Tools and Hidden Gems PoS(FRAPWS2016)044 pdf |
SGR/AXP - Are They Magnetars? PoS(FRAPWS2016)045 pdf |
Cataclysmic Variables - a Reach Laboratory for Accretion Processes PoS(FRAPWS2016)046 pdf |
New Discoveries and Surprises Revealed through SALT Spectroscopy of the Unclassified Fermi-LAT Sources PoS(FRAPWS2016)034 pdf |
The Features of Flow Pattern in the Peculiar Cataclysmic Variable AE Aquarii PoS(FRAPWS2016)047 |
Black Hole Hunt in Transient X-Binaries PoS(FRAPWS2016)048 |
On Be/Black Hole Binary Systems PoS(FRAPWS2016)050 |
Geometry of X-Ray Sources in Accreting Black Hole Binaries PoS(FRAPWS2016)049 |
Diagnostic Studies for Excretion Be - Star Disc Evolution in Be/X-Ray Binary Systems Utilizing SALT Spectroscopy PoS(FRAPWS2016)051 pdf |
Jet Sources & GRBs |
Astrophysical Jets: A Review PoS(FRAPWS2016)053 pdf |
Large Scale Simulations of Astrophysical Jets PoS(FRAPWS2016)054 pdf |
Blazar Variability and Gamma-Ray Emission - Signatures for Leptonic and Hadronic Jet Gamma-Ray Production Models PoS(FRAPWS2016)055 pdf |
Hydrodynamics and Instabilities of Relativistic Astrophysical Jets in AGN PoS(FRAPWS2016)081 pdf |
Magnetic Reconnection on Jet-Accretion Disk Systems PoS(FRAPWS2016)056 pdf |
Evolution of the Jet-Feedback Mechanism (JFM) PoS(FRAPWS2016)057 pdf |
Search for GRB Afterglows in Optical Surveys PoS(FRAPWS2016)059 pdf |
Exo-Planets & Habitability |
Habitability of Exoplanets in the Galaxy PoS(FRAPWS2016)060 |
Exoplanets: Possible Biosignatures PoS(FRAPWS2016)061 pdf |
The Characterization of Terrestrial Planetary Systems PoS(FRAPWS2016)062 |
Ongoing Experiments |
Interplanetary GPS Using Pulsar Signals PoS(FRAPWS2016)068 |
The Crisis in Space Astrophysics and Planetary Science: How Commercial Space and Program Design Principles will let us Escape PoS(FRAPWS2016)066 pdf |
Observing the Dawn of the Universe PoS(FRAPWS2016)067 pdf |
CHEOPS (Characterising Exoplanets Satellite) Mission PoS(FRAPWS2016)089 pdf |
The GAPS Project: First Results PoS(FRAPWS2016)069 pdf |
GIARPS: the VIS–NIR high precision radial velocity facility TNG PoS(FRAPWS2016)070 pdf |
SMILE ESA-CAS Satellite Mission PoS(FRAPWS2016)072 pdf |
SPICA - a space infrared telescope for cosmology and astrophysics PoS(FRAPWS2016)086 |
Forthcoming UVOIR Telescopes: JWST and more PoS(FRAPWS2016)087 |
The X-ray timing frontier and the e-XTP mission PoS(FRAPWS2016)088 |
X-Ray Polarimetry with X-Calibur and PolSTAR PoS(FRAPWS2016)080 |
LOBSTER EYE X-Ray Wide Field Telescopes and Monitors: Recent Progress PoS(FRAPWS2016)071 pdf |
The NUCLEON Space Experiment - Preliminary Results PoS(FRAPWS2016)090 pdf |
The ASTRI Project in the Framework of the Cherenkov Telescope Array PoS(FRAPWS2016)065 pdf |
LXC and Dockers: Migrating OSA Software on Linux Containers PoS(FRAPWS2016)073 pdf |
Special Night Session |
Science Facing the Emergence of Life on Earth PoS(FRAPWS2016)074 |
The Have and Have nots - their strategies for Nuclear Zero PoS(FRAPWS2016)091 pdf |
Concluding Remarks |
Concluding Remarks - I PoS(FRAPWS2016)075 pdf |
Concluding Remarks II: New Windows for Astrophysics PoS(FRAPWS2016)076 pdf |
Frontier Research in Astrophysics 2016 Concluding Remarks PoS(FRAPWS2016)077 pdf |
Concluding Remarks - IV PoS(FRAPWS2016)078 |
Concluding Address |
Concluding Address PoS(FRAPWS2016)079 pdf |