AGN Physics in the CTA Era

With the start of its Preparatory Phase, a new step has been made towards the construction of CTA, the future large Cherenkov Telescope Array of ground-based gamma-ray astronomy. A two-day workshop devoted to "AGN physics in the CTA era" will be held in Toulouse, May 16th-17th 2011, in parallel to a general meeting of the CTA consortium. Combining reviews and contributed talks, the meeting will aim to present the current state of the art and to characterize future observing programmes for the various facets of AGN science at very high energies (VHE). Topics to be discussed include AGN population studies, particle acceleration and VHE emission models, variability studies, multiwavelength approach, EBL connection, VHE extended emission (radiogalaxies, pair haloes, diffuse background), passive black holes, primordial black holes ...

Further information, including the full program, can be found on the conference webpage: http://cta.obspm.fr/agnworkshop2011/

The SOC included: M. Begelman, C. Boisson (co-Chair), G. Ghisellini, H. Krawczynski, M. punch, H. Sol (co-Chair), T. Totani, M. Urry, R. Wagner, M. Ward, A. Zech (co-Chair)

Editorial Board of these Proceedings: Andreas Zech (Chair), Catherine Boisson and Hélène Sol.

Sessions
Introduction
Session 1 : AGN physics
Session 2 : Observational aspects and expected CTA performances
Session 3 : AGN population studies and expected CTA performances
Session 4 : Formation & Evolution of AGN, AGN environment
Concluding Remarks

Introduction
Introduction to the CTA Project PoS(AGN 2011)001 pdf M. Martinez
Session 1 : AGN physics
Extreme Acceleration Processes PoS(AGN 2011)002 J. Kirk
Blazar Physics with CTA PoS(AGN 2011)003 pdf M. Böttcher
CTA Constraints on AGN models PoS(AGN 2011)004 pdf K. Katarzynski
Formation of Hard VHE Spectra of Blazars in Leptonic Models PoS(AGN 2011)005 pdf E. Lefa
Gamma-rays and Neutrinos from Hadronic Interactions in AGN Emission Models PoS(AGN 2011)006 pdf A. Reimer
The Relation Between Microquasar and AGN Physics PoS(AGN 2011)007 I.F. Mirabel
Predictions of Inhomogeneous Jet Models for CTA PoS(AGN 2011)008 pdf G.E. Romero
Session 2 : Observational aspects and expected CTA performances
AGN Jets from sub-pc to kpc Scales - Current Issues and Science Drivers for CTA Observations PoS(AGN 2011)009 pdf H. Krawczynski
Parsec Scale Jets of Gamma-Ray AGN PoS(AGN 2011)010 pdf M.L. Lister
Structure and Polarization of the Inner Jets PoS(AGN 2011)011 pdf M. Birkinshaw
Status of TeV AGN Studies PoS(AGN 2011)012 W. Benbow
AGN Seen by Fermi PoS(AGN 2011)013 pdf B. Lott
The Universe above 10 GeV as Seen by Fermi PoS(AGN 2011)014 D. Paneque
Fermi Observations of Blazars: Implications for Gamma-ray Production PoS(AGN 2011)015 pdf J. Poutanen and B.E. Stern
How do we Tackle Non-thermal AGN when CTA is Up and Running? PoS(AGN 2011)016 S. Wagner
The Origin of High Energy Variability in Blazars PoS(AGN 2011)017 pdf I. McHardy
CTA Monitoring of PKS 2155-304 Flares PoS(AGN 2011)018 pdf J. Biteau
The AGN - Cosmic Ray Connection icroquasar and AGN Physics PoS(AGN 2011)019 pdf D. Allard
Session 3 : AGN population studies and expected CTA performances
Rapporteur talk from the recent workshop on Beamed and Unbeamed Gamma-Rays from Galaxies PoS(AGN 2011)020 R. Wagner
A New Look at Radio Loud AGN Unification PoS(AGN 2011)021 pdf M. Georganopoulos
A New Ordering Parameter for Blazar SEDs PoS(AGN 2011)022 pdf M. Zacharias and R. Schlickeiser
MWL Studies of AGN Populations PoS(AGN 2011)023 pdf P. Giommi
AGN Forecasting PoS(AGN 2011)024 pdf T. Hassan, N. Mirabal and J.L. Contreras
AGN Population Studies for CTA PoS(AGN 2011)025 pdf Y. Inoue
The Influence of Jet Geometry on the Statistics of Beamed Objects and its Implication for VHE Surveys PoS(AGN 2011)026 pdf G. Henri
BL Lac Population Study: Early Results using Fermi's 11 Months Catalog and the Perspectives with CTA PoS(AGN 2011)027 pdf L. Gerard, G. Henri, S. Pita and M. Punch
A Tour of VHE Emitting AGN: Prospects with CTA PoS(AGN 2011)028 pdf J.P. Lenain, M. Daniel, C. Boisson, H. Sol, P. Chadwick and M. Ward
High Energy Emission from Narrow Line Seyfert 1s PoS(AGN 2011)029 M. Ward
Session 4 : Formation & Evolution of AGN, AGN environment
Unification and Evolution of AGN PoS(AGN 2011)030 pdf M. Elitzur
3D MHD Simulations of the Central Region of the Perseus Galaxy Cluster: the Role of Starburst and AGN Activity and Particle Acceleration by Magnetic Reconnection PoS(AGN 2011)031 pdf E. De Gouveia Dal Pino
Constraining Intergalactic Magnetic Fields PoS(AGN 2011)032 pdf S. Inoue
EBL and Cosmology Studies in the CTA Era PoS(AGN 2011)033 pdf D. Mazin
Concluding Remarks
Concluding Remarks and CTA Perspective PoS(AGN 2011)034 H. Sol