As we announced four years ago, the workshop will be held biennially in even years, starting on 2014.
After the excellent results obtained during the 2014 and 2016 editions we have had the confirmation that the biennial cadence of the Mondello Workshop is the most appropriate.
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 30-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.
Participation is by invitation only.
Opening Remarks |
Frontier Research in Astrophysics - A Review from a personal point of view PoS(FRAPWS2018)001 pdf |
Search for Dark Matters al Accelerators PoS(FRAPWS2018)002 ![]() |
Highlights from the ATLAS experiment at the CERN LHC PoS(FRAPWS2018)003 pdf |
Space as a Tool for Astrobiology PoS(FRAPWS2018)004 ![]() |
Neutrino astronomy with ANTARES, IceCube and KM3NeT PoS(FRAPWS2018)005 ![]() |
Neutrino Astronomy in the Gravitational Wave Era PoS(FRAPWS2018)006 ![]() |
A charming IceCube discover? PoS(FRAPWS2018)007 pdf |
LUNA: Status and Prospects PoS(FRAPWS2018)008 pdf |
Planck on the knowledge of the microwave sky, a milestone for the road to future experiments PoS(FRAPWS2018)009 pdf |
Multimass King models with Kroupa mass function PoS(FRAPWS2018)010 pdf |
Gravitational Waves |
Gravitational Wave Astronomy PoS(FRAPWS2018)011 ![]() |
First gravitational wave localization and binary star evolution PoS(FRAPWS2018)012 ![]() |
Multi-messenger Observations of a Binary Neutron Star Merger PoS(FRAPWS2018)013 pdf |
r-process nucleosynthesis in a double neutron-star merger: the case of GW170817 PoS(FRAPWS2018)014 pdf |
Electromagnetic transients, GRBs and GWs – The State of Art PoS(FRAPWS2018)015 ![]() |
Gravitational Astrophysics PoS(FRAPWS2018)016 pdf |
GRAWITA - Ground based electromagnetic follow-up of GW sources: results and perspectives PoS(FRAPWS2018)017 ![]() |
The first detection of gravitational waves and electromagnetic radiation PoS(FRAPWS2018)018 ![]() |
The X-ray counterpart to the gravitational-wave event GW170817 PoS(FRAPWS2018)019 ![]() |
Cosmology |
Status of CMB Observations in 2018 PoS(FRAPWS2018)020 ![]() |
Constraints on parity violation from the Cosmic Microwave Background PoS(FRAPWS2018)021 pdf |
Galaxy Formation and Reionization PoS(FRAPWS2018)022 pdf |
The First Stars and Supernovae PoS(FRAPWS2018)023 ![]() |
X-ray search for dark matter in clusters and galaxies PoS(FRAPWS2018)024 ![]() |
Highlights from the Pierre Auger Observatory PoS(FRAPWS2018)025 pdf |
Contraining cosmological parameters with X-ray all-sky surveys PoS(FRAPWS2018)026 ![]() |
MOS spectroscopy of proto-cluster at z=6.5 PoS(FRAPWS2018)027 ![]() |
A possible binary nuclei in Mrk 622 PoS(FRAPWS2018)028 pdf attachments |
Star Formation & Evolution |
High Mass Star Formation : A Review PoS(FRAPWS2018)029 pdf |
Star Formation in the Local Group PoS(FRAPWS2018)030 ![]() |
The Herschel InfraRed Galactic Plane Survey: A Panoramic View of Star Formation in the Milky Way PoS(FRAPWS2018)031 pdf |
Starbursts from Surveys: identification, characterization and ideas for the SF feedback PoS(FRAPWS2018)032 ![]() |
High Energy Astrophsyics |
X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Observations of the Fermi Bubbles PoS(FRAPWS2018)033 ![]() |
Eccentric gamma-ray binaries hosting non-accreting pulsars PoS(FRAPWS2018)034 ![]() |
Accretion disc physics from the largest multiwavelength study of 2RXS sources PoS(FRAPWS2018)035 ![]() |
Stellar population properties for 2 million galaxies from SDSS DR14 and DEEP2 DR4 from full spectral fitting PoS(FRAPWS2018)036 pdf |
Ten Years of PAMELA in Space PoS(FRAPWS2018)037 ![]() |
AGILE - Highlights of ten years PoS(FRAPWS2018)038 ![]() |
Hitomi Highlights PoS(FRAPWS2018)039 ![]() |
The Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) - First Results PoS(FRAPWS2018)040 ![]() |
From present generation TeV observatories to CTA PoS(FRAPWS2018)041 pdf |
Gamma-rays signature of dark matter in the CTA era: status and prospects PoS(FRAPWS2018)042 pdf |
Observing high-energy counterparts of gravitational waves with CTA PoS(FRAPWS2018)043 ![]() |
Broad-band Emission from Gamma-ray Binaries PoS(FRAPWS2018)044 pdf |
The puzzle of Cyg X-3 PoS(FRAPWS2018)045 ![]() |
Suzaku Wide-band All-sky Monitor – 10 Years history PoS(FRAPWS2018)046 pdf |
First results from the HXMT Chinese mission PoS(FRAPWS2018)047 ![]() |
Exotic matter in neutron stars and the equation of state PoS(FRAPWS2018)048 pdf |
Ultraluminous X-ray sources PoS(FRAPWS2018)049 ![]() |
Light and Shadow in the Galactic Center PoS(FRAPWS2018)050 pdf |
A Faint Near-Infrared/Radio Flare form SgrA PoS(FRAPWS2018)051 pdf |
A Model for High and Low Frequency Oscillations in Black Hole Accretion Disks including Sgr A* PoS(FRAPWS2018)052 pdf |
White dwarf stars as frontier laboratories PoS(FRAPWS2018)053 ![]() |
The First Be/BH System MWC 656 PoS(FRAPWS2018)054 ![]() |
On the evolutionary status of the donors in the low mass X-ray binary systems containing BHs or NSs PoS(FRAPWS2018)055 ![]() |
Long-term quasi-periodicity of 4U 1636-536 resulting from accretion disc instability PoS(FRAPWS2018)056 ![]() |
White Dwarf Mass Estimation with X-ray Spectroscopy PoS(FRAPWS2018)057 pdf |
Long-term activity of cataclysmic variables PoS(FRAPWS2018)058 pdf |
Jet Sources & GRBs |
On the origin of astrophysical jets: A Review PoS(FRAPWS2018)059 pdf |
Large-scale Hydrodynamic Simulations of Astrophysical Jets PoS(FRAPWS2018)060 pdf |
Mechanisms of astrophysical jet formation, and comparison with laboratory experiments PoS(FRAPWS2018)061 pdf |
The influence of the environment on the jet of an AGN PoS(FRAPWS2018)062 pdf |
The influence of the optical star on the jets of high-mass microquasars PoS(FRAPWS2018)063 pdf |
Exo-Planets & Habitability |
Challenges for Life in the Local Universe PoS(FRAPWS2018)064 ![]() |
Pre-Biological Evolution of Organic Matter in the Universe PoS(FRAPWS2018)065 pdf |
Exoplanetology with Gaia PoS(FRAPWS2018)066 ![]() |
An observational overview of close-in exoplanets PoS(FRAPWS2018)067 ![]() |
Envelopes of close-in exoplanets PoS(FRAPWS2018)068 ![]() |
Extrasolar Planets Atmospheres: Methods, Results and Perspectives PoS(FRAPWS2018)069 ![]() |
Modeling of the Disk around a Young, Isolated, Planetary-mass Object PoS(FRAPWS2018)070 pdf |
Origin and Evolution of Earth and Life: Towards the Establishment of Astrobiology from Universe to Genome PoS(FRAPWS2018)071 pdf |
Ongoing Experiments |
The impact of THESEUS on frontier astrophysics PoS(FRAPWS2018)072 ![]() |
The impact of Athena on Frontier Astrophysics PoS(FRAPWS2018)073 ![]() |
The Impact of the PLATO Mission on Frontier Astrophysics PoS(FRAPWS2018)074 ![]() |
Supernova Remnant Science with AXIS PoS(FRAPWS2018)075 ![]() |
ARIEL: a space telescope to investigate the atmospheres of extrasolar planets PoS(FRAPWS2018)076 ![]() |
Micro-Nano-Pico-satellites: Complementary Tools for Big Astrophysics PoS(FRAPWS2018)077 pdf |
Son of X–Shooter: a multi–band instrument for a multi–band universe PoS(FRAPWS2018)078 pdf |
The LiteBIRD Satellite Mission PoS(FRAPWS2018)079 ![]() |
Future follow-up observations of gravitational wave sources with a fleet of nano-satellite PoS(FRAPWS2018)080 ![]() |
High Energy Astrophysical Techniques PoS(FRAPWS2018)081 ![]() |
The key science projects of the Cherenkov telescope array PoS(FRAPWS2018)082 ![]() |
Fundamental Science and more with the enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry mission PoS(FRAPWS2018)083 ![]() |
The Current and Future of Ground and Space-VLBI Science. PoS(FRAPWS2018)084 pdf |
JWST - the even bigger time machine PoS(FRAPWS2018)085 pdf |
ESA satellites SMILE and THESEUS PoS(FRAPWS2018)086 pdf |
Progress in digitalization of astronomical plate archives PoS(FRAPWS2018)087 pdf |
The CEPH distributed file system in contexts of astrophysical interest PoS(FRAPWS2018)088 ![]() |
Concluding Remarks |
Concluding Remarks - I PoS(FRAPWS2018)089 pdf |
From Big-Bang to Big Brains PoS(FRAPWS2018)090 pdf |
Concluding Remarks - III PoS(FRAPWS2018)091 ![]() |
Concluding Remarks - IV PoS(FRAPWS2018)092 pdf |
Concluding Address |
Frontier Research in Astrophysics - III: Concluding Address PoS(FRAPWS2018)093 pdf |