XMM-Newton-NEWS


First Announcement,     20-Nov-2014     

The Extremes of Black Hole Accretion



ESAC, Spain, 8 - 10 June 2015


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The European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC) of the European Space Agency (ESA) is organising the XMM-Newton Science workshop

The Extremes of Black Hole Accretion

8 - 10 June 2015

European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC), Madrid, Spain

https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/2015-workshop/



Aims and Scope of the Meeting

Some of the most energetic processes seen in the Universe arise close to a super-massive black hole such as relativistic jets and winds. These are now known to play a key role in determining the growth of galaxies across cosmic time, but the mechanisms by which they are launched remain unclear. Recent progress on probing the properties of the accretion flow at the smallest radii include new spectral-timing techniques to identify the reverberation signal from the disc, as well as spectral studies of the ultrafast outflows, the broad iron line and soft X-ray excess. The stellar mass black holes provide a natural comparison sample, and again new data and new techniques are allowing us to focus in on the regions closest to the event horizon. The time is ripe for a conference to similarly focus on these extreme regions, to determine the structure of the accretion flow on the smallest scales and its relation to relativistic outflows and jets.

Scientific Organising Committee

C. Done (chair) University of Durham, United Kingdom
M. Cappi INAF, Bologna, Italy
M. Diaz-Trigo ESO, Garching, Germany
A. Fabian University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
V. Karas Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
G. Matt Universita degli Studi Roma Tre, Italy
J. Miller University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
G. Miniutti CAB, Madrid, Spain
D. Porquet Observatoire Astronomique de Strasbourg, France
D. Proga University of Nevada Las Vegas, USA
J. Reeves Keele University, United Kingdom
C. Reynolds University of Maryland, College Park, USA
M. Santos-Lleo ESAC, Madrid, Spain
N. Schartel (co-chair) ESAC, Madrid, Spain
S. Sim Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom
Y. Tanaka MPE, Garching, Germany
F. Tombesi Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, USA
P. Uttley University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J. Wilms Karl Remeis-Observatory, Bamberg, Germany

Local Organising Committee

Jan-Uwe Ness (chair), Michelle Arpizou, Jacobo Ebrero, Matthias Ehle, Carlos Gabriel, Aitor Ibarra, Richard Saxton and Norbert Schartel
(XMM-Newton SOC, ESAC)

Important Dates

12 February 2015 Opening of registration and abstract submission
Second Announcement
23 March 2015 Deadline for abstract submission
7 April 2015 Deadline for hotel booking
End April 2015 Notification about accepted presentations
21 May 2015 Deadline for registration
End May 2015 Final Announcement

Registration and Abstracts

A registration fee of 50 € will be charged, payable in cash on arrival. The fee includes the coffee breaks, a printed issue of the refereed conference proceedings, and a shuttle bus transfer between the hotel and ESAC.

Registration and abstract submission is planned to open on 12th February 2015, with deadline for abstract submission 23rd March 2015.

Decisions about accepted presentations (talks and posters) will be communicated before the registration deadline.

Proceedings

Conference proceedings will be published as a regular issue of the refereed journal Astronomical Notes.

Venue and accommodation

The workshop will be held at the European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC), near Madrid, Spain.

A block hotel booking has been made. Details are given in the Workshop web page.

A shuttle bus service between the hotel and ESAC will be provided.

Social Events

The workshop dinner is planned to take place Tuesday, 9th June 2015 in Madrid and will cost around 50 €, payable in cash upon arrival. The dinner and meal preferences can be booked during on-line registration. More details will be published in due time.

We plan to organise during lunch breaks guided tours through the operations rooms of XMM-Newton and other ESA missions operated from ESAC. Sign-up and more details will be announced during the meeting.

Contact

Local Organising Committee:

   

Up-to-date information will be available via the conference web page:

https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/2015-workshop/