Program
Tentative proposal for working groups: ------------
a) The formation of the continuum;
b) Modelling cyclotron lines;
c) Understanding pulse profiles and beam patterns;
d) Physics and geometry of the accretion flow (outflows, magnetospheric
instabilities, accretion columns)
29.03 (day 1) --------------------------------------
9:00-9:15 Welcome Address (A. Santangelo)
Introduction to the meeting (9:15-10:15 D. Klochkov):
9:15-9:45 Historical introduction (R. Staubert)
9:45-10:15 Recent views on Accreting Pulsars (A. Santangelo)
10:15-10:45 Coffee Break
New Observational results (10:45-12:30, R. Staubert)
10:45-11:05 Normal and giant outbursts of A0535+26 in 2009 (I. Caballero)
11:05-11:25 New findings on GX 301-2 (V. Doroshenko)
11:25-11:45 Cyclotron line evolution in Her X-1 (D. Klochkov)
11:45-12:05 Energy-Dependent Harmonic Ratios of the Cyclotron
Features of X0331+53 in the 2004-2005 Outburst (M. Nakajima)
12:05-12.25 BeppoSAX studies of a sample of accreting pulsars (R. Doroshenko)
12.25-14.00 Lunch break
14.00 -14.20 Recent RXTE observations of 1A 1118 (V. Doroshenko)
The accretion environment (14:20-15:20 & 15:40-16:45 I. Kreykenbhom)
14:20-14:40 Recent progress on the precession in Her X-1 (R. Staubert)
14:40-15:00 Evidence of outflows in Her X-1 (D. Klochkov)
15:00-15:20 Vela X-1 wind accretion (F. Fuerst)
15:20-15:40 Coffee Break
15:40-16:00 IGR J16318-4848 (L. Barragan)
16:00-16:20 "Phase resolved spectroscopy in Cen X-3 and Swift J1626"
(S. Suchy)
16:20-16:45 "Phase lags in accreting high mass X-ray binaries"
(C. Ferrigno)
16:45-18:00 General Discussion
30.03 (day 2) -----------------------------------
9:00-9:30: Models, and physical parameters of an accreting pulsar
(J. Wilms)
Modelling the X-ray continuum (09:30-12:30, M. Wolff):
9:30-10:00 Formation of the Continuum Spectrum in Accretion-Powered
X-Ray Pulsars: Bulk and Thermal Comptonization (P.A. Becker)
10:00-10:30 A multi-component Comptonization model to describe the
spectrum of High Mass X-ray binaries (C. Ferrigno)
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-11:30 Overview of extensions of our analytical work on continuum
modelling based on new numerical calculations (P.A. Becker)
11:30-12:30 General Discussion
12.30-14.00 Lunch break
Cyclotron line modelling (14:00-15:30, P. Kretschmar)
14:00-14:30 Monte Carlo modelling of cyclotron lines (I) -
Review & Revision (G. Schoenherr)
14:30-15:00 MC modelling of cyclotron lines (II) - Profile Functions
(F. Schwarm)
15:00-15:30 Feautrier modelling of cyclotron lines (O. Nishimura)
15.30-16.00 Coffee Break
16:00-18:00 Working groups
Evening of the second day- "All together" Dinner
31.03 (day 3) -----------------------------------
Pulse profiles, beam patterns and timing (09:00-10:30, G. Schoenherr)
9:00-9:30 Pulse profile decomposition of accreting neutron stars, their
geometries and beam patterns (M. Sasaki)
9:30-9:50 Pulse profile decomposition of A0535+26: geometry and
beam pattern (I. Caballero)
9:50-10:05 Planned analysis of V0332+53 (D. Mueller)
10:05-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-10:50 The MAXI Mission ( M. Nakajima)
10:50-12:45 Working groups
12:45-14:00 Lunch
14:00-16:00 Working groups session
16:00-16:30 Coffee break
16:30-18:00 Plenary session: Report from the working groups and
general discussion. (A. Santangelo, J. Wilms)
1.4 (Day 4) --------------------------------------------------
Current and future X-ray/Gamma-ray missions (9:00-10:30, C. Ferrigno)
9:00-9:30 Potential of next generation missions in accreting pulsar
studies (J. Wilms)
9:30-10:00 Potential of next generation pixel detectors for X-ray
imaging and spectroscopy (C. Tenzer)
9:40-10:30 Discussion
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:30 General discussion:
Future plans of the collaboration (Data analysis of
available data? preparing a review? Proposals? Proceedings
of this workshop? next workshop?) (ALL)
web page of the collaboration
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 Wrap-up and conclusions (ALL)
- A "Map" of current status of research (P. Kretschmar)
- A roadmap? (ALL)
15:30-16:30 Coffee break