More than 200 participants from around the world came to Paris for the Second International X-ray Observatory (IXO) Science Meeting to review the progress that has been made on IXO in a number of areas. The meeting began with an overview of the mission and included updates on the ongoing technology studies from ESA, NASA and Japan. A number of key science themes for IXO were also identified: What happens close to a black hole?;
When and how did supermassive black holes grow?; How does the large scale structure of galaxies and galaxy clusters evolve?; What is the connection between these processes? See also: IXO @ ESA meeting page.
Day 1: Opening and mission studies, Chair: Didier Barret |
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| Welcome address |
D. Lumb/D. Barret |
| Mission overview
[.pdf]
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D. Lumb |
| Update on the ESA studies [.pdf]
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N. Rando |
| Update on the NASA studies [.pdf]
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J. Grady |
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Day 1: Supermassive Black Holes and Galaxy Formation, Chair: Kirpal Nandra
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| The high-redshift Universe in X-rays
[.pdf]
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A. Comastri
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| Feedback [.pdf]
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B. McNamara
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| The relativistic reflection model for NLS1 soft X-ray broad lines [.pdf]
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Th. Boller
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| Discovery of ultra-fast outflows in a sample of radiogalaxies [.pdf]
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R. Sambruna
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End of day 1
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Day 2: Payload, Telescope and Instrument studies, Chair: Jay Bookbinder
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| Update on Silicon Pore Optics development [.pdf]
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M. Bavdaz
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| Update on Glass Optics development [.pdf]
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A. Bamba/R. Petre
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| Payload overview after the mid-term review [.pdf]
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D. Martin
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Day 2: Formation of Large Scale Structure, Chair: Monique Arnaud
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| Structure formation (including synergies with EELT and Euclid) [.pdf]
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P. Rosati
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| Cluster physics, evolution and chemical abundances
[.pdf]
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C. Jones
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| Cluster cosmology [.pdf]
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P. Henry
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| Discovering the first galaxy group with IXO [.pdf]
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Th. Reiprich
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End of morning session
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Day 2: Matter under extreme conditions (I), Chair: Andy Fabian
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| Neutron Star Equation of State [.pdf]
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M. Mendez
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| Fe line spectroscopy as a test of strong gravity [.pdf]
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G. Miniutti
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| Quasar winds and IXO [.pdf]
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M.J. Page
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| Observing AGN eclipses with IXO [.pdf]
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G. Risaliti
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Day 2: Matter under extreme conditions (II), Chair: Takaha Ohashi
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| Fast timing tests of strong gravity [.pdf]
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P. Uttley
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| Using polarimetry to test strong gravity and extreme physics [.pdf]
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G. Matt
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| Magnetars as extremely magnetized objects [.pdf]
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G. Israel
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| IXO view of the flaring activity of Sgr A*
[.pdf]
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D. Porquet
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| Synergies between IXO and CTA [.pdf]
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H. Sol
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End of afternoon session
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Day 3: Chemical environment, Chair: Jacco Vink
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| Missing baryons and the WHIM [.pdf]
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T. Ohashi
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| Cosmic ray production in Supernovae and SNR [.pdf]
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A. Bamba
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| Heavy element production in Sne [.pdf]
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U. Hwang
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| Metal abundance evolution in distant galaxy clusters [.pdf]
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A. Baldi
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Day 3: IXO as an observatory, Chair: Joel Bregman
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| Galaxy evolution across the electromagnetic spectrum (synergies with SKA) [.pdf]
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S. Rawlings
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| Star formation vs Black Hole growth: Synergies with SPICA [.pdf]
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T. Nakagawa
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| IXO studies of stellar coronae and star formation [.pdf]
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B. Stelzer
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| IXO studies of the solar system [.pdf]
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G. Branduardi-Raymont
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End of morning session
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Day 3: Way forward, Chair: Didier Barret
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| The Cosmic Vision Mission selection process
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F. Favata
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| Update on JAXA studies and way forward in Japan [.pdf]
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H. Kunieda
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| Way forward in NASA
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N. White
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| Way forward in ESA [.pdf]
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D. Lumb
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| Open discussions and concluding remarks [.pdf]
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K. Nandra
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End of conference
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| Poster abstracts [.pdf]
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| The High Time Resolution Spectrometer (HTRS) aboard the International X-ray Observatory [.pdf]
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D. Barret
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| Detecting Compton Thick AGN with IXO [.pdf]
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M. Brightman
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| The nature of Fe Ka line emission from Molecular Clouds in the Galactic Center [.pdf]
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R. Capelli
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| Multi-wavelength observations revealing the most obscured sources of our Galaxy [.pdf]
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S. Chaty
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| Probing Accretion in White Dwarf Binaries with IXO [.pdf]
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D. de Martino
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| Polarization in lamp-post model of black-hole accretion discs [.pdf]
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M. Dovciak
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| The pair of clusters Abell 222 / Abell 223: an XMM-Newton and optical view [.pdf]
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F. Durret
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| Non-thermal component of galaxy clusters
[.pdf]
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C. Ferrari
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| Critical-Angle Transmission grating spectrometer for the IXO [.pdf]
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R. Heilmann
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| Stellar Flare Dynamics from High-Resolution X-ray Spectroscopy
[.pdf]
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D. Huenemoerder
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| Adapting an IXO Grating Spectrometer for Polarimetry [.pdf]
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H.L. Marshall
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| Concept for IXO operations by ESA [.pdf]
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M.G.F. Kirsch
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| High-resolution X-ray diagnostics of colliding wind interactions in massive binaries [.pdf]
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G. Rauw
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| Simulations of the performance of the WFI, the HTRS, and the XMS [.pdf]
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C. Schmid
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