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NATO-Advanced Study Institute (ASI)
The Electromagnetic Spectrum of Neutron Stars
June 7-18, 2004 Marmaris, Turkey
Neutron stars hold a central place in astrophysics for two main
reasons.
First, the physics of neutron stars are interesting because they are
made of the most extreme states of condensed matter in bulk
quantities.
The structure of a neutron star, its equation of state involves many
important fundamental problems of physics from the strong interactions
to nuclear physics, and condensed matter physics including
superconductivity and superfluidity and exocit states of matter.
Another reason attracting the astronomers' interest, is that
neutron stars, along with white dwarfs and black holes, represent one
of the stable configurations that stars reach at the end of stellar
evolution.
The population and distribution of neutron stars in the Galaxy
are central topic of interest in Astronomy.
As extreme, compact objects neutron stars posses the highest rotation
rates and strongest magnetic fields among all stars.
With advances in theoretical work and with the improved observational
facilities of each successive satellite, our knowledge of neutron
stars expands continuously. New ranges of neutron star properties are
found and even new classes of neutron stars are recognized every few
years, with the advent of each new observatory.
The ASI in the neutron star series have all addressed the main
properties, structure, dynamics and evolution of neutron stars, and
each school has in addition focused on one particular aspect of
neutron star research. The ASI on The Electromagnetic Spectrum of
Neutron Stars will be on the spectra of the neutron stars.
The program of the ASI is essentially constructed on a set of tutorial
lectures by prominent scientists in the field. In addition to this main
course of lectures there will be sessions built around invited review
talks on a number of related topics, supplemented by student
contributed talks. One session will be devoted to an overview of the
recent and current space observatories.
The topics of the meeting will include:
- Formation of Neutron Stars
- Neutron Star Structure and Magnetic Field
- Neutrinos
- Gravitational waves
- Cooling and Atmospheres of Neutron Stars
- Pulsars
- X-ray Binaries and Accretion Powered Pulsars
- Millisecond oscillations
- Gamma Ray Bursts, Magnetars
- Science with current and future X and Gamma-Ray Missions
Scientific Organizing Committee
A. Baykal |
(Director, Middle East Technical University, Turkey) |
S.A. Grebenev |
(Co-director, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia) |
M.A. Alpar |
(Sabanci University, Turkey) |
N. d'Amico |
(Osservatorio Astronomica di Cagliar, Italy) |
M. Gilfanov |
(Max-Planck Institut fur Astrophysik, Germany and Space Research Institute, Russia) |
H. Ogelman |
(University of Wisconsin, USA) |
C. Kouveliotou |
(National Space Science and Technology Center, USA) |
U. Kiziloglu |
(Middle East Technical University, Turkey) |
R. Sunyaev |
(Max-Planck Institut fur Astrophysik, Germany and Space Research Institute, Russia) |
J. Taylor |
(Princeton University, USA) |
J. Trumper |
(Max-Planck Institut fur Astrophysik, Germany) |
E. van den Heuvel |
(University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) |
M. van der Klis |
(University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) |
J. Ventura |
(University of Crete, Greece) |
Local Organizing Committee
S. Balman |
(Middle East Technical University, Turkey) |
S.K. Yerli |
(Middle East Technical University, Turkey) |
E. Gogus |
(Sabanci University, Turkey) |
U. Ertan |
(Sabanci University, Turkey) |
S.C. Inam |
(Middle East Technical University, Turkey) |
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