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Active galactic nuclei feedback drives structure formation in the universe, imparting cosmological consequences by supermassive black holes. Typically this feedback acts locally, arising from the prodigious luminosity of quasars or mechanical power of jets. However, it has become apparent that non-local feedback may also occur on cosmological scales via a chain of events that begins with the very-high energy gamma-ray emission of blazars and ends with the heating of the low-density intergalactic medium, increasing its temperature by more than an order of magnitude. The viability of this mechanism depends critically on the nonlinear development of beam-plasma instabilities driven by the propagating very-high energy gamma rays; the observational impact requires large-scale cosmological simulations of the Lyman-alpha forest and the formation of dwarfs to infer. This workshop will bring researchers across a number of disciplines together, including astrophysical plasma physics, high-energy gamma-ray astronomy, Lyman-alpha forest studies, and cosmological structure formation to foster collaborative interactions among them.
Registraton for this workshop is now closed.
- Marco Ajello, Clemson University
- Antoine Bret, University of Castilla-La Mancha
- Avery Broderick, Perimeter Institute & University of Waterloo
- Philip Chang, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Frederico Fiuza, SLAC Stanford University
- Martin Haehnelt, University of Cambridge
- Jim Hinton, Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
- Ulrich Kolberg, Ruhr University
- Steffen Krakau, Ruhr University
- Astrid Lamberts, California Institute of Technology
- Matthew McQuinn, University of Washington
- Eileen Meyer, University of Maryland
- Houjun Mo, University of Massachusetts
- Christoph Pfrommer, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies
- Till Sawala, Durham University
- Reinhard Schlickeiser, University Bochum
- Mohamad Shalaby, Perimeter Institute & University of Waterloo
- Jean-Luc Vay, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Stefan Wagner, University of Heidelberg
- Marco Ajello, Clemson University
- Antoine Bret, University of Castilla-La Mancha
- Avery Broderick, Perimeter Institute & University of Waterloo
- Philip Chang, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Frederico Fiuza, SLAC Stanford University
- Ruth Gregory, Durham University
- Daniel Guariento, Perimeter Institute
- Martin Haehnelt, University of Cambridge
- Jim Hinton, Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
- Ulrich Kolberg, Ruhr University
- Steffen Krakau, Ruhr University
- Astrid Lamberts, California Institute of Technology
- Matthew McQuinn, University of Washington
- Eileen Meyer, University of Maryland
- Houjun Mo, University of Massachusetts
- Christoph Pfrommer, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies
- Till Sawala, Durham University
- Reinhard Schlickeiser, University Bochum
- Mohamad Shalaby, Perimeter Institute & University of Waterloo
- Jean-Luc Vay, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Stefan Wagner, University of Heidelberg
Monday, March 14, 2016
Time |
Event |
Location |
8:30 – 9:00am |
Registration |
Reception |
9:00 – 9:05am |
Welcome and Opening Remarks |
Bob Room |
9:05 – 9:45am |
Christoph Pfrommer, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies |
Bob Room |
9:45 – 10:30am |
Antoine Bret, University of Castilla-La Mancha |
Bob Room |
10:30 – 11:00am |
Coffee Break |
Bistro – 1st Floor |
11:00 – 11:45am |
Jim Hinton, Max-Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics |
Bob Room |
11:45 – 12:30pm |
Matthew McQuinn, University of Washington |
Bob Room |
12:30 – 2:00pm |
Lunch |
Bistro – 2nd Floor |
2:00 – 2:45pm |
Hojun Mo, University of Massachusetts |
Bob Room |
2:45 – 3:30pm |
Phil Chang, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
Bob Room |
3:30 – 3:50pm |
Ulrich Kolberg, Ruhr University |
Bob Room |
3:50 – 4:20pm |
Coffee Break |
Bistro – 1st Floor |
4:20pm – 5:30pm |
Discussion 1: |
Bob Room |
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Time |
Event |
Location |
9:00 – 9:45am |
Martin Haehnelt, University of Cambridge |
Bob Room |
9:45 – 10:30am |
Reinhard Schlickeiser, University Bochum |
Bob Room |
10:30 – 11:00am |
Coffee Break |
Bistro – 1st Floor |
11:00 – 11:45am |
Eileen Meyer, University of Maryland |
Bob Room |
11:45 – 12:30pm |
Marco Ajello, Clemson University |
Bob Room |
12:30 – 2:00pm |
Lunch |
Bistro – 2nd Floor |
2:00 – 2:45pm |
Astrid Lamberts, California Institute of Technology |
Bob Room |
2:45 – 3:05pm |
Mohamad Shalaby, Perimeter Institute & University of Waterloo |
Bob Room |
3:05 – 3:25pm |
Steffen Krakau, Ruhr University |
Bob Room |
3:25 – 3:55pm |
Coffee Break |
Bistro – 1st Floor |
3:55 – 5:00pm |
Discussion 2: |
Bob Room |
5:30pm onwards |
Banquet |
Bistro – 2nd Floor |
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Time |
Event |
Location |
9:00 – 9:45am |
Stefan Wagner, University of Heidelberg |
Bob Room |
9:45 – 10:30am |
Till Sawala, Durham University |
Bob Room |
10:30 – 11:00am |
Coffee Break |
Bistro – 1st Floor |
11:00 – 11:45am |
Frederico Fiuza, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory |
Bob Room |
11:45 – 12:30pm |
Avery Broderick, Perimeter Institute & University of Waterloo |
Bob Room |
12:30 – 2:00pm |
Lunch |
Bistro – 2nd Floor |
2:00 – 3:30pm |
Colloquium |
Theater |
3:30 – 4:00pm |
Coffee Break |
Bistro – 1st Floor |
4:00 – 4:45pm |
Jean-Luc Vay, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
Bob Room |
4:45 – 5:30pm |
Discussion 3: |
Bob Room |
Marco Ajello, Clemson University
The Fermi view of the (hard) blazar population
Antoine Bret, University of Castilla-La Mancha
The basics and not-so-basic physics of beam plasmas
Avery Broderick, Perimeter Institute & University of Waterloo
Gamma-ray Halos
Philip Chang, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Nonlinear Plasma Instabilities
Frederico Fiuza, SLAC Stanford University
Experimental plasma physics
Martin Haehnelt, University of Cambridge and
Ewald Puchwein, University of Cambridge
The thermal state of the IGM
Jim Hinton, Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
The Basics of the Gamma-ray Sky: current observational status and future perspectives
Ulrich Kolberg, Ruhr University
Spontaneously emitted field fluctuations in the IGM and the generation of magnetic seed fields
Steffen Krakau, Ruhr University
Plasma effects on extra galactic ultra high energy cosmic ray hadron beams in cosmic voids
Astrid Lamberts, California Institute of Technology
Patchy Blazar Heating
Matthew McQuinn, University of Washington
The thermal state of the intergalactic medium and its effect on galaxy formation
Eileen Meyer, University of Maryland
Implications of TeV emission of quasars
Houjun Mo, University of Massachusetts
Models of Galaxy formation: Current constraints on the star formation history and feedback
Christoph Pfrommer, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies
30000 foot view of blazar heating
Till Sawala, Durham University
Local group simulations of galaxy formation with blazar heating
Reinhard Schlickeiser, University Bochum
Magnetic fields in the early universe and beam-plasma instabilities
Mohamad Shalaby, Perimeter Institute & University of Waterloo
Nonlinear beam plasma simulations
Jean-Luc Vay, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
recent advances in Particle-In-Cell simulations of relativistic plasmas
Stefan Wagner, University of Heidelberg
TeV emission from blazars: physical models meet observations
Discussion 3
recent advances in Particle-In-Cell simulations of relativistic plasmas
Colloquium
Gamma-ray Halos
Experimental plasma physics
Local group simulations of galaxy formation with blazar heating
TeV emission from blazars: physical models meet observations
Discussion 2
Plasma effects on extra galactic ultra high energy cosmic ray hadron beams in cosmic voids
Nonlinear beam plasma simulations
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Scientific Organizers:
- Avery Broderick, Perimeter Institute & University of Waterloo
- Philip Chang, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Astrid Lamberts, California Institute of Technology
- Christoph Pfrommer, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies
- Ewald Puchwein, University of Cambridge
- Mohamad Shalaby, Perimeter Institute & University of Waterloo