GRB Conference
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Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics GRB Conference |
| The Second Harvard-Smithsonian Conference on Theoretical Astrophysics:
"Gamma-Ray Bursts: The Brightest Explosions in the Universe" Sponsored by Raymond and Beverly Sackler Dates: Monday, May 20 through Thursday, May 23, 2002 Place: Harvard University, Gutman Library, 6 Appian Way, Cambridge, MA |
(9:00 - 9:15) Irwin Shapiro, Josh Grindlay: opening remarks |
| Session 1: OBSERVATIONS Session chair: Josh Grindlay |
(9:15-10:30AM) Chryssa Kouveliotou: review of gamma-ray observations Luigi Piro: X-ray afterglows |
| coffee break (10:30-11AM)
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| (11AM-12:40PM)
John Heise: X-ray flashes Hye-Sook Park: optical flashes George Ricker: HETE II Neil Gehrels: SWIFT |
| lunch break (12:40-2PM)
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(2-3:30PM) Josh Bloom: optical/IR afterglows Dale Frail: radio afterglows |
| coffee break (3:30-4PM) |
| (4:00-5:45PM)
Jeremy Goodman: radio scintillations Fiona Harrison: GRB observations in the future Trevor Weekes: GeV-TeV emission from GRBs |
Session 2: CENTRAL ENGINE Session chair: Ramesh Narayan |
(9-10:30AM) Martin Rees: GRB central engine: open problems Peter Hoeflich: overview of supernova theory |
| coffee break (10:30-11AM)
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| (11AM-12:30PM)
Stan Woosley: collapsars Roger Chevalier: SN - GRB connection |
| lunch break (12:30-2PM)
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(2-3:45PM) Tsvi Piran: GRB light curves and GRBs inner engines Vicky Kalogera: GRBs and gravitational waves |
| coffee break (3:15-3:45PM) |
| (3:45-5:30PM)
Maurice van Putten: GRBs from rotating black holes Rosalba Perna: GRB remnants Brad Schaefer: GRBs as distance indicators |
Session 3: AFTERGLOW MODELS Session chair: John Raymond |
(9-10:45AM) Re'em Sari: overview of afterglow theory James Rhoads: jets and their observational consequences Jonathan Granot: GRB jets and orphan afterglows |
| coffee break (10:45-11:15AM)
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| (11:15AM-12:30PM)
Pawan Kumar: parameter estimation and GRB energetics Dipankar Bhattacharya: non-standard afterglows |
| lunch break (12:30-2PM)
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(2-3:30PM) Laura Maraschi: blazars and GRBs John Kirk: shock acceleration |
| coffee break (3:30-4PM)
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| (4-5:15PM)
Mikhail Medvedev: collisionless shocks Peter Meszaros: X-ray lines |
| (7:00pm) Banquet Dinner at the Sheraton Commander Hotel (8:30pm) After-dinner talk by Bob Kirshner |
Session 4: GRBS AND COSMOLOGY Session chair: Shri Kulkarni |
(9-10:30AM) Avi Loeb: cosmological studies with GRBs George Djorgovski: GRB hosts and star formation |
| coffee break (10:30-11AM) |
(11-12:45PM) Bruce Draine: dust and ISM within host galaxies Kris Stanek: microlensing and short timescale variability Eli Waxman: high energy particles and photons from GRBs |
| lunch break (12:45-2PM)
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(2-3:30PM) Kevin Hurley: soft gamma repeaters Vicky Kaspi: anomalous X-ray pulsars Bryan Gaensler: SGRs, AXPs and supernova remnants |
| coffee break (3:30-4PM)
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| (4-5:45PM)
Feryal Ozel: thermal emission from magnetars Jeremy Heyl: QED effects in strong magnetic fields |
Roger Blandford: conference summary and closing remarks |