ESAC Seminars - 2012 Programme

Date Title Abstract  Speaker Affiliation Room

Thursday, 10:30h
  13 December 2012

 A multiwavelength view of the microquasar Cyg X-1: variability and state transitions on timescales from hours to years Print Abstract Victoria Grinberg Dr. Remeis Observatory & Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics (ECAP),Friedrich Alexander University, Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany B3

Tuesday, 10:30h
  4 December 2012

 Multiwavelength properties of gamma-ray loud binary systems Print Abstract Masha Chernyakova Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Ireland B3

Tuesday, 10:30h
  4 December 2012

 Unveiling the Super-Orbital Modulation of LS I +61 303 in X-Rays Print Abstract Jian Li Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences / Institut de Ciencies de l'Espai (IEEC-CSIC) B3

Thursday, 10:30h
 22 November 2012

 Star formation in nearby young clusters Print Abstract Catarina Alves de Oliveira ESAC, Madrid, Spain B3

Tuesday, 10:30h
 20 November 2012

 The Sunyaev Zel'dovich Effect: a Multimeter in Cosmology Print Abstract Marco De Petris Department of Physics, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy D1

Monday, 10:30h
  29 October 2012

 Holographic Imaging: Sharp Images for Everyone Print Abstract Rainer Schoedel Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía-CSIC, Granada, Spain D52

Monday, 14:30h
  12 November 2012

 An empirical view of the formation of stellar clusters Print Abstract João Alves Astronomy Department, University of Vienna, Austria D1

Monday, 10:30h
  29 October 2012

 Kepler's treasure chest of eclipsing binary stars Print Abstract Steven Bloemen KU Leuven, Belgium D52

Thursday, 10:30h
  9 October 2012

 Tools to characterize the spatial and density structure of molecular clouds Print Abstract Nicola Schneider LAB Bordeaux, France B3

Tuesday, 10:30h
  9 October 2012

 Uncovering low-mass multiplanetary systems in high-precision radial velocity surveys Print Abstract Damien Ségransan Observatoire de Geneve, Switzerland D52

Thursday, 10:30h
  4 October 2012

 The asteroids and the early Solar System: from 3-D shape modeling to planetary migration Print Abstract Benoit Carry ESAC, Madrid, Spain B3

Wednesday, 10:30h
  3 October 2012

 New Results on Massive Outflows in Black Hole X-ray Binaries Print Abstract Joey Neilsen MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, MA, USA B3

Thursday, 10:30h
  27 September 2012

 Orion revisited: a massive cluster in front of the ONC Print Abstract Hervé Bouy Centro de Astrobiología, Madrid, Spain D1/D2

Wednesday, 10:30h
  12 September 2012

 Self-calibration in Astronomy. A general principle as applied to Gaia Print Abstract Lennart Lindegren Lund Observatory, Sweden B3

Thursday, 10:30h
  23 August 2012

 Early Science with Gaia: Characterisation of Extrasolar Planets" Print Abstract Eduard Bopp University of Heidelberg, Germany B3

Monday, 11:00h
30 July 2012

 The OSIRIS-REx mission - an overview Print Abstract Edward Beshore Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, USA B5

Thursday, 10:30h
19 July 2012

 Mass and star formation rate evolution of infrared galaxies in the COSMOS field Print Abstract Helena Dominguez Bologna Observatory, Italy B3

Wednesday, 14:30h
18 July 2012

 Cosmology with the Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect in the Herschel and Planck Print Abstract Sergio Colafrancesco University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa B3

Thursday, 10:30h
28 June 2012

 Cyclotron line in accreting binaries: present and future prospectives Print Abstract Carlo Ferrigno Integral Science Data Centre, Geneva, Switzerland B3

Thursday, 10:30h
21 June 2012

 Exoplanets and their host stars - the X-ray view Print Abstract Katjia Poppenhaeger Hamburg Observatory, Germany A24

Wednesday, 11:30h
20 June 2012

 Characterizing the astrometric errors in the Gaia Catalogue Print Abstract Berry Holl Lund Observatory, Sweden B3

Tuesday, 10:30h
5 June 2012

 Testing the Kerr-nature of astrophysical black hole candidates Print Abstract Cosimo Bambi Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Fakultät für Physik, Theoretische Physik, München, Germany B3

Thursday, 10:30h
31 May 2012

 The compositional mass distribution of asteroids Print Abstract Francesca DeMeo EAPS, Massachussets Institute of Technology, USA B5

Friday, 10:30h
25 May 2012

 Organized magnetic fields around black holes Print Abstract Vladimir Karas Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Praha, Czech Republic B3

Thursday, 10:30h
24 May 2012

 Spectrophotometry in Planetary Exploration: Implications for regolith studies Print Abstract Patrick Pinet Université de Toulouse, France B3

Thursday, 14:30h
17 May 2012

 Fermi-LAT and Suzaku Observations of the Radio Galaxy Centaurus B Print Abstract Yasuyuki Tanaka Hiroshima Astrophysical Science Center, Hiroshima University, Japan B3

Thursday, 10:30h
26 April 2012

 Reconstruction of Asteroid Shapes from their Lightcurves Print Abstract Josef Durech Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic LAEFF Library

Wednesday, 10:30h
25 April 2012

 High ionization species in the nearby Interstellar Medium from an exhaustive analysis of the IUE INES database: the case of Ap-Bp stars Print Abstract Rubens Freire-Ferrero Strasbourg Astronomical Observatory, France B3

Thursday, 11:00h
19 April 2012

 Magnetic activity and accretion in low-mass stars and brown dwarfs Print Abstract Beate Stelzer Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo, Italy

LAEFF Library

Tuesday, 10:30h
17 April 2012

 Evolution of disks around low mass stars and brown dwarfs in the context of the Lambda Orionis Star Forming Region Print Abstract Amelia Bayo European Southern Observatory, Santiago, Chile

B3

Thursday, 10:30h
12 April 2012

 The cloudy veil of Venus Print Abstract Colin Wilson Oxford University, UK

B3

Wednesday, 12:00h
28 March 2012

 Hydrogen on Venus, microdiamonds on Earth and Valhalla on Callisto: Signposts of ******s in the Solar System Print Abstract Jose Caballero Centro de Astrobiologia (CAB), Madrid, Spain

LAEFF Library

Thursday, 10:30h
8 March 2012

 New insights on the thermal properties of asteroids using infrared interferometry Print Abstract Alexis Matter Max-Planck Institute for Radioastronomy, Bonn, Germany B3

Friday, 10:30h
2 March 2012

 Studying the stellar wind structure of Vela X-1 using XMM-Newton Print Abstract Silvia Martínez Núñez Universidad de Alicante, Spain B3

Monday, 10:30h
27 February 2012

 Galactic parameters and Galactic history Print Abstract Ralph Schoenrich Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, USA B3

Thursday, 10:30h
23 February 2012

 The IMCCE Virtual Observatory Solar System Portal Print Abstract Jerome Berthier IMCCE, Paris Observatory, France LAEFF Library

Thursday, 10:30h
16 February 2012

 In and around the rich association Cygnus OB2 Print Abstract Fernando Comeron European Space Observatory, Garching, Germany B5

Wednesday, 11:45h
15 February 2012

 From brown dwarf companions to planetary companions of brown dwarfs: Results from high-precision astrometry observations Print Abstract Johannes Sahlmann Observatoire de Geneve, Switzerland LAEFF Library

Friday, 14:30h
10 February 2012

 The Herschel Lensing Survey (HLS) Print Abstract Eiichi Egami University of Arizona, USA B3

Thursday, 10:30h
12 January 2012

 On the black hole mass and soft X-ray lag relation in radio quiet AGN Print Abstract Barbara De Marco University of Bologna, INAF/IASF, Italy B3