ESAC Seminars - 2013 Programme

Date Title Abstract  Speaker Affiliation Room

Wednesday, 10:30h
18 December 2013

 Is multiplicity universal? Intriguing results in young nearby stars / VOSA (Virtual Observatory SED Analyzer): New capabilities Print Abstract Paul Elliott / Amelia Bayo European Southern Observatory, Chile / MPIA, Heidelberg, Germany D1

Thursday, 10:30h
12 December 2013

 Swinging between accretion and rotation power in binary millisecond pulsars Print Abstract Alessandro Papitto Instituto de Ciencias del Espacio, Barcelona, Spain B3

Tuesday, 10:30h
  3 December 2013

 The MIRO investigation on the Rosetta Orbiter Print Abstract Sam Gulkis JPL - California Institute of Technology, US B3

Thursday, 10:30h
  28 November 2013

 The Polarimetric and Helioseismic Imager for Solar Orbiter Print Abstract Jose Carlos del Toro Iniesta IAA-CSIC, Granada, Spain B3

Thursday, 10:30h
14 November 2013

 Modelling energy-dependent pulse profiles of magnetized, accreting neutron stars - The effect of cyclotron resonant scattering in strong magnetic fields Print Abstract Gabriele Schönherr Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam, Germany B3

Wednesday, 10:30h 6 November 2013

 Poincaré, Heisenberg, Gödel. Some limits of scientific knowledge Print Abstract Fernando Sols Lucia Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain B3

Wednesday, 10:30h 30 October 2013

 End? No, the Higgs boson journey doesn't end here Print Abstract Juan Jose Sanz Cillero Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain D1

Thursday, 10:30h
  24 October 2013

 ESA/Herschel observations of asteroids: how to convert a flying rock into a dirty snowball Print Abstract Benoit Carry IMCCE, Paris Observatory, France B3

Thursday, 10:30h
  10 October 2013

 Observations of suprathermal neutral atom fluxes with SOHO/CELIAS and the thickness of the heliosheath Print Abstract Martin Hilchenbach Max-Planck-Institute for Solar System Research, Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany B3

Tuesday, 10:30h
  1 October 2013

 Digging into stellar signals to find exoplanets: Study Case of Alpha Cen Bb Print Abstract Xavier Dumusque Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, US B3

Thursday, 10:30h
  26 September 2013

 The puzzling observables of accreting neutron stars Print Abstract Matthias Kühnel Dr. Reimis-Sternwarte Bamberg, Germany B3

Tuesday, 10:30h
  17 September 2013

 Is there a planetary influence on solar activity? Print Abstract Antonio Ferriz Mas Universidad de Vigo, Spain / IAA-CSIC, Granada, Spain B3

Thursday, 10:30h
  18 July 2013

 Scale-integrated spectral characterisation of mineralogical analogues to Mars at Rio Tinto Print Abstract Damhnait Gleeson Centro de Astrobiologia, INTA-CSIC, Madrid, Spain B3

Thursday, 10:30h
  11 July 2013

 Identification of near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) in astronomical archives. A citizen-science project of the Spanish Virtual Observatory Print Abstract Enrique Solano Centro de Astrobiologia, INTA-CSIC, Madrid, Spain B3

Thursday, 10:30h
  4 July 2013

 Radio and X-ray emission in AGN Print Abstract Francesca Panessa IAPS, Rome, Italy B3

Thursday, 10:30h
  4 July 2013

 Multi-wavelength variability: Accretion and ejection at the fastest timescales Print Abstract Piergiorgio Casella INAF, Osservatorio di Monteporzio, Italy B3

Thursday, 10:30h
  30 May 2013

 Modeling Large-Scale Magnetic Fields in the Milky Way Print Abstract Tess Jaffe IRAP, Toulouse, France B3

Thursday, 10:30h
  23 May 2013

 The Thirty Meter Telescope Print Abstract Matthias Schoeck Thirty Meter Telescope, Pasadena, US B5

Tuesday, 10:30h
  21 May 2013

 X-ray spectral analysis of the double pulsar PSR J0737-3039 using XMM-Newton data Print Abstract Elise Egron Observatory of Cagliari, Italy B3

Friday, 10:30h
  17 May 2013

 Satellite Navigation: the on-going revolution Print Abstract Javier Ventura-Traveset ESAC/ESA, Madrid, Spain B3

Thursday, 10:30h
  9 May 2013

 Liquid water in Enceladus? - Csssini investigates Saturn's spectacular moon Print Abstract Frank Postberg University of Stuttgart, Germany D1

Thursday, 10:30h
  25 April 2013

 Science from Venus night side: Nightglow & lightning Print Abstract Antonio García Muñoz ESA/ESTEC, The Netherlands B3

Thursday, 10:30h
  11 April 2013

 ESA Space Surveillance and Tracking - problems, solutions and current activities Print Abstract Emmet Fletcher ESA/ESAC, Madrid, Spain B5

Thursday, 14:30h
  21 March 2013

 The Process of Parallelizing the Conjunction Prediction Algorithm of ESA's SSA Conjunction Prediction Service using GPGPU Print Abstract Marius Fehr ESA/ESAC, Madrid, Spain B3

Tuesday, 10:30h
  12 March 2013

 Structure of the X-ray emitting region in accreting pulsars Print Abstract Dmitry Klochkov University of Tübingen, Germany B3

Thursday, 10:30h
  28 February 2013

 Cratering on asteroids Print Abstract Sebastien Besse Research Fellow ESA/ESTEC, The Netherlands B3

Thursday, 10:30h
  21 February 2013

 Haumea, a Santa Claus beyond Neptune Print Abstract Benoit Carry Institut de Mecanique Celeste et de Calcul des Ephemerides (IMCCE), Paris, France B3

Friday, 10:30h
  24 January 2013

 The evolution of the Galaxy Stellar Mass Function: towards the high-mass end at high redshifts Print Abstract Helena Dominguez Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain B3

Friday, 10:30h
  18 January 2013

 Digital Science: Reproducibility and Visibility in Astronomy Print Abstract Jose Enrique Ruiz Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia, Granada, Spain B3

Thursday, 10:30h
  10 January 2013

 Disentangling the nature of transition disks Print Abstract Hector Canovas Universidad de Valparaiso, Chile B3