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CMB postdocs: APC Paris 2yr; Copenhagen 2+1yr
by Boud Roukema 12 Jun '06

12 Jun '06

Witam cosmo-pl, Chyba między nami nie wiemy wiele kandydaci, ale kto wie... Zobacz na dolu: 4) postdoc @APC 2yr CMB Analysis -> kontakt jest Radek Stompor :) 5) postdoc @Copenhagen CMB 2+1yr pozdr boud > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 23:26:01 +0200 (CEST) > From: Programme National de Cosmologie <pnc at iap.fr> > To: Programme National de Cosmologie <pnc at iap.fr> > Subject: Diffusion PNC > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > PNC PNC PNC http://www.iap.fr/pnc/ PNC PNC PNC PNC > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > message # 273 9 juin 2006 > > > 1) Atelier PNG , 26 juin 2006 de 9h a 18h Paris-Jussieu > " L'évolution des galaxies ? l'?re des grands relevés" > 2) Workshop sur l'inflation , 03-13 juillet 2006 , IAP Paris > 3) CRAL-Conference Series I , 10-14 July 2006 , Lyon - FRANCE > CHEMODYNAMICS: from first stars to local galaxies > 4) Post-doctoral position in CMB data analysis - APC, Paris, France > 5) Post Doctoral position in CMB science, DNSC , Copenhagen, Denmark > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > PNC PNC PNC http://www.iap.fr/pnc/ PNC PNC PNC PNC > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 1) Atelier PNG , 26 juin 2006 de 9h a 18h Paris-Jussieu > "L'évolution des galaxies ? l'?re des grands relevés" > > Cet atelier sera centré sur les problématiques actuelles concernant > l'évolution des galaxies sur une echelle de temps cosmologique. L'idée > est de passer en revue, lors de cette journée, différentes questions > "clé" qui peuvent etre testées actuellement par l'analyse des grands > relevés extragalactiques de l'univers proche et lointain ; en relation > bien sur avec les derniers développements concernant les simulations > numériques de la formation et de l'évolution des galaxies, ainsi que > les mod?les de synth?se de populations stellaires. > > Le programme préliminaire est accessible ? cette URL: > > http://www.ast.obs-mip.fr/users/contini/SF2A/SF2A_PNG_06/prog-PNG_2006.html > > Il comprend les exposés de revue suivants: > > * Models of galaxy formation and evolution : Julien Devriendt (CRAL - Lyon) > > * The local universe as seen by the SDSS : Jarle Brinchmann > (Université de Porto - Portugal/LA2T - Toulouse) > > * Dynamics of galaxies up to z~1 : François Hammer (GEPI - Paris) > > * Large spectroscopic surveys : Thierry Contini (LA2T - Toulouse) > > * Large infrared surveys : Jean-Loup Puget (IAS - Paris) > > * Physical properties of galaxies derived from SED fitting : > Stéphane Arnouts (LAM - Marseille) > > * The next generation of large surveys : Olivier Le F?vre (LAM - Marseille) > > Nous invitons les participants intéressés a venir presenter leurs travaux > sous forme de contributions orales et de posters. Les demandes de presentation > doivent etre envoyees avant le 10 juin sur le site des Journees de la SF2A: > > --> http://aramis.obspm.fr/~sf2a/2006 > > Notez que les resumes seront references dans ADS. Ils doivent etre ecrits en > anglais. Il est aussi recommande de présenter des transparents en anglais > meme pourles presentations en francais, pour faciliter l'acces aux > non-francophones. > > Pour plus de renseignements, contacter: > Thierry Contini - contini at ast.obs-mip.fr ou > Guilaine Lagache - guilaine.lagache at ias.u-psud.fr > > Le PNG soutiendra les missions des membres du PNG pour se rendre a la > SF2A s'ils participent a la journee PNG, jusqu'a un montant maximal de 400E > (dont 50E pour les frais d'inscription). Comme l'an dernier les missions > seront remboursees globalement, directement par l'INSU sur le budget 2006 > des laboratoires. Il est donc demande a tous les participants PNG > d'envoyer une copie de leur feuille de remboursement apres la mission, > indiquant le detail du remboursement payé par le laboratoire. Ces documents > devront parvenir a Annie Robin (Besancon) des que le remboursement est > effectué. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > PNC PNC PNC http://www.iap.fr/pnc/ PNC PNC PNC PNC > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 2) Workshop sur l'inflation , 03-13 juillet 2006 , IAP Paris > > un workshop sur l'inflation suivra le colloque de l'IAP "Inflation+25" > (http://www.iap.fr/col2006/). Il se tiendra du 03/07/2006 au 13/07/2006 > ? l'IAP. A cette occasion, nous organisons deux ? trois séminaires de > 45 mn par jour sur ce th?me. Si vous souhaitez participer en tant qu'orateur, > veuillez nous contacter le plus vite possible (col2006 at iap.fr) car il reste > un nombre tres limite de places. > > Cordialement > Jerome Martin pour le LOC > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > PNC PNC PNC http://www.iap.fr/pnc/ PNC PNC PNC PNC > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 3) CRAL-Conference Series I , 10-14 July 2006 , Lyon - FRANCE > CHEMODYNAMICS: from first stars to local galaxies > > Final ANNOUNCEMENT > The deadline for abstract submission is May 31 > The deadline for registration is June 9 > > > Dear colleague, > > we are pleased to announce the first > international conference in the CRAL Conference Series, > titled "Chemodynamics: from first stars to local galaxies" > to be held July 10-14 2006 in the beautiful city of Lyon, France. > > There will be five large sessions: > * First stars and early metal production > * Galaxy winds and inter galactic medium enrichment at intermediate > redshifts > * The intra cluster medium as a laboratory for galaxy chemodynamics > * Self-regulation processes in the interstellar medium of local and not > so local galaxies > * Detailed stellar feedback processes in the Milky Way > > Reviewers and invited speakers for these 5 sessions will include : > > * Andrea Ferrara, Vanessa Hill, Raffaella Schneider, Raphael Hirschi > * Anthony Aguirre, Dawn Erb, Philip Richter > * Sabine Schindler, Stefano Borgani, Brad Gibson > * Greg Bryan, Adrianne Slyz, Françoise Combes, Fabian Walter > * Nikos Prantzos, Kim Venn, Keiichi Wada, Julien Devriendt, Hervé Wozniak > * and Colin Norman for the summary talk. > > Registrations are opened, and we *encourage* you to apply *early*. > See our web site for information and registration: > http://cralconf.univ-lyon1.fr > > Looking forward to seeing you in Lyon! > > The Local Organizing Committee > ==================== > Scientific Rationale: > ==================== > Chemodynamical evolutionary models were invented to provide a global > dynamical description of the interplay between the major physical > components of galaxies: in a gravitational potential essentially dominated > by dark matter, stars structure the multi-phase ISM through radiation, > winds and supernovae and enrich it in heavy elements. From a cosmological > perspective, these models should begin with the formation of the first > structures. Heavy elements formed by the very first generation of stars > pollute the early IGM, thus allowing for more efficient radiative cooling > during the formation of the next astrophysical objects: galaxies are born. > > Chemodynamical models yield quantitative predictions for the observable > consequences of the violent physical mechanisms that occur within galaxies. > Perhaps the most remarkable one is that the ISM self-regulates which implies > that the star formation rate in galaxies is ultimately controlled by feedback > processes. In other words, they argue that observations over a wide range of > wave-lengths should be linked: X-ray emission of the relatively low density > supernova heated gas that permeates the entire ISM, impacts on the far > infrared cooling emission lines present in the densest molecular cores. > > Forthcoming instruments such as MUSE, JWST, ALMA and SKA will shed light on > the high redshift Universe population of proto-galaxies whereas XMM, > Chandra, GALEX and Spitzer are now probing galaxies panchromatically at > lower redshifts. On the other hand, current computational power allows > us to numerically explore the > first ages of structure formation. It also makes it possible to follow in > greater detail the chemodynamics of individual objects. As a consequence, we > now feel that we lie at a crossroad between two epochs, and the time > has come to review where chemodynamical models stand. > > Scientific Organising Committee > =============================== > Greg Bryan > Françoise Combes > Andrea Ferrara > Bruno Guiderdoni > Gerhard Hensler > Max Pettini > Eline Tolstoy (chair) > Keiichi Wada > > Local Organising Committee > ========================== > Nicolas Champavert, Hél?ne Courtois, Julien Devriendt, Eric Emsellem(chair), > Jean-François Gonzalez, Gérard Massacrier, Jimmy Paillet, Hervé Wozniak > > Practical Issues > ================ > We encourage you to register as soon as possible as we will limit the total > number of participants : > ** the deadline for submitting an abstract is May 31 > ** the deadline for registering is June 9. > > We also encourage you to reserve your hotel a.s.a.p. > since July is certainly a busy time in Lyon > (and a nice period for sight-seeing). > > Fees are 250 euros (including the conference dinner, and proceedings), and > 300 euros for late payment (after June 9). > The fees can be paid BEFORE June 9, via bank wiring > (a procedure to pay via Credit Card will soon be implemented): > see the registration section on the web site for details. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > PNC PNC PNC http://www.iap.fr/pnc/ PNC PNC PNC PNC > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 4) Post-doctoral position in CMB data analysis - APC, Paris, France > > We are seeking a post-doctoral researcher to work in the area of data > analysis of next generation Cosmic Microwave Background polarization > data sets. > The post-holder is expected to share his/her time between a development > of general, experiment-non-specific methods and software tools, and > preparations for, and data analysis of, actual experimental data > sets. These will include the data sets produced by the balloon-borne > experiment, EBEx and the ground-based observation, PolarBear. The > possibility will also exist for the selected applicant to get involved > in other projects currently undertaken by the members of the CMB group > at APC, including work on Planck-HFI. > The successful candidate should have a PhD in astronomy or physics, > thorough knowledge of modern, physical cosmology, background in statistical > methods, and experience in computer programing. S/he will be associated with > the ADAMIS (http://www.apc.univ-paris7.fr/APC_CS/Recherche/Adamis/) group at > APC and is expected to be primarily working with dr. R. Stompor and others > members of this group. However, interactions with a broader scientific > community within APC and Paris will be also encouraged. > APC (http://www.apc.univ-paris7.fr) is a new, dynamic institute associated > with the Universite Paris-7 and soon to be located on a new campus of the > University within the city limits of Paris. The members of APC are > involved in a number of national and international projects, and play a > significant role in many of them. > The institute provides a friendly and lively place to work and a > scientifically exciting and stimulating environment to conduct research > in. > The post is for two years with a starting date preferably on or around > October, 01, 2006. The salary is around 2,200 Euros. A benefit package and > support for travel and other research expenses will be also provided. > The application deadline is on May, 31, but late applications will be > considered until the post is filled. Applications (preferably in electronic > form) and all > other correspondence should be sent to: > R. Stompor > 11, place M. Berthelot > 75231 Paris, Cedex 5 > France E-mail: radek at apc.univ-paris7.fr > In addition applicants should arrange for two letters of reference to be > sent directly to the above address. > Requests for any additional information as well as informal inquiries can > be made to: > radek at apc.univ-paris7.fr7 > The Laboratory is an Equal Opportunity Employer. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > PNC PNC PNC http://www.iap.fr/pnc/ PNC PNC PNC PNC > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 5) Post Doctoral position in CMB science, DNSC, Copenhagen, Denmark > > The Danish National Space Center (DNSC) and the Niels Bohr Institute (NBI) > announce a joint postdoctoral position in Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) > research. Applicants must document a solid theoretical background in > cosmology, astrophysics or physics and well-developed computer skills. > The successful applicant is expected to participate in the scientific > preparation for and exploitation of the upcoming ESA Planck Surveyor Mission > aimed at measuring the anisotropy and polarization of the CMB, a mission in > which DNSC and NBI are participating. The main task of the postdoctoral > fellow will be to conduct and publish research in CMB-related science and to > participate in the development of methods for extraction of CMB signals from > the Planck data. The fellow is expected to work closely with people at > the DNSC (www.spacecenter.dk) and at the NBI (www.nbi.ku.dk). > Interaction with researchers at the new Dark Cosmology Center > (www.dark-cosmology.dk) is also foreseen. > > The postdoctoral fellowship is for 2 years with the possibility for > a 3-year extension. > A Ph.D. degree and relevant research experience are required. > > Terms of appointment and salary are set by agreement between the Ministry > of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional > Associations of Academics in the State). > > The applications must be in English and must include: > - Research Plan > - Curriculum Vitae > - A complete list of publications indicating a maximum of 5 papers of > particular interest > - 3 copies of each of the selected papers. In case of publications with more > than one author, a statement regarding the applicant's contribution shall > be provided > - Documentation for teaching experience and other qualifications > > The applications will be evaluated by an assessment committee. Applicants > may be summoned for an interview. Any potential applicant is invited to > apply irrespective of age, sex, race religion or ethnic background. Further > inquiries about research plans, facilities and staffs should be directed to > the Principal Investigator of the Planck Reflectors Hans Ulrik > N?rgaard- Nielsen, DNSC (hunn at spacecenter.dk). > The application (original plus 3 copies, all with enclosures and selected > papers) must be send to Director Eigil Friis- Christensen, DNSC, Juliane > Maries Vej 30, DK- 2100 Copenhagen , Denmark. > The deadline for application is August 1 2006 at noon. Material received > after this time will not be considered. > Applications submitted by email will not be accepted. > > >

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COSMO-PL SPRING MEETING 2006: FINAL REMINDER
by Boud Roukema 18 May '06

18 May '06

COSMO-PL SPRING MEETING 2006: FINAL REMINDER Hi everyone, This is the final announcement for the COSMO-PL SPRING MEETING 2006, Fri-Sat 19-20 May 2006 at the Toruń Centre for Astronomy, UMK. The Friday session will be held in the Radio Astronomy building in Piwnice, the Saturday session will be held in the Physics Institute. Atto-cosmology models (10^{-18}h^{-1}Gpc) predict 30% chance of rain in Toruń during the meeting. Details of how to get here and the program are below. Modification of the program to include people who have not yet confirmed their attendance is still possible. We hope to have internet access available during the meeting - bring your laptops! WHERE Friday 19 May @Piwnice: Katedra Radio Astronomii, Centrum Astronomii * PKS-Connex bus from "dworzec PKS" (Toruń centre) at 08.30g * http://www.astro.uni.torun.pl * return in evening 18.03 from Piwnice to Toruń Saturday 20 @Instytut Fizyki * sala XX, Instytut Fizyki, Grudziądzka 5 http://www.phys.uni.torun.pl * bus 22 or 27 from northside of the Toruń Główny train station takes about 3 minutes to town centre. * full path from station to Institute: http://www.fizyka.umk.pl/phys/DOJAZD/dojazd-w.html PROGRAM Friday 19 May 09:00-17:00 09:00 online cosmocoffee workshop moderator: Boud Roukema - http://www.cosmocoffee.info 11:00 real coffee/tea 11:30 A Big-Rip (phantom) scenario and an exotic future of the Universe Mariusz Dąbrowski (U Szczecin) 12:30 lunch 14:00 Strong lensing systems as a probe of dark energy in the Universe Marek Biesiada (U Śląski) 15:00 real coffee/tea 15:30 WMAP and cosmic topology Boud Roukema (UMK Toruń) Saturday 20 May 09:00-17:00 09:00 (title tbd) Roman Juszkiewicz (CAMK) 10:30 coffee 11:00 Claims of dark matter detection: DAMA/NaI and INTEGRAL Agnieszka Szaniewska (UMK Toruń) 12:30 lunch 14:00 DE - Chaplygin gas, vacuum decaying cosm constant, Cardassian models Włodek Godłowski (OA-UJagelloński) 15:00 coffee 15:30 AGN recycling - birth and death Andrzej Marecki (UMK Toruń) Looking forward to seeing you on Friday, Local Organising Committee http://cosmo.torun.pl/Cosmo/CosmoPlMeeting2006 http://cosmo.torun.pl/Cosmo/CosmoPlMeeting2006Program

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Reminder: COSMO-PL SPRING MEETING 2006
by Boud Roukema 09 May '06

09 May '06

Cześć wszystkim, Wygląda na to, że będzie ok. 10 plus/minus sqrt(10) kosmologów na spotkaniu: piątek-sobota 19-20 maja w Toruniu :), plus ewentualnie studenci i astronomowie toruńscy, co byłoby dobre by można było przeprowadzić szerszą dyskusję. Planujemy piątek w Piwnicach (budynek radioastronomii) + sobota w Instytucie Fizyki prawie w centrum miasta. Wyślemy więcej szczegółów jeszcze przed datą spotkania. PROGRAM aktualny: http://cosmo.torun.pl/Cosmo/CosmoPlMeeting2006Program - Dodaj twój tytuł/abstrakt na twiki albo wyślij do listy organizacyjnej cosmo-spotka malpa cosmo.torun.pl NOCLEG: http://cosmo.torun.pl/Cosmo/CosmoPlMeeting2006Nocleg - Jeszcze (4 maja) jest dostępnych 16 pokoi (ok. 50% pokoi) za 90-120 zł/noc w Hotelu Akademickim w czasie spotkania; ceny już są trochę wyższe niż miesiąc temu. pozdrawiam serdecznie Local Organising Committee http://cosmo.torun.pl/Cosmo/CosmoPlMeeting2006

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Kiev, Ukraine: May 24-26, 2006: Relativity/Gravity/Cosmo Conference
by Boud Roukema 07 Apr '06

07 Apr '06

witam cosmo-pl Just a few days after our cosmo-pl meeting http://cosmo.torun.pl/Cosmo/CosmoPlMeeting2006 Fri-Sat 19-20 May, there will be a meeting in Kiev: Annual International Conference "Relativistic Astrophysics, Gravitation and Cosmology" Wed-Fri May 24-26, 2006 Kyiv, Ukraine http://www.observ.univ.kiev.ua/grav2006/index.html pozdr boud

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Cosmo-pl Spring Meeting 2006 (announcement)
by Boud Roukema 07 Apr '06

07 Apr '06

COSMO-PL SPRING MEETING 2006 http://cosmo.torun.pl/Cosmo/CosmoPlMeeting2006 (in English below) _Serdecznie zapraszamy kolegów w/lub blisko Polski zainteresowanych badaniami kosmologicznymi na małe spotkanie w Centrum Astronomii UMK, w piątek i sobotę 19-20 maja br. Głownym celem spotkania jest, aby rozmaite grupy kosmologów w Polsce poznały się wzajemnie, wiedziały czym zajmują się inni i ewentualnie podjęły współpracę. Kolegów z innych krajów oraz tych, którzy zajmują się fizyką cząstek, serdecznie witamy. Jeśli będą obecne osoby nie mówiące po polsku, zalecanym na spotkaniu będzie język angielski._ _Potwierdzone są wykłady m.in.: Marka Biesiady (U Śląsk), Mariusza Dąbrowskiego (U Szczecin), Włodka Godłowskiego (OA-UJagelloński), Andrzeja Mareckiego (UMK Toruń), Bouda Roukemy (UMK Toruń), Agnieszki Szaniewskiej (UMK Toruń)_ _Proszę wysyłać ogłoszenie dalej do osób, które mogłyby byc zainteresowane uczestnictwem w spotkaniu._ (en) We warmly invite people in or near Poland interested in cosmology research to a small meeting organised at the Toruń Centre for Astronomy, UMK, Friday-Saturday 19-20 May 2006. The main aim is for people in the Polish cosmology community to become more familiar with each other's research. International colleagues and particle physicists are welcome to participate. If non-Polish speaking colleagues are present, then the use of English will be recommended. Confirmed speakers include: Marek Biesiada (Univ Silesia), Mariusz Dąbrowski (Univ Szczecin), Włodek Godłowski (OA-Jagellonian University, Krakow), Andrzej Marecki (UMK Torun), Boud Roukema (UMK Torun), Agnieszka Szaniewska (UMK Torun) Please redistribute this announcement as appropriate. Pozdrawiam serdecznie Local Organising Committee cosmo-spotka at cosmo torun pl (publicly archived mailing list) http://cosmo.torun.pl/Cosmo/CosmoPlMeeting2006 ---++ PROGRAMME See: http://cosmo.torun.pl/Cosmo/CosmoPlMeeting2006Program ---++ REGISTRATION We request all participants to register by Friday 5 May 2006. There is *no* registration cost. ---+++ Registration Step 1: Give us your basic information You may use *either* email *or* twiki. This applies to both speakers and other participants, except that non-speaking participants may omit title and abstract. ---++++ Either (1) email Send an email to *cosmo-spotka at cosmo.torun.pl* with name, institution, title, abstract. (This is a publicly archived mailing list.) ---++++ or (2) twiki Go to http://cosmo.torun.pl/Cosmo/CosmoPlMeeting2006Program, register as a twiki user, and add name, institution, title, abstract to the program. Non-speakers should add their information to the "other participants" section. ---+++ Registration Step 2: Subscribe to the announcement mailing list Go to http://cosmo.torun.pl/mailman/listinfo/cosmo-pl, choose a language, and follow the instructions to *subscribe yourself* to the cosmo-pl mailing list. Announcements concerning the meeting will be sent to this list. Following the conference you may unsubscribe yourself from the list or remain subscribed as you wish. ---++ ACCOMMODATION Many rooms are available at the University Hotel at 20-30 euro/night if you book early as a "university guest". See http://cosmo.torun.pl/Cosmo/CosmoPlMeeting2006Nocleg for more information, including information on other hotels in Toruń. ---++ SCIENTIFIC ORGANISING COMMITTEE M. Biesiada, M. Dąbrowski, W. Godłowski, A. Marecki, B. Roukema, A. Szaniewska have participated so far in scientific organising. You are welcome to help organise by subscribing to and emailing on http://cosmo.torun.pl/mailman/listinfo/cosmo-spotka or by editing the twiki. Note the difference between the two lists: *cosmo-spotka* is for organising (lots of discussion), *cosmo-pl* is a *low-volume* list for brief announcements.

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Warsaw GR 90th anniversary meeting 12-13 May
by Boud Roukema 05 Apr '06

05 Apr '06

hi cosmo-pl 90th anniversary of GR 12-13 May 2006 Warsaw http://www.fuw.edu.pl/~mkorz/90thAnniversary/ (Thanks to Mariusz Dabrowski for this info.) pozdr boud

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ToK - cosmo-particle lectures 28-29.03, 4-5.04, 29.04-03.05 @Warsaw
by Boud Roukema 21 Mar '06

21 Mar '06

witam cosmo-pl According to a printout kindly provided by Mariusz Dąbrowski, there will be some cosmology + particle physics talks in the coming weeks/month in Warsaw, using european money - the name of the money is "ToK = Transfer of Knowledge". - lectures by W Mukhanov from Munich University 12.15g Mon 28.03.2006 + 04.04.2006 room SDT Inst Th.Physics UW 13.15g Tue 29.03.2006 + 05.04.2006 room SDT Inst Th.Physics UW - David Langlois from Paris VII "following weeks" of April 2006 - 29.04-03.05.2006 "Cząstki i Kosmologia" - "Particles and Cosmology" * lectures by Mukhanov, Binetruy and Langlois - inflation, dark energy * participants' presentations email contact: tok.warsaw at fuw edu pl web: http://www.fuw.edu.pl/~tok/ pozdr boud

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WMAP 3yr data - Omega_tot \approx 1.010-1.015 :)))))
by Boud Roukema 17 Mar '06

17 Mar '06

Witam cosmo-pl, The 3-year WMAP data is now available: http://lambda.gsfc.nasa.gov/product/map/dr2/ilc_map_get.cfm As expected from the Poincare Dodecahedral Space analyses, e.g. http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0310253 Luminet et al. http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0402608 Toruń http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0412569 Aurich Lustig Steiner http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0503014 Gundermann http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0504656 Aurich Lustig Steiner the estimates of Omega_total remain in the range 1.010-1.020. :)))) Spergel et al find: http://lambda.gsfc.nasa.gov/product/map/dr2/pub_papers/threeyear/parameters… Omega_tot = 1.015 (+0.020,-0.016) WMAP-3yr + SNLS (supernova legacy survey) 1.010 (+0.016,-0.009) WMAP-3yr + HST key project on H_0 No matter how hard people try to combine different data sets, it seems that nobody can get Omega_tot much closer to 1.000 (except by assumption). In the conclusion, section 9, page 61 of Spergel et al., you'll see that after people like me have repeated ad infinitum in many, many seminars etc that WMAP does not imply a flat Universe, it only implies a "nearly flat Universe", finally, Spergel et al. have started using this expression: "The WMAP data are consistent with nearly flat universe". :) Anyway, hopefully in the next week, i and the other people who have volunteered ;) to help organise a small, "polish cosmology" workshop/meeting in Toruń, probably in May, will send out a "pre-registration" announcement... pozdr boud

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Diffusion PNC (fwd)
by Boud Roukema 09 Feb '06

09 Feb '06

Cześć cosmo-pl i think some of these could be interesting to several people on the cosmo-pl mailing list. pozdr boud ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 15:46:54 +0100 (CET) > From: Programme National de Cosmologie <pnc at iap.fr> > To: Programme National de Cosmologie <pnc at iap.fr> > Subject: Diffusion PNC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PNC PNC PNC http://www.iap.fr/pnc/ PNC PNC PNC PNC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- message # 265 9 fév 2006 1. DPG Physics School 2006 , 16-21 July 2006 , Bad Honnef, Germany "Dark Matter and Dark Energy" 2. EuroSummer School, 4-16 June 2006 , MARCOUX, FRANCE "Observation and data reduction with the Very Large Telescope Interferometer" 3. Cours de cosmologie- 13-17 mars 2006, LPT Orsay (Université Paris-Sud) 4. Workshop on Nongaussianity in Cosmology July 24-28 2006, Trieste, Italy 5. KITP program, Jan 29, 2007 - Jun 1, 2007 , Santa Barbara , USA "Accretion and Explosion: the Astrophysics of Degenerate Stars" 6. 6th "Rencontres de Moriond", 6th to 12th August 2006, Hanoi, Vietnam "Challenges in Particle Astrophysics" 7. COSPAR SESSION E1.8 , 16-23 July 2006 , Beijing, China "Shedding New Light on Dark Matter and Dark Energy" --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PNC PNC PNC http://www.iap.fr/pnc/ PNC PNC PNC PNC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. DPG Physics School 2006 , 16-21 July 2006 , Bad Honnef, Germany "Dark Matter and Dark Energy" M. Bartelmann (Heidelberg), Y. Mellier (Paris), C. Wetterich (Heidelberg) Evidence is mounting that our Universe is dominated by some form of Dark Energy which drives its accelerated expansion. In addition, most of the matter in the Universe is of an unknown form which may consist of weakly interacting, cold elementary particles. The existence and the nature of Dark Matter and Dark Energy are among the most intriguing puzzles contemporary physics is confronted with. This course is intended to summarise the evidence for Dark Matter and Dark Energy, to explain current and future observations tracking down their nature and distribution, and to describe efforts of theoretical physics to develop models for both Dark Matter and Dark Energy. For futher informations : http://www.pbh.de/englisch/start.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PNC PNC PNC http://www.iap.fr/pnc/ PNC PNC PNC PNC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. EuroSummer School, 4-16 June 2006 , MARCOUX, FRANCE "Observation and data reduction with the Very Large Telescope Interferometer" SCIENTIFIC RATIONALE With the advent of large and multi-telescope arays in the past years, interferometry has reached a new stage. Interferometers have become a more common tool for astronomical observations. They have long been team instruments equipped with a few telescopes of small diameter. Because interferometers were limited to bright sources and with no imaging capabilities, only stellar physics have benefited from this instrumental breakthrough. This time is over. Thanks to the use of large telescopes, interferometers now allow to study bright as well as relatively faint objects. First observations of active galactic nuclei have been performed with the Keck interferometric Array and with VLTI allowing to study objects which were still point-like until very recently. With the increasingly large number of telescopes, interferometers are on the verge to reconstruct complex images at an unprecedented angular resolution. Interferometric facilities are becoming more and more open to non-specialist astronomers. The VLTI is a very good example. Three instruments have been opened to the astronomical community : VINCI (until 2004), MIDI and AMBER. It is one of the most powerful interferometers with four 8-m telescopes and four 1.8-meter telescopes, the latter being relocatable on the array allowing an extensive number of configurations for high quality imaging. Although it is still the beginning, VLTI is a success with several tens of astrophysical papers already published. Such a powerful tool is very promising for many astrophysical topics and outstanding science is at hand for astronomers who know how to prepare and use such observations. SCHOOL OBJECTIVE The European Southern Observatory (ESO) in collaboration with many European institutes has operated the VLTI since 2002. Institutes in Europe have teamed-up to build a first generation of instruments which are in use and available through calls for observing proposals. The operation of the first VLTI instruments has allowed to train newcomers to this technique. A second generation of more powerful instruments will be available with still better sensitivities and imaging capabilities. However the scientific outcome will be at the same level as the VLTI performance only if astronomers get prepared to interferometric observations and to the use of interferometric data and if the specialists in interferometry transmit their knowledge to the European astronomical community. With this objective in mind, we organize a summer school to train astronomers to the use of the VLTI current generation of instruments. The objective of the school, beyond learning the basics of interferometry and getting acquainted to the VLTI instruments, is to get practical training of the most important tools required to prepare interferometric observations and to process the data for astrophysical studies. A first school in 2002 had focused on observation preparation. In this sequel, attendees will in particular be trained to data reduction, model fitting and image reconstruction. The goal is that attendees be autonomous to prepare an observing proposal to use MIDI and AMBER and use the data for their own astrophysical studies. The curriculum of the school consists in general lectures for 30% of the time, practical training for 50% of it and informal seminars for the remaining of the time. A detailed agenda is available on the school web site. The school will take place over two weeks at the Chteau de Goutelas in the center of France from June 4 to June 16. ORGANIZATION School Chairs : Fabien Malbet (LAOG, Grenoble) fabien.malbet at obs.ujf-grenoble.fr Guy Perrin (Observatoire de Paris, Meudon) guy.perrin at obspm.fr Scientific Organizing Committee R. Akeson (MSC/Caltech), A. Boden (MSC/Caltech), F. Delplancke (ESO), A. Dutrey (Bordeaux), P. Garcia (Porto), A. Glindemann (ESO), C. Haniff (Cambridge), C. Leinert (MPIA, Heidelberg), B. Lopez (OCA, Nice), R. Petrov (UNSA, Nice), D. Queloz (Genve), J. Surdej (Lige), G. Weigelt (MPIfR, Bonn) Local Organizing Committee Gilles Duvert (LAOG, Grenoble), coordinator Ginette Buisson, Grard Zins, Guillaume Mella, Sylvain Ctre Participants The number of participants is limited to 50. The financial support from the European Union together with other sponsors will allow us to cover most of the costs of the school (housing and travel) of participants (priority rules from the European Commission will be applied for the selection of participants). This financial aspect should not prevent any student or scientist from applying. REGISTRATION Registration for the school is opened and can be performed by using the ONLINE registration program on the school WEBSITE at http://vltischool.obs.ujf-grenoble.fr/. SCHOOL MILESTONES 1st announcement : January 15, 2006 2nd announcement : March 1st, 2006 Application deadline : Mars 31, 2006 Disclosure of participants list : May 1st, 2006 Final announcement : May 15, 2006 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PNC PNC PNC http://www.iap.fr/pnc/ PNC PNC PNC PNC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Cours de cosmologie- 13-17 mars 2006, LPT Orsay (Université Paris-Sud) Cosmology "school" for PhD students - one week long - presumably in English: http://qcd.th.u-psud.fr/documents_labo/CosmoConf.html Le groupe de Cosmologie du Laboratoire de Physique Théorique (LPT) ? Orsay (Université Paris-Sud) organise un cours d'une semaine du 13 au 17 mars 2006 sur la Cosmologie dans le cadre "International Graduate School Paris XI/Bielefeld". Ce cours exposera les notions de base de la cosmologie --- le mod?le big-bang, l'histoire thermique de l'univers, la dynamique de l'agglomération gravitationnelle, la physique du fond diffus, la mati?re noire et l'énergie noire, l'inflation et au-del?. La liste des conférenciers comprend P.ASTIER, C.BOHM, F.BOUCHET, M.BUCHER, C.BURGESS, J.LESGOURGUES, J.MARTIN, V.MUKHANOV, S.PRUNET, J.-L. PUGET, A. REFREGIER et D.SCHWARZ. Nous vous demandons d'encourager vos étudiants ? y participer. Il n'y a pas de droits d'inscription et de une aide financiere partielle pourra ?tre disponible pour rembourser les frais de déplacement et d'hebergement pour les participants d'en dehors de la region parisienne. Pour plus de renseignements veuillez consulter le site web http://qcd.th.u-psud.fr/documents_labo/CosmoConf.html ou écrire ? Mme Mireille CALVET (calvet at th.u-psud.fr). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PNC PNC PNC http://www.iap.fr/pnc/ PNC PNC PNC PNC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Workshop on Nongaussianity in Cosmology July 24-28 2006, Trieste, Italy This is to announce a workshop on Nongaussianity in Cosmology July 24-28 2006, to be held in Trieste, Italy. The venue is Hotel Adriatico, overlooking the Adriatic Sea and just next to Miramare Castle and its gardens. Attendance is limited to about 80 participants to encourage informality and there will be plenty of time dedicated to discussions. The primary aim of the workshop is to bring together physicists and astrophysicists with interest in topics such as observational constraints on nongaussianity in cosmic microwave background and large scale structure, novel methods for detection of nongaussianity, theoretical predictions from models of inflation and strings etc. Please bring this announcement to attention of those that may find it relevant. The workshop is financially supported by ICTP and INFN. There is no registration fee and both food and housing are subsidized by ICTP and relatively inexpensive, but the hotel fills up quickly and early registration is encouraged. More information can be found at the web site www.ictp.trieste.it/~smr1761/, where a continuously updated list of participants can be found. Deadline for registration is April 1st. Financial help is available to participants from developing countries. Further information can be obtained from the school and conference secretariat via email smr1761 at ictp.it. Prior to this activity there will be a summer school in cosmology and astroparticle physics July 10-21 at the same location. It is targeted to beginning graduate students and other non-experts with interest working in these fields. The web site for this activity is http://cdsagenda5.ictp.trieste.it/full_display.php?smr=0&ida=a05213 , where the list of lecturers can be found. Please encourage your students and others to participate. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PNC PNC PNC http://www.iap.fr/pnc/ PNC PNC PNC PNC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. KITP program, Jan 29, 2007 - Jun 1, 2007 , Santa Barbara , USA "Accretion and Explosion: the Astrophysics of Degenerate Stars" We are writing to announce the program "Accretion and Explosion: the Astrophysics of Degenerate Stars" to be held at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in the period January 29-June 1 2007, and to alert you that applications are now being accepted. We also encourage you to inform others who you think might be interested in applying. This program concentrates on the astrophysics of accretion and explosions on white dwarfs. Though there is agreement that a Type Ia supernovae originates from a thermonuclear instability of a massive white dwarf, the astrophysical scenario remains ambiguous, as does the mode and outcome of the explosion. The medium redshift supernovae surveys are now providing important clues about the environment dependence of supernovae properties, such as spectra and light curves. These will clearly impact empirical methods that have been developed for using the observed properties of these exploding white dwarfs as distance indicators that are widely applied to determine cosmological parameters. The time is now ripe to pursue the astronomical origins of Type Ia supernovae and their present-day accreting counterparts, the physical processes that lead to increased mass of the degenerate star in a binary pair, the approach to ignition and explosion mechanisms, the production of the light curve and spectrum, and the nucleosynthetic yield. These theoretical efforts will be accelerated by the large amount of data on the supernovae, their accreting progenitors, and their constantly cooling brethren, the isolated white dwarfs. Our aim is to provide a rich environment for the proper understanding of these phenomena in terms of stellar evolution, the physics of mass transfer binaries, and the physics of thermonuclear supernovae. The application deadline is April 2, 2006. It's necessary for every participant to apply online via the KITP web site http://www.kitp.ucsb.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/ITPWeb.woa/ even if we have already corresponded with you about the program. KITP programs differ from many conferences and workshops in that they create a situation where scientists learn from each other and actually do substantive research, often collaborating with other participants. To foster these interactions, KITP encourages all participants to stay for at least three weeks. We understand, however, that some might not be able to manage such a long visit during the academic year. In some of these cases, we will allow short visits for the purpose of bringing exciting new results to the awareness of the participants. KITP provides office and computing facilities on its site at UC Santa Barbara and also provides help in finding living accommodations. Some level of financial support will be available, depending on the needs of the participants and availability of funds. Due to space and financial constraints, we may not be able to accommodate your preferred dates. Actual commitments of office space and financial support can be made only by written formal invitations from the KITP Director, David Gross. If you think you'd like to participate, it will help us with our planning if you could apply early, including your proposed length of stay and any financial requirements. Again, feel free to bring this program to the attention of other interested colleagues. Sincerely yours, Lars Bildsten , Rosanne Di Stefano , Robert Kirshner, Craig Wheeler --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PNC PNC PNC http://www.iap.fr/pnc/ PNC PNC PNC PNC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. 6th "Rencontres de Moriond", 6th to 12th August 2006, Hanoi, Vietnam "Challenges in Particle Astrophysics" We would like to call your attention to the 6th "Rencontres de Moriond" which will be held in Hanoi, Vietnam on August 6th through 12th, 2006. The conference will focus on "Challenges in Particle Astrophysics" The main topics of the meeting will include: Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays Dark Matter and Dark Energy Cosmology Neutrinos Gravitational Waves Most of the talks will be plenary talks, but half a day will be devoted to parallel sessions with short talks. More detailed information on the conference can be found on the following Web page: http://vietnam.in2p3.fr/2006/ Here is some background on the meeting series: Since 1993, "Rencontres du Vietnam" conferences have been organized in Vietnam on various scientific topics, ranging from particle physics to biology and astrophysics. These are international conferences and have in the past brought together some of the world's leading specialists on the specific subjects addressed. These conferences have, in fact, two purposes: * The first is, of course, the presentation and analysis of the latest advances and insights in various disciplines. * But another important motivation is to provide a means for contact between the Vietnamese and Western scientific communities. One might note in this context that young Vietnamese students are very eager to learn and apply science. There is, for example, an active cosmic ray group in Hanoi, led by a well known, retired physicist from CERN. Please note that in parallel to "Challenges in Particle Astrophysics", another conference on mesoscopic physics and nanotechnologies will be held in the same venue and that the week after, the International Symposium on Very High Energy Cosmic Ray Interactions (ISVHECRI) will be held in Weihai (China). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PNC PNC PNC http://www.iap.fr/pnc/ PNC PNC PNC PNC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. COSPAR SESSION E1.8 , 16-23 July 2006 , Beijing, China "Shedding New Light on Dark Matter and Dark Energy" The three-day meeting "Shedding New Light on Dark Matter and Dark Energy", session E1.8, will be held during the 36th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, in Beijing, China 16-23 July 2006 at the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) and Beijing Friendship Hotel. Space observations from WMAP, Chandra, XMM-Newton, and HST as well as ground-based surveys are providing fundamental insights about dark matter and dark energy. HST and ground-based observations of lensing, large scale structure, and SN Ia determine dark matter distributions and provide constraints on dark energy. WMAP observations of the CMB provide extremely precise measurements of cosmological parameters. Space-based X-ray observations map dark matter in clusters, groups, and early type galaxies, while X-ray observations of distant cluster samples yield constraints on dark energy, particularly the equation of state, which are complementary to measurements from the CMB and SN Ia. Looking to the future, planned and proposed missions including Planck, ZEUS, JDEM, DUO, and Con-X will further revolutionize the study of dark matter and dark energy. The dark matter/dark energy meeting will take place over three successive days during the week of the COSPAR assembly. Sessions will focus on: * Dark Matter Distributions Lensing X-ray Observations * Constraints on Dark Energy Supernovae CMB Large Scale Structure and Clusters of Galaxies In addition, the meeting will discuss future programs, both space and ground-based. Each topic will be introduced by one or two reviews. We invite you to participate in the meeting and to submit abstracts for talks or posters via the COSPAR WWW site (see below). SOC Members: Bob Kirshner, Dave Spergel, Rashid Sunyaev, Margaret Geller, Daniel Wang, Monique Arnaud, William Forman, Christine Jones * Practical Information * COSPAR 2006 WWW site : http://meetings.copernicus.org/cospar2006/ IMPORTANT DEADLINES: ABSTRACT SUBMISSION : 17 FEBRUARY 2006 Early Registration : 14 May 2006 Standard Registration : 9 July 2006 Hotel Accommodation : 30 June 2006 Student Accommodation : 31 March 2006 Registration and Accommodation On line registration information http://www.cospar2006.org/pages/registration&accommodation.htm On line accommodation information http://www.cospar2006.org/pages/registration&accommodation2.htm Information about Financial Support: http://meetings.copernicus.org/cospar2006/financ_support.html Abstract Submission: All submission is done on-line through the COSPAR COSIS system. Detailed instructions and links are available at: http://meetings.copernicus.org/cospar2006/how_to_submit_an_abstract.html

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new cosmology PhD student(s) @TCfA for Oct 2005r ?
by Boud Roukema 17 Jun '05

17 Jun '05

Witam, This is the cosmo-pl mailing list - which hasn't been used much :). The idea is for discussion about cosmo research in Poland, so that not only the "inside group" get to know what's happening. It's not supposed to be nationalistic (though i guess if we repeat the word Poland often enough then we may get more cosmology funding: do i=1,100 print*,"Polska! Kosmologia dla polaków!" enddo ;) Anyway, more seriously, a bit of gossip is that several of us will be at the einstein 2005 conference in Paris next month: http://einstein2005.obspm.fr/list_particip.php A najpraktyczne pytanie jest: jeśli znasz student na końca magistera, który chce zrobić kosmologię tu w TCfA, proszę go polecasz o kontaktu (chyba poza listu, bo to raczej prywatny niż publiczny sprawy). ,,Moj" pierwszy doktorant już jest w Japonii, więc chyba mamy miejsce dla nowy(ch) doktorant(ów) w kosmologii. BTW: Wolne zasoby edukacyjne dotyczący kosmologii w po polsku rozwijają się - jeszcze to trochę słabo, ale mamy początek treści pod GFDL (GNU Free Documentation License) na wikipedii: http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmologia_obserwacyjna Proszę poprawij błądy, dodawaj treści, bezpośrednie na stronach wikipedii. pozdr boud PS: If you don't feel you're a cosmologist or don't want to be on the list, then read the info which should be pasted below (maybe even in Polish, since this is mailman 2.1.5). Ktokolwiek może wolnie napisuj się czy na listę czy wypisuj się od listy.

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