Astrophysics of Compact Objects: International Conference on Astrophysics of Compact Objects Huangshan City China, 1-7 July 2007
by Yuan, Ye-fei; Li, Xiang-dong; Lai, DongFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2008-01-29
Publisher(s): Amer Inst of Physics
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Summary
Compact objects (black holes, neutron stars and white dwarfs) play a major role in modern astrophysics. They are associated with some of the most exotic phenomena and environments in the universe. Compact objects have been observed in all electromagnetic wave bands, from radio to gamma rays, and are likely to be detected in gravitational waves in the coming decade. Compact objects are also important from a fundamental physics point of view. Their strong gravities, high densities and magnetic fields provide an avenue for exploring physics under extreme conditions. In addition, compact objects are used as an astronomical tool, probing the property of the interstellar medium and the expansion of the universe. The international conference "Astrophysics of Compact Objects" covered recent observational and theoretical developments in the study of neutron stars, black holes and white dwarfs, including their various observational manifestations such as pulsars, magnetars, x-ray binaries, supernovae and gamma ray bursts, as well as future observational prospects. While the meeting focused on stellar compact objects, the common astrophysics (such as accretion) associated with both galactic and supermassive black holes was also covered.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. xi |
| Group Photograph | p. xiii |
| Gamma-ray Bursts and Supernovae | |
| Swift Observations of Gamma-ray Bursts | p. 3 |
| Gamma-ray Bursts: Outstanding Problems in the Swift Era | p. 9 |
| Recent Progress in GRB Cosmology: Combination of GRBs and Other Probes | p. 18 |
| Magnetar Driven Bubbles and the Origin of Collimated Outflows from GRBs | p. 26 |
| Central Engine Afterglow of Gamma-ray Bursts | p. 32 |
| Ultra-relativistic Shockwaves in Arbitrary Continuous Media I | p. 36 |
| Equal Arrival Time Surface Effects in GRB Afterglows | p. 40 |
| Dust Scattering Model for X-ray Afterglows of Gamma-ray Bursts | p. 43 |
| Neutrino-cooled Accretion Disks as the Central Engine of Gamma-ray Bursts | p. 46 |
| The Three-dimensional MHD Effects for Core Collapse Supernova Explosion | p. 49 |
| Carbon-poor Stellar Cores as Supernova Progenitors | p. 53 |
| A New Evolutionary Channel to Type Ia Supernovae | p. 57 |
| Recycling Matter in the Universe: X-ray Observations of SBS1150+599A (PN G135.9+55.9) | p. 62 |
| Isolated Neutron Stars, Pulsars, and Magnetars | |
| Recent Observations of Soft Gamma-ray Repeaters | p. 69 |
| Neutron Star Magnetospheres: The Binary Pulsar, Crab, and Magnetars | p. 77 |
| Fast X-ray Oscillations during Magnetar Flares | p. 85 |
| Modeling the Non-thermal X-ray Tail Emission of Anomalous X-ray Pulsars | p. 93 |
| Hard X-ray Spectra of Anomalous X-ray Pulsars | p. 101 |
| High-energy Emission from Rotation-powered Pulsars | p. 104 |
| Population Statistics of Radio and ¿-ray Pulsars from the Galactic Disk | p. 112 |
| Radio and ¿-ray Emissions from Pulsars: Possible Observational Tests | p. 115 |
| Physics of Neutron Star Surface Layers and Their Thermal Radiation | p. 121 |
| Nearby, Thermally Emitting Neutron Stars | p. 129 |
| Atmosphere Models of Magnetized Neutron Stars: QED Effects, Radiation Spectra and Polarization Signals | p. 137 |
| Recent Progress in Studies of Pulsar Wind Nebulae | p. 143 |
| Rotating RAdio Transients: Multiwavelength Observations | p. 151 |
| Pulsar Transient Radio Emission | p. 159 |
| Pulsars as Probes for the Galactic Magnetic Fields | p. 165 |
| Gravitational Wave Detection Using High Precision Pulsar Timing Observations | p. 173 |
| The Effect of Interstellar and Interplanetary Medium on Precision Pulsar Timing | p. 181 |
| Galactic 2+6 Al: Probe of Supernovae and Pulsars | p. 185 |
| Magnetic Fields in Neutron Stars, White Dwarfs and Implications for Binary Millisecond Pulsars | p. 188 |
| Binary Millisecond Pulsars: The Accretion Induced Collapse Hypothesis Revisited | p. 194 |
| Possible Evidence That Pulsars Are Quark Stars | p. 197 |
| Deconfinement Phase Transition Heating and Thermal Evolution of Neutron Stars | p. 203 |
| PSR B1257+12: A Quark Star with Planets? | p. 206 |
| Strange Stars: An Interesting Member of the Compact Object Family | p. 209 |
| Accreting Neutron Stars and White Dwarfs | |
| KHz QPOs, Radiation Force Effects, and Physics of Compact Objects | p. 215 |
| KHz QPOs and Their Constraints on the Pulsar Parameters | p. 223 |
| Burial of the Polar Magnetic Field of an Accreting Neutron Star and Gravitational Wave Emission | p. 227 |
| Timing of Accreting Millisecond Pulsars | p. 233 |
| Anomalous Phase Variations of the Accretion-powered Millisecond Pulsar XTE J1807-294 | p. 238 |
| Multiple High-resolution Chandra Grating Observations of Her X-2+1 | p. 241 |
| The Superorbital Variability and Triple Nature of the X-ray Source 4U 1820-302+3 | p. 244 |
| The Complex Enviroment around Cir X-2+1 | p. 245 |
| A Preliminary Analysis of a New Chandra Observation (ObsID 6148) of Cir X-2+1 | p. 248 |
| Gravitational Radiation and Electron-cyclotron Masers from Ultra-compact Double Degenerate Binaries | p. 251 |
| Search for Dwarf Novae in DASCH Scans Near M44 | p. 259 |
| Black Holes: Galactic and Supermassive | |
| Estimating the Spins of Stellar-mass Black Holes by Fitting Their Continuum Spectra | p. 265 |
| X-ray Reflection: Spectra and Variability in Accreting Black Holes | p. 273 |
| Phenomenology of Gamma-ray Jets | p. 281 |
| TeV Photons from Compact Objects | p. 288 |
| Merger of Black Hole and Neutron Star in General Relativity | p. 297 |
| Binary Black Hole Coalescence | p. 307 |
| The Existence of Inner Cool Disks in the Low Hard State of Accreting Black Holes | p. 318 |
| Suzaku Observations of Low-mass X-ray Binaries at High Mass-accretion Rates | p. 322 |
| XMM-Newton Observations of XTE J1817-330 and XTE J1856+052+3 | p. 325 |
| Optical Spectropolarimetry of Three Microquasars, Cyg X-1, LS 5039, LS I+61d 302+3 | p. 328 |
| Correlation Time Scales of the X-ray Flux in Low Mass X-ray Binaries | p. 331 |
| Molecular Clouds Possibly Associated with the Jets from a Compact Star of L=348.5 Degrees and SS433; "Galactic Vapor Trail" as a Probe of Black Hole Candidates | |
| The Prediction of Next Outburst on GRS 1915+105 | p. 337 |
| The Size of Sgr A* | p. 340 |
| Star Formation and Stellar Winds around the Galactic Super-massive Black Hole | p. 348 |
| Probing the Accretion-jet Physics with the Radio/X-ray Correlation | p. 355 |
| Understanding Our Galactic Center and Other Low-luminosity AGNs | p. 361 |
| Cosmic Evolution of Massive Black Holes in the Hierarchical Models of Galaxy Formation | p. 369 |
| The Kinetic Luminosity of Radio Jets in Active Galactic Nuclei | p. 375 |
| Tidal Disruptions of Different Types of Stars by Massive Black Holes and Their Applications | p. 378 |
| X-ray Timing Studies of Active Galactic Nuclei | p. 381 |
| Observe Matter Falling into a Black Hole | p. 384 |
| Comparisons between X-ray Variabilities from the Sun, GRB and X-ray Binaries | p. 392 |
| Correlations of Astrophysical Phenomena in Black Hole Systems of Different Scales | p. 396 |
| Dynamics of Magnetized Spherical Accretion Flows | p. 401 |
| Maximal Possible Accretion Rates for Slim Disks | p. 405 |
| Steady Models of Magnetically Supported Black Hole Accretion Disks | p. 408 |
| General Relativistic Radiative Transfer | p. 411 |
| Turbulence, Magnetic Field and Diffusive Synchrotron Radiation | p. 414 |
| Shock Waves and QPOs in 2D Rotating Accretion Flows around Black Holes | p. 417 |
| Rotational Instability in Supersonic Accretion Flows | p. 420 |
| Reprocessed Emission from Warped Accretion Disks | p. 423 |
| "Black Star" or Astrophysical Black Hole? | p. 426 |
| Author Index | p. 429 |
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