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MAXI, an X-ray all-sky monitor mission on the Japanese Experiment Module of the International Space Station, scheduled to be launched in 2009 March, is currently in the final test phase. We will hold this workshop to inform the MAXI capability widely to the scientists in the world, to discuss the MAXI's science and to maximize its scientific output. We will invite several speakers and call for contributed short talks and posters.Due to the unprecedented sensitivity of a few milli-Crab in a day covering most of the sky, MAXI can monitor the variability of a large number of X-ray sources at much lower flux levels than is possible with the current all-sky or wide-field missions. Its science output will be greatly enhanced by the joint multi-wavelength observations with contemporary missions such as INTEGRAL, Swift, GLAST and ground-based optical/NIR/radio observatories, as well as deep follow-up observation in X-ray by Suzaku, XMM, and Chandra. Collaboration with future X-ray all-sky programs, such as eRosita will be also usefull.
The observational findings by MAXI will be made public as soon as possible. Once MAXI discovers an X-ray nova or a transient X-ray source, an alert will be issued immediately to encourage multi-wavelength follow-up observations. Light curves and spectra of about 1000 pre-selected X-ray sources will be also regularly delivered to the community on the web.
Letter from MAXI mission team leader
MAXI references
Registration and abstract submission are available on the registration web page.
Please make registration before April, 26, 2008.Participataion on that day is also welcomed.
We do not collect the registraction fees. The banquet fee of accompanying persons will be 4000 yen each.
- Registration fee
0 yen - Banquet fee (with SUSHI bar)
4000 yen for each
2008 April 26 Registration deadline (Abstract) June 10 MAXI workshop June 10 Desk Registration (9 am - 10 am) Scientific Sessions (10 am - 6 pm) June 11 Scientific Sessions (9 am - 6 pm) and Banquet June 12 Scientific Sessions (9 am - 6 pm) June 13 Opional tour to see MAXI in JAXA (Tsukuba) Augast 31 Proceedings deadline
- MAXI Mission and its capability
- MAXI Observations of AGNs (flares and long-term monitoring)
- MAXI Observations of the galactic compact objects (accreting binaries, containing compact objects, active stars, etc.)
- MAXI Observations of gammaray-bursts, x-ray flashes, and supernovae
- MAXI Observations of diffuse emissions (Galactic center, ridge, oxygen and iron lines)
- Related theories and missions
This is tentative speakers.(Titles are also tentative.) Variable Compact Sources Kazuo Makishima "Suzaku observations of Black-Hole Bibaries and ULXs" Andrzej Zdziarski "Long-term variability and super-orbital problems for compact X-ray sources" Ryoji Matsumoto "Variability science in accretion disc theory" Dave Thompson "Science of compact X- and gamma-ray sources" Stefan Wagner "Multiwavelength observations of blazars" Ian McHardy "Variability science of compact X-ray sources" Jun Kataoka "Blazar science with MAXI" Multiwavelength observation of AGN Rob Fender "Multiwavelength observations of X-ray binaries and microquasars" Pietro Ubertini "Hard X-ray sources observed by INTEGRAL and their science" Ken Ebisawa "Galactic transient sources with MAXI" Gamma-Ray bursts, Nova, Supernova, Magnetars Colleen Wilson-Hodge "All-sky observations with BATSE and GBM: X-ray sources and GRB" David Burrows "Recent results of GRB X-ray afterglows" Shri Kulkarni "New transients in the optical and radio skies" Motoko Suzuki "Transients observation with MAXI" Surveys: point sources and diffuse emission Lucien Kuiper "Hard X-ray and gamma-ray observations of magnetars" Olaf Reimer "HESS unidentified sources" Yoshihiro Ueda "New AGN catalog with MAXI" Dan McCammon "Recent understandings of the diffuse soft X-ray sky" Emi Miyata "Diffuse emission with MAXI" Missions: MAXI and others Shiro Ueno "Mission overview and schedule" Hiroshi Tomida "Detectors" Mutsumi Sugizaki "Response builder and simulation" Hitoshi Negoro "Nova alerts and Black Hole transients" Mitsuhiro Kohama "Data distribution and archives"
Conference program is ready.
The proceedings of this MAXI workshop will be published.
The workshop will be held at RIKEN (Wako, Japan). Wako city (Wako-shi) is westbound next to Tokyo metropolitan, 15min train-ride from Ikebukuro. RIKEN is famous for the discovery of the 113rd element, the human DNA analysis, and HETE project in astronomy.
Access to RIKEN is here.
RIKEN campus map is here.
We hope the reservation of the hotel indeed without permission in each one.
Hotel infomation is here.
Recreational activities will be arranged on Friday 13, depending on the demands of the participants. We are planning the tour to Tsukuba Space Center (half a day) to see the MAXI flight model. See details.
People participating in the MAXI tour must gather after confirming the place and time that we inform you in the paper.
Please contact something to the conference desk if having embarrassed it. We are looking forward to seeing you in RIKEN for the workshop.
- Cafeterias
You can use the cafeteria of RIKEN for the conference holding period. The meal ticket (pre-paid card) is necessary to eat in the cafeteira. Please buy the meal ticket at the conference desk or the cafeteria.
- Main cafeteria(Daiichi shokudo)
Breakfast 08:45 - 09:30
lunch 11:45 - 13:30
Dinner 17:00 - 18:30
- Hirosawa Club cafeteria(Daini shokudo)
lunch 12:00 - 14:00
Dinner 17:00 - 19:30
- Tully's Coffee (cash only)
Mon.- Fri. 08:30 - 20:30
Sat. 09:00 - 18:00
- Internet Service
Wireless LAN Access is available in the conference hall and the poster session hall. Please bring your mobile PC which has the wireless network adaptor, if you want to use the internet.
MAXI Advisers |
Organizing Committee |
Roger Blandford (Stanford) |
Ken Ebisawa (JAXA/ISAS) |
Address:
Cosmic Radiation Laboratory, RIKEN
2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
