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MONDAY 15.04.2013

08:30 – 09:00 Registration in ISSI, Hallerstrasse 6, 1st floor

09:00 Welcome

09:15 – 09:30 Introduction to the Workshop: ISSI workshop series on structure formation and dynamics of cosmic plasmas  André Balogh

PART 1: LARGE-SCALE STRUCTURES IN ASTROPHYSICS

Chairman: tbc

09:30 – 10:00 Plasma structures in astrophysics  by Jan Kuijpers

10:00 – 10:30 Cosmological scale structures by Tom W. Jones

10:30 – 11:00 Dark matter and cosmological structures by Joe Silk

11:00-11:30 Coffee break

11:30 -12:00 Structure formation in the early universe by Dominik Schleicher

12:00 – 12:30 Shocks in the Large-Scale Structure by Francesco Miniati

12:30 – 13:00 Primordial magnetism by Brian Reville

12:30-14:00 Lunch

Chairman: tbc

14:00 – 14:30 Cluster formation and thermodynamics of the intra-cluster gas  by Susana Planelles and Stefano Borgani 

14:30 – 15:00 Accretion shocks – gas physics, magnetic fields, cosmic rays by Chiara Ferrari

15:00 – 15:30 Existence and role of turbulence on the scale of clusters of galaxies by Gianfranco Brunetti

15:30-16:00 Coffee break

16:00 – 16:30 Observational signatures of galaxy cluster mergers by Georgiana Ogrean

16:30 – 17:00 Galactic superwinds and cluster metallicities by Jelle Kaastra

17:00 Welcome reception

 

TUESDAY 16.04.2013

PART 3: AGN STRUCTURES

Chairman: tbc

09:30 – 10:00 AGN feedback by Eugene Churazov

10:00 – 10:30 Relativistic jet formation and dynamics by Shigehiro Nagataki

10:30 – 11:00 AGN winds by Jacoba Ebrero (with Demos Kazanas)

11:00-11:30 Coffee break

PART 4: GALACTIC STRUCTURES

11:30 – 12:00 Spiral structures and magnetic fileds by Uli Klein

12:00 – 12:30 Structures in the galactic centre by Maurizio Falanga

12:30-14:00 Lunch

PART 5: INTERSTELLAR STRUCTURES

Chairman: tbc

14:00 – 14:30 Synchrotron structures in supernova remnants by Andrei Bykov

14:30 – 15:00  Structure and Evolution of Pulsar Wind Nebulae by Patrick Slane

15:00 – 15:30 Intermittent structures in the ISM: superbubbles, supershells and their observational appearance by You-Hua Chu

15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break

16:00 – 16:30 Structures in star formation, protostellar disks by Manuel Guedel

16:30 – 17:00 Ambipolar diffusion/Hall effect/Ohmic heating/magnetic turbulence in clouds and disks by Mark Wardle

17:00 – 17:30  Structures of winds of massive stars by Cyril Georgy

WEDNESDAY 17.04.2013

PART 6: SOLAR STRUCTURES AND DYNAMICS

Chairman

09:30 – 10:00 Structure and dynamics of the Sun’s interior by Laurent Gizon

10:00 – 10:30 Effects of the chromosphere on coronal heating and structures by Boris Gudiksen

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

11:00 – 11:30 Coronal loops by Peter Cargill

11:30 – 12:00 Coronal Mass Ejections – Eruptive Flares by Lindsay Fletcher

12:00 – 12:30 Dynamics and topology of the large-scale coronal magnetic field by Lindsay  Fletcher on behalf of Spiro Antiochos

12:30 Lunch

14:00 Free time to visit the attractions of Bern

Also: All ISSI facilities are available for small group discussions

19:00 Workshop dinner: Kornhauskeller restaurant, Bern

THURSDAY 18.04.2013

PART 7: HELIOSPHERIC STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS

Chairman: tbc

09:30 – 10:00 Solar wind dynamics and Corotating Interaction Regions by André Balogh

10:00 – 10:30 Interplanetary dynamics of Coronal Mass Ejections by Jens Kleimann

10:30 – 11:00 The heliosphere: Termination Shock, heliosheath, heliopause by Merav Opher

11:00-11:30 Coffee break

PART 8: MAGNETOSPHERIC STRUCTURES AND DYNAMICS

11:30 – 12:00 Magnetospheric boundaries and structures by Masaki Fujimoto

12:00 – 12:30 The magnetopause by Tai Phan

12:30-14:00 Lunch

Chairman

14:00 – 14:30 The magnetospheric tail by Jonathan Eastwood

14:30 – 15:00 Structures in plasmas: structures in the magnetospheric tail by Lev Zelenyi

15:00 – 15:30 Global simulations of solar wind – magnetosphere interactions by Gábor Tóth

15:30-16:00 Coffee break

16:00 – 16:30 Auroral structures and dynamics by Harald Frey

16:30 – 17:00 Collisionless shocks and shock-shock interactions by Heli Hietala

17:00 – 18:00 General outline of ISSI book, organization, followed by splinter groups for book chapters ISSI facilities, rooms available by Andre Balogh

FRIDAY 19.04.2013

PART 9: CONCLUDING TALKS

Chairman: tbc

09:30 – 10:00 The role of helicity in structuring cosmic plasmas by Eric Blackman

10:00 – 10:30 From the magnetosphere to cosmic plasmas – the reach across the scales by André Balogh, Andrei Bykov

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

11:00 – 12:00 Structured discussion of topics of joint interest to plasma physicists in the solar system and astrophysics by Jelle Kaastra, Jonathan Eastwood

12:00 – 13:00 Reports from splinter groups, authors Book plans, actions, schedule led by Convenors

13:00 Close of Workshop