Theory and observations of extragalactic magnetic fields
APC, Paris - December 13-15, 2010


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December 13, 2010
Morning session (09:00-12:00)
D. Semikoz 5 min. Welcome
Observations I: Magnetic fields in the LSS
Ph. Kronberg 40 min. +5 min Origin of cosmic magnetic fields: Introduction SLIDES
A. Fletcher 30 min. +5 min Magnetic fields in galaxies SLIDES
Coffee break (10:25-10:45)
L. Feretti 30 min. +5 min Magnetic fields in clusters of galaxies SLIDES
G. Giovannini 30 min. +5 min Non-thermal radio emission from cosmological filaments SLIDES
Lunch (12:00-13:30)
Afternoon session (13:30-19:00)
Observations II: CMB
R. Durrer 30 min.+5 min CMB observations and magnetic fields SLIDES
T. Kahniashvili 30 min. +5 min Magnetic field effects on CMB polarization SLIDES
Observations III: Gamma-ray measurements
A. Strong 30 min. +5 min The cosmic-ray, gamma-ray, synchrotron, magnetic field connection in the Galaxy SLIDES
R. Mirzoyan 30 min. +5 min Observations of extragalactic sources of TeV gamma-rays SLIDES
Coffee break (15:50-16:10)
I. Moskalenko 30 min. +5 min Overview of Fermi observations SLIDES
Discussion "Observations of EGMF" (2 hours)
December 14, 2010
Morning session (09:00-12:00)
EGMF Theory: astrophysical fields
K. Subramanian 40 min. +5 min Models of the origin of EGMF SLIDES
A. Shukurov 30 min. +5 min Formation of fields in galaxies SLIDES
Coffee break (10:20-10:45)
F. Miniati 40 min. +5 min Generation of magnetic field in Astrophysical Plasmas SLIDES
EGMF Theory: cosmological fields
C. Caprini 30 min. +5 min Cosmological models of seed fields SLIDES
Lunch (12:10-14:00)
Afternoon session (14:00-19:00)
B. Ratra 30 min. +5 min Magnetic fields from inflation SLIDES
A. Zhitnitsky 30 min. +5 min Large scale magnetic field, dark energy and QCD SLIDES
Coffee break (15:50-16:10)
K. Jedamzik 30 min. +5 min Numerical simulations of cosmological evolution of magnetic fileds SLIDES
K.-W. Ng 15 min. Magnetic fields from pre-inflation SLIDES
E. Fenu 15 min Magnetic fields from recombination SLIDES
Discussion "Astrophysical and/or Cosmological origin of EGMF" (1.5 hours)
Workshop Dinner (20:00)
December 15, 2010
Morning session (09:00-12:00)
EGMF Applications
Gamma-ray astronomy
M. Kachelriess 30 min +5 min Gamma-ray cascades in intergalactic space SLIDES
D. Mazin 30 min.+5 min Extragalactic Blackground Light and magnetic fields SLIDES
A. Neronov 20 min +5 min Extended emission around extagalactic gamma-ray sources and EGMF SLIDES
Coffee break (10:45-11:00)
K. Takahashi 30 min +5 min Gamma-ray echoes and EGMF SLIDES
A. Taylor 15 min +5 min Lower limit on EGMF SLIDES
Discussion "EGMF and gamma-rays" (1 hour)
Lunch(12:45-14:00)
Afternoon session (14:00-19:00)
Numerical simulations
K. Dolag 30 min. +5 min Numerical simulations of cluster magnetic fields SLIDES
Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays
G. Sigl 30 min. +5 min UHECR deflections in the Galactic and EGMF SLIDES
Coffee break (16:00-16:20)
Near future of research on EGMF
T. Arshakian 30 min. +5 min Probing the evolution of magnetic fields in young galaxies with upcoming/future radio telescopes SLIDES
A. Bonafede 30 min. +5 min Intergalactic magnetic fields with LOFAR
T. Ensslin 30 min. +5 min Cosmic magnetism with information field theory SLIDES
Discussion (1 hour) and concluding remarks