The Chandra X-Ray Center (CXC)

Cosmic Evolution of Groups and Clusters


Special Session at the IAU XXVIII General Assembly
August 20-31, 2012
Beijing, China

Deadlines

Mar. 17, 2012
Final deadline for early registration
Mar. 30, 2012
Final deadline for abstract submission
Aug 10, 2012
Final deadline for late registration



Program

  • August 20-24, 2012
  • I. Cosmology and Cluster Formation
  • Monday 10:30-12:30 Cosmology and High Redshift Clusters - Part 1
  • Monday 14:00-15:30 Cosmology and High Redshift Clusters - Part 2
  • Monday 16:00-18:00 Large Scale Properties of Clusters
  • Tuesday 10:30-12:30 Simulations of Cluster Formation

  • II. Cooling Flows and AGN Feedback
  • Wednesday 10:30-12:30 Cooling Flows and AGN Feedback - Observations
  • Wednesday 14:00-15:30 Cold Gas and Star Formation in Cooling Flows - Part 1
  • Wednesday 16:00-18:00 Cold Gas and Star Formation in Cooling Flows - Part 2
  • Thursday 10:30-12:30 Cooling Flows and AGN Feedback - Theory

  • III. Non-Thermal Processes in Clusters
  • Thursday 14:00-15:30 Global Radio Properties
  • Thursday 16:00-18:00 Relativistic Particles and Magnetic Fields
  • IV. Environmental Impact of Galaxy Evolution in Clusters
  • Friday 8:30-10:00 Galaxy Evolution - Part 1
  • Friday 10:30-12:30 Galaxy Evolution - Part 2