International School of Cosmic Ray Astrophysics

16^th  Course: "Gamma Ray and Cosmic Ray Astrophysics: From below GeV to beyond EeV Energies"

 5-12 July 2008
Ettore Majorana Centre
Erice, Sicily, Italy

"Celebrating 30 years of Maurice M. Shapiro's ISCRA"

Programme (revised)

Saturday, 5 July

Day -- Arrivals and Erice visit (on your own)
2130 -- Welcome, and Orientation Session (San Rocco lecture hall)
2200 -- Reception (Piano Room, San Rocco)

Sunday, 6 July (Dirac Lecture Hall, San Domenico)

Chair: Stanev
0845 -- "The Emergence of Particle Astrophysics in the Space Age – Wefel
1000 -- "PAMELA" – Casolino
1100 -- Break
1130 -- "The Physics of Extensive Air Showers and the Pierre Auger Observatory" – Watson
1230 -- "An Introduction to Neutrino Astronomy" – Resvanis
Lunch
Chair: Watson
1600 -- "Diffusive Shock Acceleration" – Ptuskin
1700 -- "Highlights of High Energy Gamma Ray Astronomy" – Teshima
1800 -- Break
1830 -- "Behaviour of Iron Charge States in Solar Flares Produced in the Solar Corona Plasma: Results of Escape Model" – Hebrero

Monday, 7 July (Dirac Hall)

Chair: Ptuskin
0830 -- "Neutrino Oscillations" – Stanev
0930 -- "TeV Gamma Ray Astronomy with Air Shower Telescopes" – Yodh
1030 -- Break
1100 -- "High Energy Neutrino Astronomy" – Nagataki
1200 -- "Radio Detection of Cosmic Ray Air Showers with LOPES" – Isar
Lunch
Chair: Resvanis
1530 -- "What We Learn from Observation of Cosmic Ray Isotopic Composition" – Israel
1630 -- "Study of Cosmic Rays of Galactic, Solar, Terrestrial and Unknown Origin with PAMELA: First Results" – Casolino
1730 -- Break
1800 -- "Overview of the CREAM Experiment and the Flight of CREAM-III – Brandt
1830 -- Tour of the Museums

Tuesday, 8 July (Dirac Hall)

Chair: Israel
0830 -- "CTA: Next Generation Ground-based Gamma Ray Observatory" – Teshima
0930 -- "Cosmic Rays from the 'Knee' to the 'Ankle' " – Yodh
1030 -- Break
1100 -- "First Results from the Pierre Auger Observatory - The Birth of the Hybred Era" – Watson
1200 -- "Cross-Correlation Study Between UHECR Arrival Distribution and Nearby Large-scale Structure" – Takami
1230 -- "Search for HUECRs from SGR-1806-20 with Pierre Auger Observatory" – de Almeida
Lunch
Chair: Yodh
1530 -- "Neutrino Telescopes" - Resvanis
1630 -- Break
1700 -- "Retrospective: 30 Years of the ISCRA" - Wefel
Remarks: Watson, Yodh, Smith, Ames

Wednesday, 9 July

TBA -- Cultural Excursion

Thursday, 10 July (Dirac Hall)
Chair: Nagatake
0900 -- "BESS Polar Program and the Search for Antimatter" – Hams
1000 -- "Evidence for Cosmic Ray Origin in Galactic OB Associations" – Israel
1100 -- Break
1130 -- "Supernova Remnants as Particle Accelerators" – Ptuskin
Lunch
Chair: Casolino
1530 -- "Atmospheric Depth Profile: A New Model for Old Subject" – Moreno
1600 -- "Searching for Super Symmetry through Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays" – de Souza
1630 -- "Direct Cherenkov Method of Detecting VHE Cosmic Rays with Ground Based Detectors" – Wissel
1700 -- Break
1730 -- "Propagation of Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays in the Universe" – Stanev


Friday, 11 July

Chair: Ames
0900 -- "Gamma Ray Astrophysics with AGILE" – Tavani
1000 -- "Vela Supernova Remnant Evolution in the Inhomogenous Interstellar Medium" – Sushch
1030 -- Break
1100 -- "Search for High Energy Neutrinos with Detectors Deployed in Antarctic Ice" – Silvestri (presented by Stanev)
1200 -- "Simulating Surface Roughness and its Effects on Electromagnetic Wave Scattering" – Dookayka
Lunch
Chair: Hams
1530 -- "Cosmic Ray Electrons" – Wefel
1630 -- "Positrons from Dark Matter Annihilation in the Galactic Halo: Theoretical Uncertainties" – Rodriguez
1700 -- Break
1730 -- "What are the Major Discoveries Expected over the Next 5 Years?.....10 years?" – Group Discussion
1800 -- Evaluation of the Course
2000 -- School Dinner (TBA)

Saturday, 12 July

Day -- Departures