Cosmic Explosions and Electromagnetic Transients: SNe, GRBs, TDEs
Explosive events in the cosmos release immense amount of energies, leading to various observable electromagnetic (EM) transients. They offer a window into some of the most violent processes in the universe. This mini-symposium will gather experts in both theory and observation, and delve into the intricate phenomena of Supernovae (SNe), Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs), Fast Blue Optical Transients (FBOTs), Tidal Disruption Events (TDEs), Quasi-Periodic Eruptions (QPEs) and other similar explosive events. Related topics such as the evolution of massive stars and degenerate binaries, and the dynamical processes around supermassive black holes, will also be covered. By examining these phenomena, we aim to gain new insights into the inner workings of stars, black holes, and other celestial bodies, and uncover new knowledge about their origins and evolution.
This mini-symposium will include a number of solicited talks, contributed talks and posters. Note that topics related to neutron stars (such as FRBs) will be covered in a different mini-symposium.
The deadlines for abstract submission and registration are the same as the general symposium, and can be found in texasinshanghai.org.
Invited/solicited speakers: Kate Alexander, Andrei Beloborodov, Jane Dai, Thierry Foglizzo, Kunihito Ioka, Hiroki Nagakura, Tsvi Piran, Robert Quimby, Elenora Troja, Yuhan Yao, Xiaofeng Wang, Eli Waxman, Binbin Zhang.
Conveners: Dong Lai, Shuai Zha, Bing Zhang
Tentative Oral Program:
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Session 1: Dec.11 Monday afternoon
20' Robert Quimby: Superluminous Supernovae
20' Xiaofeng Wang: Supernova 2023ixf in M101
20' Hiroki Nagakura: Numerical modeling of neutrino quantum kinetics in high energy astrophysical phenomena
20' Thierry Foglizzo: The impact of rotation and turbulence on the standing accretion shock instability
10' Ping Chen: A 12.4 day periodicity in a close binary system after a supernova
10' Chang Liu: Uncovering Double-Detonation Type Ia Supernovae from Sub-Chandrasekhar-Mass White Dwarfs
Session 2: Dec.13 Wednesday afternoon
20' Kate Alexander: Tidal Disruption Events: Unique probes of outflows and accretion in supermassive black holes
20' Yuhan Yao: Tidal Disruption Events: Probes of Accretion Physics and Black Hole Demographics
20' Jane Dai: Tidal Disruption Events: Demographics, Accretion and Outflows
20' Tsvi Piran: Jets in TDEs
20' Wenbin Lu: Quasi-periodic eruptions from stars in mildly eccentric orbits
Session 3: Dec.14 Thursday afternoon
20' Eli Waxman: ULTRASAT: Revolutionizing our understanding of the hot transient Universe
20' Binbin Zhang: New Understandings of Gamma-ray Burst Origins & Mechanisms
20' Kunihito Ioka: Off-Axis Gamma-Ray Bursts and Electromagnetic Counterparts
20' Elenora Troja: A holistic view of compact binary mergers: from kilonova to afterglow
10' Matteo Pais: The velocity distribution of outflows driven by chocked jets in stellar envelopes
10' Janet Chang: Probing Intermediate-Mass Black Holes with Tidal Disruption Events
Posters:
Yuanchuan Zou: The indications of GRB 221009A TeV emission
Hiromichi Tagawa: Flares from stars crossing active galactic nuclei disks on low-inclination orbits
Jinping Zhu: A Unified Progenitor Picture of SLSNe, lGRBs, SNe Ic-BL, and FBOTs
Xiaoli Huang: Cascade Radiations of 𝑒± from 𝛾𝛾-annihilation process as an extra component of the Early Optical/X-Ray Afterglows of Gamma-Ray Bursts
Mengye Wang: An Explanation for Overrepresentation of Tidal Disruption Events in Post-starburst Galaxies
Jialun Zhang: Interaction of the outflow with the cloud - the late-time radio flares in TDEs
Jia Ren: Jet Structure and Burst Environment of GRB 221009A
