Mini Plasma Workshop | UCI Physics and Astronomy

We are pleased to announce that a mini-workshop titled "Plasma Astrophysics and Extreme High Energies" has been organized for February 6, 2017, at the University of California, Irvine, hosted and organized by Professor Toshiki Tajima.

The first nine topics listed on the draft agenda below were suggested by colleagues regarding the cosmic acceleration out of the blackhole accretion disk and its jets which may provide conditions fit for wakefield excitation, extreme high energy protons, accompanying electron acceleration, and, thus, gamma emission.

The tenth topic is a new idea being discussed among UCI colleagues. If this topic is of interest to participants, we could discuss them during the mini workshop.

Some observations are emerging that Blazar gamma emissions show telltale temporal and energy spectral characteristics that may be explainable (only?) by such a mechanism. We could further scrutinize such astrophysical phenomena. I look forward to sharing expert opinions and ideas.

Locations*

9a – 2p: Frederick Reines Hall, FRH 3122

2p – 5p: Frederick Reines Hall, FRH 4135

Agenda* [2.2.17]

Each speaker will have approximately 30 minutes for their talk, except for the later talks which will be very informal, with each talk lasting approximately 20 minutes.

February 6, 2017

9:20a – Tajima (UCI)
Opening and welcoming remarks

9:30a – Ebisuzaki (RIKEN)
Astrophysical ZeV accelerator

10:10a –Barwick (UCI):
ICECUBE and 10^20eV neutrinos

10:20a – Kusenko (UCLA)
Northern hot spot of UHECRs and the nearest star-burst Galaxy M82

11:00a – Mizuta (RIKEN)
General Relativistic MHD simulation of a blackhole, accretion disk, and jets

11:40a – Howes (U Iowa, sabbatical at UCLA)
Diagnosing Plasma Heating and Particle Acceleration in Space and

Astrophysical Plasmas

Lunch (12:20 – 1:20p)

1:20p – Ebisuzaki (RIKEN)
EUSO experiments with Balloon and Space Station

2:00p – Feng, Tait, & Tajima (UCI), Barty* (LLNL) (unconfirmed)
Current status of the 5th force and possibility to test by laser Compton gamma rays

Coffee break

  2:40p – Tajima (UCI)
  Possibility of simultaneously observing gamma ray bursts (with particular signatures)
    and gravitational wave emission from Blazars

3:00p –Dollar (UCI)
Thin film compression of laser and its application to high energies

3:20p – Discussion
Possible extra talks such as below, open to volunteers

Adjourn

Possible extra talks and topics of discussion

Observational signatures of gamma rays from bright blazars. Unfortunately, Prof. Abazajian (UCI) is traveling on Feb. 6 but is available on Feb. 10 for discussion.
Neutrinos and laser detection, possibly by Ishikawa and Tajima
Observation of blazars by Fermi gamma-ray observatory.
Ultra high energy neutrinos
Collider and wakefield acceleration

» local organizer
Toshiki Tajima
[ttajima@uci.edu]
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of California, Irvine

» administration
Jan Strudwick
[jstrudwi@uci.edu]
4172 Frederick Reines Hall
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of California, Irvine
949.824.7639

CLICK HERE for LOCAL AIRPORT INFORMATION.

CLICK HERE for DRIVING DIRECTIONS.

RECORDED DRIVING DIRECTIONS:
For recorded driving directions call (949) 824-8799

UCI Parking:
Parking permits are required 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Parking regulations are strictly enforced.

Participants may park in PARKING LOT 12 / 12B

[visit the URL below to view the parking lot on the campus map]

http://www.parking.uci.edu/maps/imap.cfm

Short term parking permits may be purchased at the kiosk in PARKING LOT 12 / 12B.

To view a complete campus map, please visit:

http://www.parking.uci.edu/maps/

For more information, please call (949) 824-3923.

Local Attractions:
CLICK HERE to download a list of local attractions in Orange County.