International Conference & Satellite School

THE ORIGIN OF COSMIC ELEMENTS
Past and Present Achievements, Future Challenges

Barcelona, June 10-15, 2013


Antoni Gaudí's Casa Milà-La Pedrera, downtown Barcelona.

Almost three years after the Dubrovnik Workshop on "Origin of the Elements and Nuclear History of the Universe", the EuroGENESIS Program is coming to an end. This Program succesfully assembled about 200 specialists in astronomy, astrophysics, nuclear physics, astro- and cosmochemistry, into a coordinated, interdisciplinary effort aimed at understanding how matter evolved in the Universe, from the ashes of the Big Bang to its present form.

"The Origin of Cosmic Elements: Past and Present Achievements, Future Challenges" will review recent achievements and yet unsolved questions in the field of Nuclear Astrophysics and related areas. Thematically, the workshop reflects the goals of the European-scale research program EuroGENESIS. The Workshop is, however, fully opened to any interested researcher in the field, since one of the main goals of the event would be to establish a roadmap for possible follow-up initiatives to be undertaken after completion of this program.


SATELLITE SCHOOL


A two-day Satellite School (June 10-11) with a number of invited lectures on different aspects of Nuclear Astrophysics (i.e., How abundances are inferred from stellar spectra? What is a nuclear reaction and how are they measured in the lab? How do stars evolve and why some stars explode? How matter condenses into grains and how isotopic ratios are determined in presolar grains?) has been arranged right before the Conference. This is specially suited for PhD students and young post-docs.

The School will take place at the Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC) , Nexus building (Office 201), C. Gran Capita 2-4, 08034 Barcelona, http://www.ieec.cat. Click the following link for a location map.

As is the case for the Conference, accommodation has been arranged for all School participants, according to the dates given in the registration forms. Participants are, in principle, expected to arrive on June 9th (sunday), since the School starts early monday. As for the rest of the Conference, expenses are fully covered for EuroGENESIS participants.

FINAL PROGRAM AND PRESENTATIONS (Click on the title of the lecture to download the corresponding pdf)

MONDAY, June 10th
  • 8.00–9.00: Registration
  • 9.00 – 9.15: Opening, J. Isern (ICE, CSIC-IEEC Bellaterra)
  • 9.15 – 10.30: “ Nuclear Physics (I, II) ”, G. Martinez-Pinedo (TU Darmstadt)
  • Coffee break: 10.30 – 11.00
  • Lunch: 13.00 – 14.30
  • Coffee break: 15.45 – 16.15

TUESDAY, June 11th
  • 9.15 – 10.30: “Spectroscopy (I)”, M. Asplund (Australian National U)
  • Coffee break: 10.30 – 11.00
  • Lunch: 13.00 – 14.30
  • Coffee break: 15.45 – 16.15
  • 16.15 – 17.30: “Spectroscopy (II)”, M. Asplund (Australian National U)


The School program is also available here .

CONFERENCE



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This is a 4-day conference (June 12-15), arranged in sessions covering the following topics:

  • The Big Bang
  • Nucleosynthesis of the first stars
  • Stellar evolution of low, intermediate and massive stars
  • Stellar evolution in binary systems
  • Stellar explosions and nucleosynthesis: thermonuclear and core-collapse supernovae, novae, X-ray bursts and superbursts...
  • Astrochemistry and cosmochemistry: dust production and presolar grains in meteorites
  • Chemical evolution of the Galaxy
  • Nuclear physics of stars: theory and experiments
  • Challenges in nuclear astrophysics and related fields: open questions and research opportunities

FINAL PROGRAM, BOOK OF ABSTRACTS AND PRESENTATIONS (Click on the title of the lecture to download the corresponding pdf)

WEDNESDAY, June 12th
SESSION I: Nucleosynthetic fingerprints of the first stars
  • 9.40 – 10.15: Overview, "The First Stars", M. Asplund (Australian National U; Project Leader of FirstStars)
  • 10.15 - 10.40: “ Atomic diffusion in NGC 6752 ”, P. Gruyters (Uppsala U)
  • Coffee break: 10.40 – 11.10
SESSION II: Stellar evolution of low and intermediate-mass stars
  • 12.20 – 12.55: Overview, “Nucleosynthesis and mixing in low-mass stars”, M. Busso (U Perugia)
  • Lunch: 13.00 – 14.45
  • Coffee break: 16.20 – 16.50
SESSION III: Stellar binary systems: evolution, explosions and nucleosynthesis
THURSDAY, June 13th
  • Coffee break: 10.30 – 11.00
SESSION IV: Astrochemistry and cosmochemistry: dust production and presolar grains in meteorites
  • 11.00 – 11.35: Overview, “A study of dust synthesis and evolution in supernovae”, I. Cherchneff (U Basel; Project Leader of CoDustMas)
  • 11.35 – 11.55: ““ Dust formation in the ejecta of type II-P supernovae ”, A. Sarangi (U Basel)
  • 11.55 – 12.15: “CO in the supernova remnant Cas A”, S. Wallström (Onsala Space Obs., Chalmers U)
  • 12.15 – 12.35: “ Molecule reprocessing by shocks in the supernova remnant Cas A ”, C. Biscaro (U Basel)
  • 12.35 – 13.00: "60Fe, 244Pu and nanodiamonds”, A. Wallner (U Vienna and Australian National U)
  • 13.00 – 13.25: “Challenges and solutions from oxygen and aluminum isotopic ratios in grains of AGB origin”, S. Palmerini (U Granada)
  • Lunch: 13.25 – 15.15
  • 17.30 – 19.30: Gaudí and Modernism in Barcelona
  • 19.45 - 23.00 Night of History and Legend at Palau Requesens

FRIDAY, June 14th
SESSION V: Core-collapse supernovae and chemical evolution of the Galaxy
  • Coffee break: 10.40 – 11.10
  • 11.10 – 11.30: “Experimental study of the 26Al(n, p)26Mg and 26Al(n, alpha)23Na reactions using the 27Al(p, p’)27Al inelastic scattering reaction”, N. de Séréville (IPN Orsay)
  • 11.30 – 11.55: “Future challenges of Galactic chemical evolution”, C. Kobayashi (U Hertfordshire)
  • 11.55 – 12.20: “The production of europium: supernovae versus merging neutron stars”, F. Matteucci (Trieste U)
  • 12.20 – 12.45: “ Effects of the radial inflow of gas and galactic fountains on the chemical evolution of the Milky Way and M31 ”, E. Spitoni (Trieste U)
[13.00 – 14.45 Meeting of the EuroGENESIS Project Leaders and Review Panel members]
  • Lunch: 13.00 – 14.45
SESSION VI: Nuclear physics of stars: theory and experiments
  • Coffee break: 16.30 – 17.00
[17.00 – 18.00 Review Panel meeting]
SATURDAY, June 15th
  • Coffee break: 10.25 – 11.00
SESSION VII: Challenges in nuclear astrophysics and related fields: open questions and research opportunities
  • 11.00 – 13.00 Round Table, Nuclear astrophysics in the post-EuroGENESIS era
  • Lunch: 13.00 – 14.30
  • End of Workshop
The Conference program is also available here . It includes several overview talks, a number of oral contributions (selected from the pool of abstracts submitted by the participants), and a session aimed at exploring possible joint ventures and funding oportunities for this field. Click here to download the corresponding Book of Abstracts.

CONFERENCE SITE

The workshop will take place at the Conference room of the Escola Industrial (UPC) , which is conveniently located downtown Barcelona (C. Comte d'Urgell, 187), http://www.euetib.upc.edu/. Created in 1904, the modernist buildings of the Escola Industrial have hosted major scientific events. In 1923, Albert Einstein gave here a talk on relativity.

Click the following link for a location map.

Further information on the Conference venue (including maps and photos) and of the scheduled social events can be found here .

ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation has been arranged for all participants in several hotels (mostly close to the Conference venue), according to the dates given in the registration forms. Since the workshop starts in the morning of June 12, arrival the day before is strongly advised. Actually, a welcome reception has been arranged for the evening of June 11 (see here , for details).

REGISTRATION FEE

The workshop has a registration fee of 150 Eur , which includes coffee breaks, lunches, the welcome reception and the Conference Dinner. This has to be paid in CASH at the registration desk upon arrival. The contact address for the conference is eurogenesis@ieec.cat.


ORGANIZING COMMITTEE


  • M. Asplund (MPA, Garching)
  • A. Bertolin (IEEC, Barcelona; Conference Secretary)
  • I. Cherchneff (U Basel)
  • R. Diehl (MPE, Garching)
  • A. Ekers (ESF, Strasbourg)
  • J. Isern (IEEC-CSIC, Bellaterra)
  • J. José (IEEC-UPC, Barcelona; Chair)
  • F.-K. Thielemann (U Basel)