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X-ray background and deep surveys
Chair: Liz Puchnarewicz

09:30

The Young X-ray Background
Roberto Gilli, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Firenzi

10:00

X-rays from the first massive black holes
Niel Brandt, Penn State University

10:20

Deep surveys with XMM and CXO: comparison of HDF-N results and comments on the X-ray evolution
Takamitsu Miyaji, Carnegie Mellon University

10:40

break

Clusters and groups of galaxies
Chair: Martin Ward

11:00

Recent X-ray Results on Clusters and Groups of Galaxies
Richard Mushotzky, NASA/GSFC

11:30

Chandra Observations of the Galaxy Cluster 3C 129 and the two Radio Galaxies 3C 129 and 3C 129.1
H. Krawczynski, Washington University, St. Louis

11:45

XMM-Newton study of Soft excess X-ray emission in clusters of galaxies
Jelle Kaastra, SRON National Institute for Space Research

PAPER WITHDRAWN
Iron K-line analysis of Abell 1650 observed with XMM-Newton
F. Akimoto, Nagoya University

12:00

Workshop session

12:30

LUNCH

Clusters of galaxies
Chair: Martin Ward

14:00

Structures in galaxy clusters observed with XMM-Newton
D. Neumann, CEA/Saclay

14:15

The structural and scaling properties of galaxy clusters observed by XMM
Monique Arnaud, CEA/Saclay Service d'Astrophysique

14:30

Measuring the mass distribution in z~0.2 cluster lenses with XMM-Newton
P. Marty, Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale d'Orsay

14:45

BAX: an X-ray cluster database
Alain Blanchard, LAOMP, CNRS, UPS

15:00

Workshop session
Posters:
Chandra Observation of Failed Cluster Candidate 0806+20, K. Hayashida, Osaka University
Investigation of the dark matter distribution with Chandra, H. Katayama, Osaka University
The dark matter halo structure of ``fossil'' groups candidates, T. Yoshioka, Nagoya University
Searching for clusters in the fields of strong gravitational lenses, C. Grant, MIT Center for Space Research
Chandra imaging spectroscopy of the central region of AWM7, T. Furusho, NASA/GSFC
Serendipitous Clusters of Galaxies from XMM-Newton, Axel Schwope, Astrophysical Institut Potsdam

15:25

break

Galaxies and black hole binaries in external galaxies
Chair: Michiel Van der Klis

15:55

X-ray emission from active nuclei and ISM in nearby galaxies
Kazushi Iwasawa, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge

16:25

Revealing the hot intergalactic medium with ROSAT
A. Soltan, Copernicus Astronomical Center, Warsaw

16:40

X-ray sources in M31: results from XMM-Newton survey
Sergey Trudolyubov, Los Alamos National Laboratory

16:55

Evidence for Black Hole Binary Systems in Spiral and Star Forming Galaxies
Martin Ward, Leicester University

17:15

Workshop session
Poster:
Ultraviolet images of galaxies from the Optical Monitor on XMM-Newton, Alex Blustin, MSSL, UCL

17:20

session ends

Galactic black holes
Chair: Michiel van der Klis

09:30

Galactic Black Holes
Jochen Greiner, Astrophysical Institut, Potsdam

10:00

X-ray variability of Cygnus X-1
Ian Smith, Rice University

10:20

Workshop session

10:40

break

Black hole and accretion disc models
Chair: Liz Puchnarewicz

11:00

The iron K-line diagnostics of a rotational black hole metric
A. Zakharov, Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics

PAPER WITHDRAWN
The revised GRV model of accretion disc corona A. Galeev, Space Research Institute (IKI), Moscow

11:15

Limit cycles of accretion disks in the Rapid Burster and GRS1915+105
H. Inoue, ISAS

11:30

Two-dimensional models of X-ray emissions from accreting black holes
E. Liang, Rice University

11:45

Antimatter production near a Black Hole Horizon: Necessary conditions for black hole appearances
Lev Titarchuk, NRL

12:00

Workshop session

12:30

LUNCH

Active galaxies
Chair: Andrea Comastri

14:00

Recent X-ray studies of active galactic nuclei
Chris Reynolds, University of Maryland

14:30

AGN source populations detected in the Chandra Deep Field North Survey
Franz Bauer, Penn State University

14:45

Comparing High Resolution X-ray Spectra of Active Galaxies
Herman Marshall, MIT Center for Space Research

15:00

High resolution spectroscopy of Seyfert warm absorbers with XMM-Newton
Alex Blustin, MSSL, UCL

15:15

Workshop session

15:20

break

Active galaxies, quasars and blazars
Chair: Andrea Comastri

15:55

A Study of a Complete Soft X-ray Selected Sample of AGN
C. Matsumoto, University of Oklahoma

16:10

The Physics of Extragalactic Jets: Recent Highlights
Rita Sambruna, George Mason University

16:40

Three Principal Components in QSO Spectra
Zhaohui Shang, University of Texas at Austin

16:55

Indicators of Black Hole Mass and Accretion Rate from QSOs' UV Spectra
Beverley Wills, University of Texas at Austin

17:10

Workshop session
Posters:
X-ray Imaging of a Complete Sample of Quasar Jets, Hermann Marshall, MIT
The X-ray spectrum of the broad-line ultrasoft AGN RE J2248-511, Rhaana Starling, MSSL, UCL

17:20

session ends

Blazars and quasars
Chair: Guenther Hasinger

09:30

Physics with broad band spectral variability of Mkn 421
G. Fossati, Rice University

09:50

Time Dependent Modeling of Blazar Multiwavelength Data
P. Coppi, Yale

10:05

Probing Broad Absorption Line Quasar Outflows
Sarah Gallagher, Penn State University

10:20

Workshop session
Poster:
Are BALQSOs extreme accretors?, Michael Yuan, University of Texas at Austin

10:25

Low-energy X-ray broad line emission in Seyfert Galaxies
Keith Mason, Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London

10:40

break

New X-ray results
Chair: Guenther Hasinger

11:00

The New Science Programme of ESA
Alvaro Gimenez, ESA SSD

11:20

Exotic sources in hard X-ray survey
Andrea Comastri, Osservatorio Astronomico di Bologna

11:35

The X-ray view of EROs
M. Brusa, Dip. Astronomia Bologna University

11:50

Searching for Faint and Distant Cluster X-ray Emission with Chandra
M. Bautz, MIT

12:05

session ends