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" #$%& $' ())01023 Book of Abstracts – Table of Contents Welcome to the European Week of Astronomy & Space Science ...................................................... iii How space, and a few stars, came to Hatfield ............................................................................... v Plenary I: UK Solar Physics (UKSP) and Magnetosphere, Ionosphere and Solar Terrestrial (MIST) ....... 1 Plenary II: European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (ESO) ....... 2 Plenary III: European Space Agency (ESA) .................................................................................. 3 Plenary IV: Square Kilometre Array (SKA), High-Energy Astrophysics, Asteroseismology ................... 4 Symposia (1) The next era in radio astronomy: the pathway to SKA .............................................................. 5 (2) The standard cosmological models - successes and challenges .................................................. 17 (3) Understanding substellar populations and atmospheres: from brown dwarfs to exo-planets .......... 28 (4) The life cycle of dust ............................................................................................................ 46 (5) Multi-wavelength high redshift surveys .................................................................................. 63 (6) Three decades of gravitational lenses ..................................................................................... 82 (7) The IYA 2009 in Europe ........................................................................................................ 94 Sessions (A1) MIST Planetary Session ...................................................................................................... 107 (A2) MIST Particle Acceleration / MIST General Session ................................................................. 110 (A3) MIST General Session ........................................................................................................ 112 (A4) MIST Heliospheric and Astrospheric Structure and Planetary Interactions ................................. 115 (A5) MIST Posters ..................................................................................................................... 117 (AB1) MIST/UKSP Magnetic Reconnection .................................................................................... 126 (AB2) MIST/UKSP The Unusual (?) Solar Minimum ........................................................................ 129 (AB3) MIST/UKSP From the Sun to the Earth ............................................................................... 132 (B1) UKSP Structure and Activity in the Solar Atmosphere ............................................................. 134 (B2) UKSP Solar/Stellar Interiors ................................................................................................ 136 (B3) UKSP The Sun as a Star ..................................................................................................... 138 (B4) UKSP Particle Acceleration .................................................................................................. 139 (B5) UKSP Dynamics of Solar Magnetic Fields ............................................................................... 141 (B6) UKSP Posters .................................................................................................................... 143 (BA1) UKSP/MIST Particle Acceleration ......................................................................................... 157 (BA2) UKSP/MIST Solar/STP Missions Forum ................................................................................ 159 (C) MHD seismology of solar, space and astrophysical plasmas (Joint with MIST and UKSP) ............... 162 (D) Mercury - recent insights and future goals .............................................................................. 177 (E) In-Situ and remote characterisation of minor bodies ................................................................ 179 (F) Binary stars: observation and theory ...................................................................................... 186 (G) Asteroseismology in the era of the CoRoT and Kepler missions ................................................. 197 (H) Formation of Stars and Brown Dwarfs .................................................................................... 199 (I) The Galaxy and its Satellites .................................................................................................. 217 (J) Explosive transients in distant galaxies ................................................................................... 227 (K) High energy astrophysics ..................................................................................................... 236 (L) The local volume: constraints on galaxy formation and evolution ............................................... 243 (M) Galaxy clusters and their evolution ........................................................................................ 257 (N) Epoch of reionization ........................................................................................................... 268 (O) Outflows, Feedback and the Central Engines of AGN ................................................................ 273 (P) Towards the first detection of gravitational waves .................................................................... 283 (Q) X-ray astronomy in the next decade ...................................................................................... 288 (R) Enabling technologies for space-based astronomy and space science ......................................... 294 (S) Europe's medium telescopes: status and prospects .................................................................. 297 (T) The Virtual Observatory and Distributed Computing ................................................................. 302 (U) Application of machine learning techniques to astronomical data analysis ................................... 308 (V) Pro-Am session ................................................................................................................... 311 (W1) ALMA: status, science capabilities and the path towards science operations ............................. 315 (W2) E-ELT: the European Extremely Large Telescope ................................................................... 316 (W3) How to use ESO - The life-cycle of an ESO observing program ................................................. 317 (X) Plans and Opportunities for European Astronomy .................................................................... 319 (Y) Upcoming ESA astrophysics missions ..................................................................................... 321 First Author Index ...................................................................................................................... 324 i ii Welcome to the European Week of Astronomy & Space Science I am pleased to welcome you to our de Havilland Campus. The University of Hertfordshire is delighted to be hosting the European Week of Astronomy & Space Science Meeting, incorporating the Royal Astronomical Society’s National Astronomy Meeting and the European Astronomical Society’s Joint European and National Astronomy Meeting. It is fifteen years since this Europe-wide meeting was last held in the UK and it is an honour to host this meeting during the International Year of Astronomy. We are pleased that the event has attracted over 1000 delegates. Astronomers are very fortunate to be carrying out research that not only motivates them but captures the imagination of the public. Importantly, astronomy draws many young people into science. The four Public Lectures and a Schools Day with over 500 children attending, clearly demonstrates the widespread interest in astronomy and the commitment of astronomers to reach out to the community. I know that there will be many new and exciting discoveries presented, and I wish you all a very successful meeting. Professor Tim Wilson Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire On behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society I welcome colleagues from astronomy, space science and planetary science throughout Europe to this special meeting incorporating the NAM and JENAM. The NAM has become a major event in the calendar of UK astronomy; this year it will reflect our important links through ESA and ESO with colleagues on the continent. A measure of its enhanced status is that our meeting, for the first time, will be opened by a government minister. If the present recession has taught us anything, it is that we need to base our economies on scientific knowledge. Our subjects, in asking fundamental questions about the universe, not only have helped revolutionise the technologies on which modern societies depend, they excite the public imagination and encourage young people to equip themselves for careers in 'knowledge based' economies. I am sure we will have a memorable meeting! Professor Andy Fabian President, Royal Astronomical Society It is a
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