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Astronomy and Astrophysics in Ireland
1 ­ 4 April 2004, Armagh

Conference Programme
Unless otherwise stated all sessions are in the Rotunda Lecture Theatre, St. Patrick's Trian, Armagh

Thursday 1 April
19:30 ­ 21:00 20:00 ­ 21:00 Registration and time for mounting posters Public Lecture Chair: Mark Bailey (Armagh Observatory) Mars: New Opportunities and Challenges for European Space Science Michael McKay (European Space Agency, ESTEC, The Netherlands) Light refreshments after the lecture Tickets for this event are free on application to: Mrs Aileen McKee, Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, Tel.: 028-3752-2928; Fax: 028-3752-7174; e-mail: ambn@arm.ac.uk.

Friday 2 April
10:30 ­ 11:00 11:00 ­ 11:15 11:15 ­ 12:45 11:15 11:45 12:00 12:15 12:25 12:35 Registration, Tea and Coffee Opening of Conference Session 1. Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Chair: Simon Jeffery (Armagh Observatory) The Last Stages of Stellar Evolution Simon Jeffery (Armagh Observatory) Laboratory Plasmas and Astrophysics Eugene Kennedy (Dublin City University) Standing Slow-Mode Oscillations in Coronal Loops Youra Taroyan (Armagh Observatory) Coronal Holes and the Origin of the Fast Solar Wind Lidong Xia (Armagh Observatory) Winds from Evolved Giants: Using Symbiotic Stars as Probes Brian Espey (Trinity College Dublin) The Story of PG1544+488: a Double Helium-Rich Subdwarf Amir Ahmad (Armagh Observatory) Lunch in St. Patrick's Trian ASGI Business Meeting

12:45 ­ 13:40 13:40 ­ 14:00


14:00 ­ 15:30 14.00 14.20 14.30 14:50 15.05 15.20

Session 2. Astrophysical Jets Chair: Denise Gabuzda (University College Cork) Evidence for Highly Relativistic Motion in the Jets of Active Galactic Nuclei Denise Gabuzda (University College Cork) Observations of Radio-Intermediate Quasars at Optical and Radio Wavelengths Niall Smith (Cork Institute of Technology) Jets from Young Stars Tom Ray (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies) Jet Knots from the Microquasar Cygnus X-3 Peter Duffy (University College Dublin) Modelling Molecular Emission in Jet-Cloud Interfaces Matt Redman (NUI Galway) Jets from Comets Michael Smith (Armagh Observatory) Tea and Coffee Session 3. High-Energy Astrophysics Chair: Brian McBreen (University College Dublin) Galactic Black Holes Paul Callanan (University College Cork) Instrumentation for TeV Gamma Ray Astronomy John Quinn (University College Dublin) Astronomy with TeV Photons Luke Drury (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies) Gamma Ray Bursts Brian McBreen (University College Dublin) Fast Near Infrared Searches for Gamma Ray Burst Afterglows Evert Meurs (Dunsink Observatory) Session 4. Poster Competition Chairs: Martin Henry (Dublin City University) and Julie Corbett (NIBEP) Light refreshments during the poster session

15:30 ­ 16:00 16:00 ­ 17:30 16:00 16:20 16:40 16:55 17:15

17:30 ­ 19:30

17:30 ­ 19:30 20:00 ­ 22:00

IOPI Committee Meeting (IOPI Committee Members only) Social event in the Hayloft Gallery, Palace Stables Heritage Centre: Drinks reception followed by a light finger buffet and entertainment by the Armagh Living History Players. Tickets for this event are free for conference delegates on application to: Mrs Aileen McKee, Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, Tel.: 028-3752-2928; Fax: 028-3752-7174; e-mail: ambn@arm.ac.uk.

Saturday 3 April
09:30 ­ 11:00 09:30 09:55 10:10 Session 5. Astronomy of the Solar System Chair: Apostolos Christou (Armagh Observatory) Is the Concept of 'Meteorite Parent Asteroids' a Useful One? Ian Sanders (Trinity College Dublin) From Comet Outgasing to Meteor Shower Jeremie Vaubaillon (IMCCE, Observatoire de Paris) Measuring the YORP Effect on Asteroids Alan Fitzsimmons (Queen's University Belfast)


10:25 10:35 10:50

Extreme Albedo Comets and the Celestial Hazard W illiam Napier (Armagh Observatory) Modelling Meteor Phenomena in the Venusian Atmosphere Jonathan McAuliffe (Armagh Observatory) The Dynamical Stirring of the Irregular Prograde Satellites of Jupiter Apostolos Christou (Armagh Observatory) Tea and Coffee Session 6. Optics and Astronomical Instrumentation Chair: Tom Ray (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies) High Time Resolution Astronomy in the Extremely Large Telescope Era Andrew Shearer (NUI Galway) Prospects for High Precision Photometry with Electron Multiplying CCD Technology Niall Smith (Cork Institute of Technology) Far Infrared Optical Design for Astronomical Instrumentation Anthony Murphy (NUI Maynooth) Extremely Large Telescopes: New Trends in Optical Systems Design Alexander Goncharov (NUI Galway) Design Studies for the Mid-Infrared Instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope Tom Ray (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies) Lunch (make your own arrangements) Depart for Afternoon Activities Drinks Reception at Armagh City Hotel Conference Dinner followed by music by `Folkus' at Armagh City Hotel

11:00 ­ 11:30 11:30 ­ 13:00 11:30 12:00 12:15 12:30 12:45

13:00 ­ 14:00 14:00 19:00 ­ 20:00 20:00

Sunday 4 April
09:30 ­ 10:30 10:30 ­ 11:00 11:00 ­ 13:00 11:00 11:30 11:40 12:00 12:20 12:40 IOPI Annual General Meeting Tea and Coffee Session 7. Physics and Astronomy Education and Public Outreach Chair: Ian Elliott (Dunsink Observatory) The Problem of Light Pollution Darren Baskill (University of Leicester) Preserving Irish Dark Skies Albert W hite (Irish Light Pollution Awareness Campaign) The Transit of Venus and Opportunities for Educational Outreach Robert Hill (Armagh Planetarium) The Planetary Society - Engaging Non-Experts in Space Science Kevin Nolan (Institute of Technology, Tallaght) The True Physics Project: Physics Education in a New Way Anthony Caldwell and Declan Holmes (The True Physics Project, Castlebar, Co. Mayo) Physics & Astronomy in NUI-Galway - The First Four Years Andy Shearer (NUI Galway) Return to Armagh City Hotel Lunch in Armagh City Hotel and Depart

13:00 ­ 13:30 13:30