Scientific Programme

The International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory INTEGRAL
launched on 17 October 2002 is ESA's gamma-ray mission (in collaboration
with Russia and NASA) of the long term space-science programme `Horizon
2000'.

INTEGRAL is dedicated to the fine spectroscopy (2 keV FWHM @ 1.3 MeV)
and fine imaging (12' FWHM, arcminute source location) of celestial
gamma-ray sources in the energy range 15 keV to 10 MeV with concurrent
X-ray (4-35 keV) and optical (V, 550 nm) source monitoring. The obser-
vatory is in its extended mission phase. The majority
of observing time has been given to the scientific user community at
large through a single peer-review process.

The main goals of this 6th INTEGRAL workshop `The Obscured Universe' are
to present and discuss (via invited and contributed talks and posters)
the scientific results obtained by INTEGRAL and coordinated observations
with other observatories and spacecraft.

Presentations shall cover the following scientific topics:

• X-ray binaries (IGR sources, black-hole candidates, neutron stars)
  
• Isolated neutron stars, pulsars, physics of compact objects
  
• Nucleosynthesis (supernovae and supernova remnants, gamma-ray line emission)
  
• Surveys and extragalactic sources, unidentified sources
  
• Gamma-ray bursts and soft gamma-repeaters
  
• INTEGRAL status and instrument overviews (invited talks only)
  
• Science data processing and analysis (posters only)
  
• Future instruments and missions (posters only)