BL LAC PHENOMENONPROGRAMME(If you want to print the programme, download the PostScript-file.) | ||
SUNDAY 21st | ||
| 16:00 -19:00 | Registration | |
| 19:00 -22:00 | Welcoming Cocktail | |
MONDAY 22nd | ||
| 8:30 | Registration | |
| 9:00 | Opening ceremonies | |
| 9:15 | Welcoming Address: The Rector of the Turku University | |
BL Lacs and other AGNs | Chair | |
| 9:30 | M. Urry: Perspectives of BL Lac objects | |
| 10:15 | M. Marcha: The co-existence of BL Lacs and broad lines | |
| 10:30 | Coffee | |
Radio observations of BL Lacs | Chair | |
| 11:00 | M. Aller: Radio-waveband flux and polarization variability | |
| 11:45 | H. Teräsranta: Long term continuum monitoring of AGN with the Metsähovi and SEST telescopes | |
| 12:00 | H. Aller: Radio polarization and flux density variability of BL Lacertae: Oblique shocks | |
| 12:15 | A. Kraus: Intraday variability in BL Lac objects and quasars | |
| 12:30 | A. Lobanov: Radiospectra and kinematics in Blazars | |
| 12:45 | J. Fan: BL Lac objects and relativistic beaming model | |
| 13:00 | Lunch | |
Blazar observations in infrared and optical | Chair | |
| 15:00 | H.R. Miller: The character of the optical variability of Mrk 421, Mrk 501 and 1ES2344+514 | |
| 15:15 | E. Massaro: Structure and timescales of the fast variations of BL Lacertae during the 1997 summer active phase | |
| 15:30 | G. Tosti: The Perugia blazar monitoring program | |
| 15:45 | S. Katajainen: Tuorla Monitoring program | |
| 16:00 | M. Whiting: Red synchrotron jets in Parkes quasars | |
| 18:00 | Turku City Reception | |
TUESDAY 23rd | ||
BL Lacs in optical | Chair | |
| 9:00 | V. Hagen-Thorn: Analysis of colour variability of blazar 3C66A in 1993-96 | |
| 9:15 | Y. Efimov: Polarization angle rotation of OJ 287 based on all available optical polarimetry | |
| 9:30 | R. Hudec: Large amplitude flares on AGNs | |
| 9:45 | J. Noble: A comparison of the optical microvariability morphology in X-ray selected and radio-selected blazars | |
| 10:00 | J.A. de Diego: Comparative study of microvariability in radio quiet and radio loud quasars | |
| 10:15 | Coffee | |
BL Lacs in X-rays | Chair | |
| 10:45 | I. McHardy: X-ray variability of BL Lacs | |
| 11:30 | W. Brinkmann: ROSAT observations of PKS 2155-304 | |
| 11:45 | J. Siebert: Latest X-ray observations of intermediate BL Lac objects | |
| 12:15 | F. Makino: X-ray variability of BL Lacertae in 1997 outburst | |
| 12:30 | E. Pian: BeppoSAX observations of the BL Lac Mkn 501 | |
| 12:45 | A. Treves: Fast photometry of the BL Lac object PKS 2155-304 | |
| 13:00 | Lunch | |
BL Lacs in gamma-rays | Chair | |
| 15:00 | B. Hartman: CGRO observations of BL Lacs | |
| 15:45 | V. Connaughton: BATSE observations of BL Lac objects | |
| 16:00 | A. Lähteenmäki: Comparison of radio and EGRET gamma-ray properties between BL Lacs and other AGN | |
| 16:15 | A. Mücke: On the contribution of unresolved blazars to the extragalactic gamma-ray background | |
| 16:30 | Coffee | |
TeV observations of BL Lacs | Chair | |
| 17:00 | H. Krawczynski: Study of the temporal and spectral characteristics of the TeV gamma-radiation from Mkn 501 and Mkn 421 with the HEGRA system of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes | |
| 17:30 | J. Quinn: TeV gamma-ray flux variability of Markarian 501 | |
| 17:45 | D. Petry: The MAGIC telescope-bridging the gap at 10-200GeV | |
| 18:00 | M. Catanese: Multiwavelength observations of TeV emitting BL Lac objects | |
WEDNESDAY 24th | ||
OJ 287 | Chair | |
| 9:00 | L. Takalo: Intensive monitoring of OJ 287 and 3C66A | |
| 9:15 | H. Lehto: Variability in OJ 287 | |
| 9:30 | Z. Abraham: The periodicity in the lightcurve of OJ 287 | |
| 9:45 | S. Marchenko: Three methods of time series analysis of the blazars' light curves. Results for OJ 287 and BL Lac in the optical region. | |
| 10:00 | D. Dultzin-Hacyan: Broad Band CCD Photometry and Spectrophotometry of OJ287 During the Minimum of 1998 | |
| 10:15 | P. Hughes: Extraordinary activity in the BL Lac object OJ 287 | |
| 10:30 | Coffee | |
Multifrequency observations of BL Lacs | Chair | |
| 11:00 | S. Wagner: Blazar activity across the electromagnetic spectrum | |
| 11:45 | K. Otterbein: Monitoring the high energy branch of S5 0716+714 | |
| 12:00 | S. Paltani: Constraining BL Lac objects' models using structure function analysis | |
| 12:15 | T. Rector: Multiwavelength observations of BL Lacs: Implications for Unification | |
| 12:30 | M. Turler: Modelling the millimetre-to-radio flaring behaviour of the quasar 3C273 | |
| 12:45 | F. Mantovani: Short-time structural variation of 3C273 | |
| 13:00 | Lunch | |
Emission models | Chair | |
| 15:00 | G. Ghisellini: Emission models for BL Lac objects | |
| 15:45 | N. Ikshanov: On the magnetic field configuration in the central cores of BL Lac objects | |
| 16:00 | J. Kirk: The variability patterns of synchrotron emission and particle acceleration in blazars | |
| 16:15 | M. Salvati: Rapid variability of gamma-ray blazars | |
| 16:30 | Coffee | |
Unified schemes | Chair | |
| 17:00 | P. Padovani: BL Lacs and Unified Schemes | |
| 17:45 | G. Fossati: Unifying all ``flavours'' of blazars | |
| 18:00 | M. Georganopoulos: A viewing angle- kinetic luminosity unification scheme for BL Lacertae objects | |
THURSDAY 25th | ||
BL Lac host galaxies | Chair | |
| 9:00 | J. Heidt: Host galaxies and environments of BL Lac objects | |
| 9:45 | S. Anton: Host galaxies of flat radio spectrum sources | |
| 10:00 | G. Lamer: Near infrared observations of BL Lac hosts | |
| 10:15 | T. Pursimo: Nordic Optical Telscope images of the 1 Jy BL Lac objects | |
| 10:30 | Coffee | |
BL Lac host galaxies (cont) | Chair | |
| 11:00 | R. Falomo: The HST snapshot imaging of BL Lacs | |
| 11:30 | A. Sillanpää: NOT and HST images of BL Lacs in comparison | |
| 11:45 | J. Kotilainen: Near-infrared imaging of the host galaxies of a complete sample of flat spectrum radio quasars | |
| 12:15 | K. Nilsson: High resolution imaging of TeV BL Lacs | |
| 12:30 | P. Wiita: Spectral and temporal variability incorporating general relativistic effects | |
| 13:00 | E. Valtaoja: Doppler boosting and orientation effects in BL Lacs and other AGN | |
| 13:30 | Lunch | |
| 17:30 | Conference dinner at the beach | |
FRIDAY 26th | ||
VLBI | Chair | |
| 9:00 | A. Marscher: The parsec-scale jets of BL Lac objects | |
| 9:45 | S. Aaron: VLBI studies of Mrk 501 and 0814+425 | |
| 10:00 | S. Britzen: The CJF survey- first results on superluminal motion | |
| 10:15 | J.-L. Gomez: A close-up look at superluminal motion: Subparsec radio observations of 3C120 and its comparison with numerical simulations | |
| 10:30 | Coffee | |
VLBI cont. | Chair | |
| 11:00 | P. Charlot and H. Sol: BL Lac objects with distorted radio structure | |
| 11:30 | G. Giovannini: VSOP and VLBI observations of Mrk 421 and Mrk 501 | |
| 11:45 | S. Qian: Possible accelerating motion of IR-mm outbursting sources in blazars | |
| 12:00 | D. Gabuzda: Rapid polarization variability in 0716+714 far from the VLBI core | |
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
Theory | Chair | |
| 14:00 | A. Levinson: Variability models of gamma-ray blazars | |
| 14:30 | S. Komissarov: Numerical simulations of relativistic fluid jets | |
| 14:45 | Y. Baryshev: AGNs as a test of relativistic gravity theory | |
| 15:00 | Coffee | |
New BL Lac samples | Chair | |
| 15:30 | V. Beckmann: Evolutionary behaviour of X-ray selected BL Lac objects | |
| 16:00 | S. Laurent-Muehleisen: New BL Lac samples: Searches, results and implications for Unified Schemes | |
| 16:15 | A. Wolter: The REX survey: how to find a large and complete sample of BL Lacs | |
| 16:30 | J. Dennet-Thorpe: The radio-optical spectra of BL Lacs and possible relatives | |
| 16:45 | D. Dultzin-Hacyan: Concluding remarks | |