Name: Synergies in Non-Thermal Astrophysics in Southern Africa
Start: 2024-07-29T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2024-08-02T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics (ECAP), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Monday 29 July 2024

10:00 Registration
Registration
10:00 - 10:30

10:30 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
11:00 - 11:30
Contributions

11:00 Introduction - Samuel Spencer (ECAP)
11:30
11:30 - 13:00
Contributions

11:35 Update from gamma-rays - Alison Mitchell

12:15 Update from CTA Redshift Project - Eli Kasai (University of Namibia)
13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 14:00
14:00
14:00 - 15:00
Contributions

14:00 AMT Status Updates - Michael Backes (University of Namibia)
15:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:00 - 15:30
15:30
15:30 - 17:10
Contributions

15:30 ERosita Perspective - Martin Mayer

16:10 Transients - Lauren Rhodes
17:00 Drinks Reception
Drinks Reception
17:00 - 19:00
Tuesday 30 July 2024
10:00
10:00 - 10:30
Contributions

10:00 MeerTRAP: Finding short-duration radio transients with MeerKAT - Mechiel Christiaan Bezuidenhout (University of South Africa)
10:30 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
11:00 - 12:00
Contributions

11:00 HESS SII - Andi Zmija
12:00 Tour ECAP
Tour ECAP
12:00 - 13:00

13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 14:00
14:00
14:00 - 15:00
Contributions

14:00 Fermi + HESS analysis on the Crab nebula - Tim Unbehaun (ECAP)

14:30 Searching for millisecond pulsar near the Galactic center - Dmitry Malyshev (ECAP)
15:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:00 - 15:30
15:30
15:30 - 17:00
Contributions

15:30 MPIfR-MeerKAT Galactic Plane Survey (MMGPS) I: System setup and early results - Denisha Pillay (Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie (MPIfR))

15:50 Probing the Galactic Centre with Pulsars - Isabella Rammala (Max-Planck-Institit für Radioastronomie)
Wednesday 31 July 2024
10:00
10:00 - 10:30
Contributions

10:00 Non-thermal Radio Emission from Massive Protostars in the SARAO MeerKAT Galactic Plane Survey - Willice Obonyo (University of South Africa)
10:30 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
11:00 - 12:20
Contributions

11:00 Exploring the Influence of Cosmic Voids on the propagation of TeV Gamma Rays and the Puzzle of GRB 221009A - Hassan Abdalla (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)

11:30 The unifying model of Jetted AGNs: the contribution of relativistic and orientation Effects - EVARISTUS IYIDA (UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA)

12:00 Searching for high redshift radio galaxies with the MeerKAT Galaxy Cluster Legacy Survey - Vasco Cossa (Rhodes University)
12:20
12:20 - 13:00
Contributions

12:20 Unveiling The Enigmatic: A Multiwavelength Investigation of Serendipitous Diffuse Radio Emission - Mikaela Webber (Rhodes University)
13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 14:00
14:00
14:00 - 14:20
Contributions

14:00 Namibian Astronomy: Exploiting Favorable Conditions for Multi-Wavelength Observatories - Hiiko Katjaita (University of Namibia)
14:20
14:20 - 15:00
Contributions

14:20 Investigating the origin of the TeV γ-rays in HESS J1640-465
15:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:00 - 15:30

15:30

15:30 - 17:00
Thursday 1 August 2024
10:00
10:00 - 10:20
Contributions

10:00 Deriving Pulsar Properties from Pulsar Wind Nebulae Using H.E.S.S. and LHAASO Data - Spencer Samuel (Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics (ECAP), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg )
10:20 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:20 - 11:00
11:00
11:00 - 12:00
Contributions

11:00 HI Asymmetries and deficiencies in ALFALFA - Reshoketswe Thobejane (University of the Western Cape)

11:20 The properties of radio relics and the connection with radio halos in galaxy clusters and their correlation with non-thermal phenomena at multi-frequency - Claudio Paulo (Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Faculdade de Ciências, Departamento de Física, Grupo de Astrofísica, Ciências Espaciais e Inteligência Artificial)

11:40 Chemical abundances of type-2 AGN in different environments - Mehbuba Ahmed (Space Science and Geospatial Institute (SSGI))
12:00
12:00 - 13:00
Contributions

12:00 The MERGHERS survey - Kenda Knowles (Rhodes University / SARAO)

12:20 Estimating observation times for monitoring observations of Radio Galaxies using the Africa Millimeter Telescope - Sigrid Shilunga (University of Namibia)

12:40 Measuring the cosmic radio dipole with the MeerKAT Absorption Line Survey - Jonah Wagenveld (Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy)
13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 14:00

14:00

14:00 - 15:00

15:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:00 - 15:35

15:35

15:35 - 17:00

17:00 Workshop Dinner
Workshop Dinner
17:00 - 21:00
Friday 2 August 2024
10:00
10:00 - 10:30
Contributions

10:00 Magnetic reconnection driven particle acceleration to understand the non-thermal emission in galaxy clusters - Subham Ghosh (International Centre for Theoretical Sciences)
10:30 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:00

11:00

11:00 - 12:30

12:30

12:30 - 13:00

13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 14:00

14:00

14:00 - 15:00

15:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:00 - 15:30