Topical sessions in positron physics and astrophysics
- In situ measurements of cosmic ray positrons (Pamela, AMS, FERMI ...)
- Observation of Galactic annihilation radiation (gamma, positronium recombination lines)
- Positrons from particle interactions (accelerators / relativistic outflows in astrophysics)
- Positrons from radioactivity
- Electron-positron plasmas
- Slowing and thermalisation of positrons in interstellar space and in denser environments
- Positronium and its recombination signatures
- The annihilation process and what we can learn from it
- Positron and positronium interactions with matter
- Antihydrogen: formation, trapping and study
- Laboratory modeling of astrophysical processes
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-Future instrumentation
Context setting summary talks
Context Setting Summary Talks introduced "all that antimatters" to the wide audience, emphasizing the fundamental interest, what is at stake, and the state of the art of the various fields.
Why does the Universe contain matter ? John Ellis (CERN, Geneva)
Antimatter search in Cosmic Rays, Roberto Battiston (AMS collaboration, INFN Perugia)
Antimatter atoms, Niels Madsen (ALPHA collaboration - Swansea U.)
Direct detection of Cosmic Positrons, Mirko Boezio (INFN Trieste)
Observation of Galactic e-e+ Annihilation Radiation, Roland Diehl (MPE, Garching)
Astrophysical sources of Galactic positrons, Nikos Prantzos (IAP, Paris)
Positrons and antiprotons from dark matter, Pierre Salati (LAPTH, Annecy)
Positron and Positronium scattering and annihilation in atomic and molecular systems, Mike Charlton (Swansea U.)
Positron and Positronium interactions with condensed matter, Paul Coleman (University of Bath)
Theory of low-energy positron matter interactions, Gleb Gribakin (Queen’s University Belfast)