«A Microquasar Odyssey: unveiling the Complexities»

15 Sept 2025, 09:00 → 19 Sept 2025, 16:00 Europe/Rome

Palazzo Municipale - Sala delle Capriate (Cefalù (Palermo))

The 11th Microquasar Workshop «A Microquasar Odyssey: unveiling the Complexities»  will take place at Cefalù, Sicily, Italy, on 15-19 September 2025.

Similarly to the past Microquasar Workshops, the aim is to gather theorists, observers and specialists of the field, discussing the latest results and reviewing the current state of our understanding of the physics of stellar mass compact objects in the context of the instruments devoted to this science (such as XRISM, IXPE, NICER, NuSTAR, MeerKAT, etc.).

Large dedicated time will be devoted to the following specific points:

• Multi-wavelength observations: broad band SED, (high resolution X-ray) spectroscopy, (X-ray) polarimetry ;

• Accretion-ejection connection;

• Outflows (jet, winds) signatures, properties and modelling;

• Formation, evolution and merging;

• Temporal behavior and Timing properties.

 

The program will be organised in 8 sessions centred around a limited number of invited reviews, with contributed presentations (oral and flash talks 2 min long) and time for discussion.

The number of participants cannot exceed 120, because of the size of the conference room. Note that Cefalù is a very popular tourist destination, therefore we strongly recommend that you book your flight and hotel as soon as possible.