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Sino-German Bilateral Workshop on Radio Astronomy: Cosmos Probed by Radio

Welcome to the Sino-German Bilateral Workshop on Radio Astronomy, where experts will discuss and explore the use of radio detection in probing the mysteries of the cosmos. This workshop is fully supported by the Partner Group of MPIfR at NAOC and the Chinesisch-Deutsches Zentrum für Wissenschaftstorderung.

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Sino-German Bilateral Workshop on Radio Astronomy: Cosmos Probed by Radio

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  1. 国家天文台中德马普合作伙伴小组 The Partner Group of MPIfR at NAOC 中德射电天文双边研讨会——用射电探测宇宙 Sino-German Bilateral Workshop on Radio Astronomy Cosmos Probed by Radio 2005 September 7-14th, Kashi & Urumqi, China Warm Welcome 热烈欢迎 本会议由中德科学中心全额资助 Fully Sponsored by Chinesisch-Deutsches Zentrum fÜr Wissenschaftstorderung

  2. Cosmos vs Universe? ---- mistake and more thoughts

  3. 国家天文台中德马普合作伙伴小组 The Partner Group of MPIfR at NAOC Sino-German Bilateral Workshop on Radio Astronomy Cosmos Probed by Radio 2005 September 7-14th, Kashi & Urumqi, China • Original Idea for the meeting: • The Second Sino-German Bilateral Workshop on Radio Astronomy • 6cm polarization system installed: More cooperation & Discussion • To express sincere thanks to all colleagues for long-term support • Sino-German Science Center: • Chinesisch-Deutsches Zentrum fÜr Wissenschaftstorderung • Fully Supported!

  4. Partner Group of MPIfR at NAOC for Radio Astronomy http://www.bao.ac.cn/bao/hjl/

  5. Foundation of the partner group Purposes: find a way to tighten our cooperation with MPIfR on magnetic fields of galaxies • Magnetic fields in nearby galaxies • Magnetic fields in our Galaxy • using pulsar RMs • using RMs of extragalactic radio sources • using 6cm polarization survey -- the key project • Studies of pulsars and supernova remnants

  6. Foundation of the partner group Purposes: find a way to tighten our cooperation with MPIfR on magnetic fields of galaxies • 2000 Jan. 11: First idea of the partner group by R. Wielebinski • 2000 Feb.15: Application to CAS • 2000 Mar.15: Application to MPG • 2000 Nov.30: Formal approval from MPG, "the Letter of Appointment" for the group leader from the president of MPG • 2001 March 26: Approval from CAS • 2001 April 19: Official opening of the partner group R. Wielebinski visited NAOC • 2001 Dec.19: Grants from NAOC for initialization. • 2002 January: Grants from MPIfR every quarter. • 2002 January: The partner group really starts running!

  7. Foundation of the partner group Purpose: find a way to tighten our cooperation on magnetic fields of galaxies (also our Galaxy). • 2000 Jan. 11: First idea of the partner group by R. Wielebinski • 2000 Feb.15: Application to CAS • 2000 Mar.15: Application to MPG • 2000 Nov.30: Formal approval from MPG, "the Letter of Appointment" for the group leader from the president of MPG • 2001 March 26: Approval from CAS • 2001 April 19: Official opening of the partner group R. Wielebinski visited NAOC • 2001 Dec.19: Grants from NAOC for initialization. • 2002 January: Grants from MPIfR every quarter. • 2002 January: The partner group really starts running! Have to be patient! It takes two years to make the group running!

  8. Activisties of partner group: Scientific Exchanges • 2001 Oct.12-Nov.10: JinLin Han visited MPIfR: for work on pulsars and magnetic fields: some obs of PSR RMs • 2002 May-July: Xizhen Zhang & Xianghua Li visited at MPIfR • 2002 July: Prof. Wielebinski/Dr. Axel Jessner/ Dr. Marita Krause visited NAOC (Beijing) • 2002 July: Prof. Ernst Fuerst / Dr. Wolfgang Reich / Dr. Patricia Reich visited Urumqi and Beijing 2003 SARS problem! • 2003 Dec.15th - 2004 Jan.15th: Prof. JinLin Han and Ms. Hui Men visited MPIfR: RM survey of strong polarized radio sources • 2004 May 27th-June 4th: Prof. Wielebinski visits NAOC: • gave lectures on "The morphology of radio pulsars" and "Observations of warm/cold gas in galaxies" (also lectures in Beijing Normal University and Peking University); • gives instructions/advises for construction of 50m & 40m radio telescope in China. • 2004 Sept.3rd: Dr. Wolfgang Reich visited NAOC: new progress of 6cm system

  9. Activisties of partner group: Scientific Exchanges • 2001 Oct.12-Nov.10: JinLin Han visited MPIfR: for work on pulsars and magnetic fields -- p.21: Invited Review • 2002 May-July: Xizhen Zhang & Xianghua Li visited at MPIfR -- p.59 paper • 2002 July: Prof. Wielebinski/Dr. Axel Jessner/ Dr. Marita Krause visited NAOC (Beijing) -- p.10 proceedings • 2002 July: Prof. Ernst Fuerst / Dr. Wolfgang Reich / Dr. Patricia Reich visited Urumqi and Beijing -- p.10 proceedings 2003 SARS problem! • 2003 Dec.15th - 2004 Jan.15th: Prof. JinLin Han and Ms. Hui Men visited MPIfR: RM survey of strong polarized radio sources • 2004 May 27th-June 4th: Prof. Wielebinski visits NAOC: • gave lectures on "The morphology of radio pulsars" and "Observations of warm/cold gas in galaxies" (also lectures in Beijing Normal University and Peking University); • gives instructions/advises for construction of 50m & 40m radio telescope in China. • 2004 Sept.3rd: Dr. Wolfgang Reich visited NAOC: new progress of 6cm system

  10. Activisties of partner group: Coorganized Meetings • Sino-German conference on radio astronomy: Radio Studies of Galactic Objects, Galaxies, and AGNs • 2001 Dec.: First Announcement • Hosted by the partner group + RW organized German side • 2002 July 18-25 Xi'an, China • 9 German guests and 5 distinguished guests from other countries, as well as 70 (yes!) domestic participants • all enjoyed the hot spring and hot topics • very successful meeting, deeply impressed to all participants • earned a good fame from the Chinese astronomical society • Proceedings published in 6 months! Available on web & ADS! • International Conference:The Magnetized Interstellar Medium • 2003 Sept.8 -12th Antalya, Turkey • MPIfR mainly organized + Han in SOC • J.L. Han and X.H. Sun participated

  11. Activisties of partner group: Urumqi 6 cm system System preparations --- visits from China • 2001 May-June: Hongbo Zhang visited at MPIfR for receiver/antenna details • 2001 Oct. 26: MPG grants for receivers (front-end) approved (55,000 DM+MPIfR matches) • 2002 Oct.1st -Dec.31: Mr. Xiaohui Sun visited MPIfR (for survey software development). • 2002 Nov. 25th -- 2003 May 27th: Mr. Maozhen Chen visited MPIfR (for the construction of the 6cm system). • 2003 July 22th - Oct. 22th: Mr. Xiaohui Sun visited MPIfR (for survey software development). • 2003 Oct.1st - Dec.20th: Mr. Maozhen Chen visited MPIfR (for 6cm system assembly). • The 6cm receiver system: Mission

  12. Activities of partner group: Urumqi 6 cm system 6cm receiver system: Mission • 2004 May/June: Strong efforts to get it in site & extensive attempts for the installation H. Mattes, P. Mueller, O. Lochner visited for 3 weeks! Failed due to lack of some parts and the box-size problem. • 2004 August: Second extensive work at Urumqi • 5th -- 25th: O. Lochner, Mr. J. Klein & T. Lochner for installation. • 12th --29th: Dr. Peter Mueller for software test • 17th -- 28th: Dr. Patricia Reich for software test • 17th -- Sept.2nd: Dr. Wolfgang Reich for the test observations. • 18th/19th: First light of 6cm system: Beam pattern is great! • 30th: Tests results: system temperature ~20k, one of the best over the world!

  13. International Evaluation for the Partner Group of MPIfR at NAOC for Radio Astronomy 2004 Oct.18/19th, Beijing Activisties of partner group: Urumqi 6 cm system

  14. Urumqi 6 cm system --- Thanks a lot for all people involved!Now it is working!

  15. Galactic plane polarization survey at 6cm • Cooperation with • MPIfR • System hardware • & software • almost ok • No data at this • frequency • Less affacted by • foreground RM • Useful for CMB • polarization …. Will finish in 3 years ... MPIfR 6cm receiver 总强度图 偏振强度图 Urumqi 25m telescope

  16. First 6cm images of large SNRs (by Urumqi telescope) 3Ox 3O NAOC : J.L. Han, L. Xiao, X.H. Sun, C. Wang, W.B. Shi MPIFR : W. Reich, P. Reich & R. Wielebinski @2005 4Ox 5O Color: Total intensity Counter: Polarized intensity Bar: magnetic fields 4Ox 4O 4Ox 4O 5Ox 4O 3Ox 3O 3Ox 3O 3Ox 3O

  17. RMs of EGRs for the halo B-field Only about 1000 RMs available in literature upto now... We are using Effelsberg -100m telescope to make a RM survey of 1790 sources, enlarge the cover density by a factor of three in most sky area……

  18. RMs of EGRs for the halo B-field

  19. Students in "Research Group of Compact Objects and Diffuse Medium" • PhD students & their projects • Ms. MinZhi Kong (since 2002 Sept.) • --- Accretion physics of black-holes in AGNs • Mr. XiaoHui Sun (since 2003.Feb) • --- 6cm polarization survey on the Galactic plane • --- Physical properties of ISM and magnetic fields • Mr. WeiBin Shi (since 2003 Sept) • --- The structure of our Milky Way Galaxy • --- 6cm polarization survey on the Galactic plane • Mr. JianWen Xu (2004 Sept) • --- Studies of Supernova Remnants • Mr. XiaoPeng You (since 2004 Sept) • --- Pulsar timing and gravitational physics • Ms. Hui Men (since 2004 Sept) • --- Radio continuum emission of NGC2997 • --- ISM in the Galactic halo • Associated PhD students • Mr. JiangShui Zhang (since 2003 Sept.) • --- Magnetic fields and star formation process • Master Students & their projects: • Mr. Chen Wang (Since 2003 Aug) • --- Pulsar observations • Mr. Hui Zhang (since 2003 Aug) • --- Physics of pulsar magnetosphere

  20. Galactic plane polarization survey at 6cmScientific Backgrounds and perspectives--- talk by Wolfgang ReichFirst publishable results --- Cygnus Loop --- talk by Xiaohui SunGround Radiation and Calibration tests--- talk by Chen WangSNRs results--- talks by Jianwen Xu and Li XiaoSome IDV --- talk by Xiang Liu

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