Scientific programme

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Monday 2 February

 

Morning

• 8h30–10h00 Registration and welcome coffee
• 10h00–10h30 Welcome addresses

 

• Session IA : The CoRoT mission after 2 years in orbit.
  10h30-10h40 Introduction to the symposium A. Baglin
  10h40-11h10 (invited talk) O. Vandermarcq A journey in the exploitation of the CoRoT system 
  11h15-11h35 What has been already observed A. Baglin, E.Michel, P.Barge, W.Weiss, M. Deleuil, M. Auvergne 

• Session IB : The scientific context
  11h 40-12h20 (invited talk) C. Terquem Theories of formation and migration of planets
  12h30-13h10 (invited talk) J-P Zahn Asteroseismology : an irreplaceable tool to confront the great challenges of stellar physics

 

• Session I : Posters

  • Development of a hybrid algorithm for time-resolved stellar photometry from space images
  • CoRoT Date observations, production and distribution
  • CoRoT Data Distribution
    

 

 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch and poster viewing

 

Afternoon

• 14undi/14h/m-j_goupil/alancer.pdf:00 - 15:45 Session II : Seismology of solar like stars

14:00 - General introduction on the sismo programme

14:15 - Solar-like oscillations in the F star HD 181420 as observed by CoRoT C. Barban, T. Appourchaux, E.Michel

14:30 - Analysis of power spectra of sun-like stars using a Bayesian Approach T. Appourchaux

14:45 - Evidence of extra mixing from the seismic properties of the solar like star HD49933 M.J. Goupil, s. Deheuvels, A. Miglio et al

15:00 - Thorough analysis of seismic properties of the solar-like CoRoT target HD49933 J. Montalban et al

15:15 - Small separations and phase shift differences OF $=0.1$ Pmodes I.Roxburgh

15:30 - Monte Carlo Markov chains applied to stellar modelling M. Bazot

 

 15:45 - 16:45 - Coffee break and poster viewing

 

• Session II : Posters

  • The Procyon Campaign : Frequency Analysis and Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Mode Parameters
  • HD181906 : a low signal-to-noise ratio target of CoRoT
  • Enhancing the signal-to-noise ratio of solar-like targets
  • HD49385 : A cool solar-like target observed by CoRoT
  • Narrow frequency windowed autocorrelations as a diagnostic of solar-like stars
  • Which constraints can we set on the convective core of HD49933 ?
  • ASTEROSEISMIC MODELLING OF PROCYON A
  • Relative Weights of the Observational Constraints on the Determination of Stellar Parameters : α CenA & HD49933
  • Exploration of parameter space for modeling CoRoT targets with CESAM/CLES codes
  • On extracting signatures of small convective cores from space-based data
  • New models for the CoRoT primary target HD 52265, including core overshooting

 

• 16:45 - 18:15 Session III : Detection of transits , methods and results

16:45 - General introduction on the exo programme

17:00 - Transit detection in the CoRoT light curves : an overview on methods and results P. Barge

17:15 - Planetary transit candidates in the CoRoT-IRa01 field S. Carpano, j. Cabrera, R. Alonso et al

17:30 - The CoRoT planetary transit detection threshold F. Pont

17:45 - Planetary transit discrimination with the help of color information in CoRoT light curves P. Bordé, B. Samuel, A. Léger et al

18:00 - Assessing the confidence of low signal-to-noise transit candidates from CoRoT light curves B. Samuel, P. Bordé, A. léger et al

 

• Session III : Posters

  • Searching For Transiting Circumbinary Planets in CoRoT ? and Ground-Based Data Using CB-BLS
  • Fitting Multi-Planet Transit Models to CoRoT Time-Data Series by Evolutionary Algorithms

 

Tuesday 3 February

 

Matin

• 9:00 - 10:30 Session IV : Seismology of intermediate mass stars

9:00 - What do first CoRoT data reveal about delta Scuti stars ? E. Michel et al

9:15 - A new look to delta Scuti stars from space - E. Poretti, E. Michel, R. Garrido et al.

9:30 - Analysis and modelling of the delta Scuti stars HD 174966 and HD 174936 A. Garcia Hernandez, R. Garrido Haba, E Michel et al.

9:45 - Frequency analysis of the sismo field gamma Doradus star : HD 49434 P. Matthias et al

10:00 - Asteroseismology of intermediate-mass stars in NGC 2264 - first results K. Zwintz, A. Kaiser, M. Gruberbauer et al.

10:15 : Magnetic and chemical structure of the CoRoT CP target star HD 50773 T. Lueftinger, W. Weiss, M. Aurière et al.

 

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break and poster viewing 

 

• Session IV : Posters

  • Theoretical γ-Dor instability domains and the quest for recurrent period spacings
  • Slowly Pulsating B star candidates in the CoRoT seismo field of the LRc01
  • HD 172189 : a further step to furnish one of the best laboratories known for asteroseismic studies
  • γ Doradus stars in the exoplanets fields : first inspection γ Doradus Thematic Team

 

• 11:00 - 13:35 Session V : Planet confirmation, method and results

11:00 - The smallest CoRoT planet D. Rouan

11:15 - CoRoT’s exoplanet harvest H. Rauer, M. Fridlund, the CEST

11:40 - Initial run of CoRoT : How we learned and what we learned C. Moutou, F. Pont, R. Alonso et al.

11:55 - The photometric follow-up of CoRoT planet candidates H. Deeg et al.

12:10 - Radial velocity follow-up of CoRoT candidates : strategy, facilities and results F. Bouchy, C. Moutou, D.Queloz et al.

12:25 - Spectroscopic analysis for the CoRoT planet host stars M. Deleuil, M. Fridlund, H. Bruntt et al.

12:40 - VLT high-precision transit photometry for CoRoT planets M. Gillon, D. Queloz, A. Triaud et al

12:55 - Multi-object spectroscopy in the CoRoT LRa01 field : The stellar content in the anti-center direction D. Gandolfi, E. Guenther, M. Deleuil et al.

13:10 - Stellar populations of the observed CoRoT exo-fields and for the field LRC03 M. Barbieri

13:25 - EXODAT : Exo-planets information system : Evolutions J.C. Meunier, M. Deleuil, F. Agneray et al.

 

13:35 - 14:30 Lunch and poster viewing

 

• Session V : Posters

  • Hints for star-planet interaction in CoRoT-exo2a

 

Afternoon

• 14:30 - 16:00 Session VI : Seismology of hot stars

14:30 - The Beta Cephei star HD 180642 : Full integration of CoRoT and ground data for mode identification M. Briquet, K. Uytterhoeven, C. Aerts et al.

14:45 - The Beta Cephei star HD 180642 : Seismic modelling A. Thoul, M. Briquet, P.Degroote et al.

15:00 - Seismic analysis of HD49330 from CoRoT and spectroscopic data A. L. Huat, A. M. Hubert, M. Floquet et al.

15:15 - First seismic modelling of CoRoT BE stars C. Neiner, H. Saio, C. Lovekin et al.

15:30 - Mode identification in rapidly rotating stars D. Reese, M. Thompson, K. MacGregor et al.

15h45 - Pulsating B stars in CoRoT’s exofield data : discoveries, frenquencies and general properties P. Degroote, A. Miglio, J. Debosscher

 

• Session VI : Posters

  • Characterization of CoRoT variable stars with FLAMES & statistical study of pulsations of Be stars
  • The Be star HD 50209 : results from the seismology field P. D. Diago Nebot, J. Gutiérrez-Soto, J. Fabregat & The CoRoT Be Team

 

16:00 - 16h45 Coffee break and poster viewing

• 16:45 - 18:15 Session VII : Planets : theoretical interpretation

16:45 - The compositions of CoRoT’s giant planets : Implications for planet formation T. Guillot, M. Havel, M Ikoma et al.

17:00 - Structure and evolution of the CoRoT exoplanets. Probing the Brown Dwarf - Planet overlaping domain - J. Leconte, I. Baraffe, G. Chabrier

17:15 - The mass loss boundary for hot gas giants : What can we learn from transit observations ? H. Lammer, K. Maxim, L. Herbert et al.

17:30 - Planet formation by nucleated-instability : predictions for CoRoT Y. Alibert, F. Pont, I. Baraffe et al.

17:45 - Planet formation and the CoRoT planet census G. Wuchterl

18:00 - Structure and composition of super-earths D. Valencia

 

• Session VII : Posters

  • Maximum Embedded Equilibrium Masses for close-in Giant Planets

 

 

Wednesday 4 February

 

Morning

• 9:00 - 11:15 Session VIII : Detailed analysis of light curves

9:00 - General introduction to the photometric performance M. Auvergne

9:15 - Noise in the CoRoT exo-field lightcurves M. Ollivier, M. Auvergne, F. Fialho et al.

9:30 - Noise properties of the CoRoT exoplanet data S. Aigrain, F. Pont, F. Fressin

9:45 - Exoplanets channel point spread function estimation V. Parro, F. Fialho, L. Pinheiro et al.

10:00 - (invited talk) E. Agol Timing of transiting planets 

10:30 - Cleaning CoRoT lightcurves with Polyfit and system T. Mazeh, S. Zucker, S. Aigrain, et al.

10:45 - The secondary eclipse of CoRoT-exo-1b R. Alonso Sobrino, S. Aigrain

11:00 - Planet detection through the timing method R. Silvotti

 

• Session VIII : Posters

  • Searching For Transiting Circumbinary Planets In CoRoT Data Ising CB-BLS
  • TIMING VARIATIONS ON BINARIES WITH CoRoT
  • Improving CoRoT planets parameters with transit reconstruction in the presence of stellar activity

 

11:15 - 11:45 Coffee break and poster viewing

 

• 11:45 - 13:00 Session IX : Binaries, Classification of variables

11:45 - Automated classification of light curves in the CoRoT exoplanet database L.M. Sarro, J. Debosscher, M. Deleuil et al.

12:00 - CoRoT additional programs on binary stars C. Maceroni, I. Ribas, P. Lampens and al.

12:15 - Properties of binary systems found in the CoRoT exoplanet search J. M. Almenara Villa, H. Deeg

12:30 - Discovery of low-amplitude periodic variables with 0.1 millimag amplitude in CoRoT lightcurves T. Mazeh, S. Zucker, I. Ribas et al.

12:45 - Possible detection of microlensing effect among CoRoT selected eclipsing binaries D. Ricci, J. Poels, C. Maceroni et al. 

 

• Session IX : Posters

  • Low-mass binaries from CoRoT : stringent tests for stellar models
  • Young eclipsing binaries in NGC2264
    

 

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch and poster viewing

 

Afternoon

• 14:00 - 15:30 Session X : Seismology of giant stars

14:00 - Solar-likeoscillations in red giants observed with CoRoT J. De Ridder, T. Kallinger, C. Barban et al.

14:15 - Amplitudes of solar-like oscilliations in red giants : comparison with an adiabatic scaling law R. Samadi, F. Baudin, C. Barban et al.

14:30 - Theoretical amplitudes and life-times of non-radial solar-like oscillations in red giants M. A. Dupret

14:45 - Inference from adiabatic analysis of solar-like oscillations in red giants A. Miglio et al.

15:00 - Exofield red giants : fundamental parameters and first results from asteroseismic modeling T. Kallinger, W. Weiss, S. Hekker et al.

 

• Session X : Posters

  • The red-giant CoRoT target HD181907
  • Modelling of pulsations of giant stars
  • Progress in the front of Extreme Horizontal Branch star asteroseismology
  • First RR Lyrae light curves from CoRoT Multiperiodicity and Blazhko phenomenon

 

15:30 - 16:30 Coffee break and poster viewing

• 16:30 - 18:00 Session XI : Françoise Praderie : from research to science policy
  16:30 (invited talk) C. Catala Opening new ways in stellar physics
  17:15 (invited talk) D. Alloin Building the National and European science policies

 

 

Observatoire de Paris

• 19:00 - 23:00 Cocktail reception and gala dinner offered by Thalès Alenia Space at Paris Observatory

 

 

Thursday 5 February

 

Morning

• 9:00 - 11:15 Session XII : Rotation, Convection, Activity 

9:00 - (invited talk) M. Giampapa CoRoT : A tool for stellar dynamo diagnostics

9:30 - The enigmatic granulation background of HD49933 H.G. Ludwig, R. Samadi

9:45 - Rotation versus activity in CoRoT era J. do Nascimento, C. Cortés, L.P. de Souza Neto et al.

 

10:00 - A CoRoT observation of the star-disk interaction in NGC 2264 F. Favata, G. Micela, S. Algrain et al.

10:15 - Accretion dynamics and star-disk interaction in NCG2264 F. Favata, G. Micela, S. Aigrain et al.

10:30 - Analysis of rotation of CoRoT Dwarf stars L. Affer, G. Micela, F. Favata et al.

10:45 - Photospheric activity and surface differential rotation in the Planet hosting stars CoRoT-exo_2A and CoRoT-exo_4A A.F. Lanza, I. Pagano, G. Leto et al.

11:00 - CoRoT-exo_2A starspots physical characteristics A. Valio, A.F. Lanza, R. Alonso et al.

 

 

• Session XII : Posters

  • On the differential rotation of Exo-2a
  • Improved ’Rotation-Activity’ relations in low-mass main-sequence stars from CoRoT photometry
  • FROM COROT TO PLATO
  • Interaction of YSOs with circumstellar matter Sylvia Alencar

 

 

11:15 - 11:45 Coffee break and poster viewing

 

 

• 11:45 - 13:15 Session XIII : The successors of CoRoT

11:45 - CoRoT2 : a program for 3 more years A. Baglin

12:00 - (invited talk) J. Matthews Most in the CoRoT era

12:15 - BRITE-constellation on the shoulders of CoRoT W. Weiss, A. Moffat, O.Kudelka

12:25 - Planetary transits beyond CoRoT : The case for Dome C observations T. Guillot, K. Agabi, N. Crouzet et al.

12:35 - (invited talk) W.J. BoruckiKepler data validation and follow up programs

12:50 - (invited talk) C. Catala PLATO : Planetary Transit and Oscillations of stars

 

• Session XIII : Posters

  • Spectroscopic Study of SolarLike Stars Selected for Candidates for Kepler Asteroseismic Targets
  • Spectroscopic Characterization of EarlySpectroscopic Early—type KeplerKeplerTargetsTargets
  • Observations of planetary transits at the University Observatory Jena
  • Laser and Z pinch experiments to reveal plasma properties of seismic probes through the HR diagram
  • Accuracy of stellar parameters of exoplanet-host stars determined from asteroseismology

 

13:15 - 14:00 Lunch and poster viewing

 

Après-midi

• 14:00 - 15:30 Session XIV : Poster highlights 

 

• 15:30 - 16:00 Session XV : Revelation of the micromagnitude revolution

(invited talk) D. Kurtz Revelation of the micromagnitude revolution