Coronal Heating: New Observational Results and Forward Modelling

Aims of the Meeting

Despite decades of intensive research, the coronal heating problem remains one of the most important open questions in modern astrophysics. The aim of this meeting is to provide an update on the status of our current understanding of the heating processes in the solar corona, focusing in particular on the results from recent space missions - RHESSI, Hinode and STEREO - and on the concept of forward modelling. With one year of data available from Hinode and STEREO, the proposed meeting will provide a timely opportunity to review the latest results. However, to ensure progress in our understanding of the solar corona, a close interplay between theory and observations is required. Forward modelling is an elegant and natural way to provide the necessary interaction between theoretical and observational developments. The proposed meeting has three main objectives, namely (i) to relate the first scientific results from recent space missions to existing theories of coronal heating, (ii) to present forward modelling techniques and results in the context of these missions and (iii) to discuss the way forward, in the context of the coronal heating problem, for current and future solar physics missions, and for theoretical modelling efforts.

• Philippa Browning (University of Manchester): "An Overview of Coronal Heating"
• Hugh Hudson (Berkeley) : "Coronal Heating: an overview of recent observational results"
• Peter Cargill (Imperial College London) : "Forward modelling: origin, purpose and examples"
• Viggo Hansteen (Oslo): "Case Studies of Forward Modelling"

Abstracts for Oral Presentations — EXTENDED **** Wednesday 5th December
Abstracts for Poster Presentations — Monday 10th December

To submit an abstract for an oral or poster contribution to this meeting, please send the following information to
Balázs Pintér (b.pinteraber.ac.uk) - Please include 'abstract RAS08' in the subject of your email.

Name:
Institution:
Email:
Preference: oral or poster? (delete as appropriate)
Title of contribution:
Abstract (maximum 200 words):

• Stephen Bradshaw (Imperial College London)
• Philippa Browning (University of Manchester)
• Ineke De Moortel (University of St Andrews)
• Eduard Kontar (University of Glasgow)
• Balázs Pintér (University of Aberystwyth)