Lumière (Latest Upgraded Methodologies for the Investigation of X-Ray Emitting sources)

Scientific program

This workshop aims at gathering experts across the high-energy astrophysics community to define a new generation of analysis tools using advanced algorithms to maximize the scientific return of our complex X-ray datasets. 

The meeting will be structured around review presentations, contributed talks, followed by tutorials and discussion/work sessions.

The main topics that will be discussed are:

• XRISM/Resolve high spectral resolution science
  • SNRs and galaxy clusters (J. Vink, A. Simionescu TBC)
    
  • Challenges of extended sources analysis with XRISM (F. Mernier)

 

• Current status of X-ray spectral analysis (Atomic data base, background, etc)
  • Atomic data base and spectral analysis (L. Gu)
  • Handling of background in extended sources (?)

 

• New approaches to model fitting 
  • Nested sampling and BXA (J. Buchner, P. Boorman TBC)
  • Fast parameter inference (S. Dupourque)

 

• NewAthena science perspectives and challenges
  • NewAthena status and analysis challenges (D. Barret)
  • SIXTE simulations of extended sources (C. Kirsch TBC)

 

• Advanced methods for X-ray analysis
  • Exploiting the 3d nature of X-ray data: parameter mapping, data fusion, etc (J. Lascar)