Scientific Program
Tuesday, March 21
Morning Session. Chairman: S. Dell'Agnello (INFN-LNF)
8:30-9:30 |
Registration |
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9:30-9:40 |
Welcome to FPS-06 |
M. Calvetti (LNF Director) |
9:40-10:00 |
The INFN space physics program PPT file |
F. Ronga (INFN-LNF, President of the INFN Astroparticle Physics Committee) |
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Theory |
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10:00-10:40 |
Open issues in cosmology PPT file |
S. Matarrese (Univ. of Padova) |
10:40-11:20 |
The chrono-geometrical structure of spacetime and dynamical clock synchronization in Einstein's theory
PDF file |
L. Lusanna (Univ. of Firenze) |
11:20-11:40 |
Coffee break |
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Contribution of Space Agencies |
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11:40-12:20 |
The "Observation of the Universe" scientific programs within ASI PPT file |
P. Giommi (ASI) |
12:20-13:00 |
VEGA launch service: a major asset for the european launchers strategy
Folder with multimedia files |
R. Lafranconi (ESA-ESRIN, VEGA integrated project team) |
| 13:00 |
Lunch |
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Afternoon Session. Chairman: G. Tino
(Univ. of Firenze and LENS Lab.)
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Cosmology experiments with small payloads |
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| 14:30-15:00 |
OLIMPO PPT file |
S. Masi (Univ. of Roma I) |
15:00-15:30 |
BOOMERanG PDF file |
F. Piacentini (Univ. of Roma I) |
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Probing gravity in NEO with small payloads |
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| 15:30-16:00 |
LAGEOS and LARES PPT file |
E.C. Pavlis (JCET/UMCB and NASA GSFC) |
| 16:00-16:20 |
Coffee Break |
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| 16:20-16:50 |
Testing LAGEOS, LARES and GPS-3 CCR prototypes at the LNF space climatic facility
PPT file |
G. Delle Monache (INFN-LNF) |
| 16:50-17:20 |
The ASI Matera Laser Ranging Observatory PPT file |
G. Bianco (ASI-MLRO) |
| 17:20-17:50 |
Specific problems in satellite laser ranging: stations and targets PPT file |
V. Vasiliev (Federal Space Agency of Russia IPIE) |
| 17:50-18:20 |
Testing GR with a precise measurement of the solar gravitational red
shift using the magneto-optical filter technique PPT file |
A. Cacciani (Univ. of Roma I) |
| 20:30 |
Social Dinner (Restaurant "Zaraza", in Frascati) |
Wednesday, March 22
Morning Session I. Chairman: I. Ciufolini (Univ. of Lecce)
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Proposed fundamental physics measurements |
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| 9:00-9:30 |
Measuring the black hole parameters with space missions PPT file |
A.F. Zakharov (ITEP, Moscow) |
| 9:30-10:00 |
Monitoring time delays of cosmological objects |
G. Longo (INFN/INAF Napoli) |
| 10:00-10:30 |
The road to Ultra High-Energy Cosmic Radiation observation from space
PDF file |
R. Battiston (Univ. and INFN Perugia) for A. Petrolini (INFN Genova) |
| 10:30-10:50 |
Coffee break |
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Morning Session II. Chairman: G. Tino
(Univ. of Firenze and LENS Lab.)
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Test of the equivalence principle with small payloads |
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| 10:50-11:20 |
"Galileo Galilei"-GG small satellite test of the equivalence principle and relevance of the results obtained with the GGG experiment PPT file |
A. Nobili (Univ. of Pisa) |
| 11:20-11:50 |
EP test balloon experiment: GReAT PDF file |
V. Iafolla (IFSI/INAF, Roma) |
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Probing gravity on interplanetary scales |
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11:50-12:20 |
LISA-PathFinder |
S. Vitale (Univ. of Trento) |
| 12:20-12:50 |
MORE: the radio science experiment of the mission BepiColombo to Mercury
PDF file |
L. Iess (Univ. Roma I) |
| 12:50 |
Lunch |
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Afternoon Session I.
Chairman: S. Dell'Agnello (INFN-LNF)
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Atom interferometry and atomic clocks with small payloads |
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| 14:30-15:00 |
Atom interferometers and atomic clocks: from ground to space PPT file |
G.M. Tino (Univ. of Firenze and LENS) |
| 15:00-15:30 |
Physics and applications of quantum matter in space PPT file |
E.M. Rasel (Univ. of Hannover) |
| 15:30-16:00 |
Atomic clocks in space PPT file |
L. Cacciapuoti (ESA) |
Afternoon Session II.
Chairman: A. Paolozzi (Univ. of Roma I, Dept. Aerospace Eng.)
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Small payloads built by Industries and Universities |
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| 16:00-16:25 |
Small satellites and new technologies PPT file |
R. Battiston (Univ. and INFN Perugia) |
| 16:25-16:45 |
Coffee Break |
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| 16:45-17:10 |
Contribution of Alcatel Alenia Space Italia to fundamental physics space missions
PPT file |
A. Bonati (ALCATEL ALENIA Space Italia) |
| 17:10-17:35 |
UNISAT satellites PPT file |
F. Santoni (Univ. of Roma I) |
| 17:35-17:55 |
The experience of FILAS PPT file |
F. Vernesi (FILAS SPA, Roma) |
| 17:55-18:15 |
Coffee Break |
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| 18:15-18:35 |
Kayser Italia's experience on payload developments and flight opportunities for space research
PPT file |
M. Porciani (KAYSER ITALIA SRL) |
| 18:35-18:55 |
Carlo Gavazzi Space solutions for high quality science in space |
A. Sacchetti (Carlo Gavazzi Space) |
| 18:55-19:15 |
The GEASAT program PPT file |
G. Pontetti (G&A Engineering) |
| 19:15-19:30 |
The astronaut's point of view |
R. Vittori (ESA-EAC) |
Thursday, March 23
| 8:00 - 11:15 |
Splinter meetings |
If requested by the Workshop participants, the morning of March 23 will be devoted to splinter meetings.The Auditorium and two additional meeting rooms have been booked for this purpose (one of the rooms is equipped with speaker phone plus video conference capabilities). It is likely that FPS-06 participants will be joined by the members of the National Astroparticle Physics Scientific Committee of INFN for the twoseminars following the splinter meetings.
| 11:20 - 11:30 |
The P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute PPT file |
S. Dabagov (INFN-LNF and Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow) |
| 11:30-12:30 |
The activity of the Astro Space Center of the P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute
PPT file |
N. Kardashev (Director of the ASC, Moscow) |
| 12:45-13:00 |
The orbit of the RadioAstron space mission PDF file |
P. Ivanov (ASC, Moscow) |
| 13:00 |
Lunch |
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| 14:30-15:30 |
Summary and highlights of FPS-06 PPT file |
S. Dell'Agnello (INFN-LNF) |
| 15:30-16:00 |
Coffee break |
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End of the FPS-06 Workshop |
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