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Chandra Science Workshops Paul J Green CXC-sponsored annual summer workshops focus on X-rayrelated science topics. Workshop size (80-120) and length (~2.5 days) engages most aspects of the topic, advances collaborations. Topic choice based on proposal pressure, relevance, clamor. Advertised via Chandra Announcements, Intl Astro Mtgs list, AAS, HEAD AAS, HEASARC, HST, XMM Past Workshops and Conferences 2011: Structure in Clusters and Groups of Galaxies 2010: Accretion Processes in X-Rays 2009: Supernova Remnants and Pulsar Wind Nebulae 2008: Radio Galaxies in the Chandra Era 2007: X-Ray Grating Spectroscopy 2006: Extragalactic Surveys 2006: Making the Most of the Great Observatories (Pasadena) 2005: Star Formation in the Era of Three Great Observatories 2004: X-ray Astrophysical Plasma Diagnostics 2004: Galaxies Viewed with Chandra 2002: X-ray Binaries 2011: Structure in Clusters and Groups of Galaxies in the Chandra Era Focused away from surveys, LFs, cosmology, toward cluster physics About 80 participants, 40 talks. Program, and later presentations, posted on workshop website After workshop, presentations collected, posted to website; abstracts to ADS with links 2012: X-ray Binaries: Celebrating 50 ears Since the Discovery of Sco X-1 July 10-12, same venue Historical review Topics include individual Galactic XRBs, NS and BH theory, populations Still developing workshop website 2012 X-Ray Binaries Workshop Abstract In 1962, Scorpius X-1 became the first X-ray source discovered outside the Solar System. In the 50 years since, X-ray binaries have proven to be important for studies of fundamental physical processes such as mass accretion and jet formation. Contemporary X-ray satellites provide detailed spectroscopic studies of individual Galactic black hole and neutron star binaries, as well as population studies of low-mass Xray binaries in globular clusters, high-mass X-ray binaries and ultraluminous X-ray sources in starburst galaxies. This meeting will celebrate the startling discovery of Scorpius X-1, highlight the latest results in our understanding of the formation of black holes, neutron stars and X-ray binaries, as well as the use of X-ray binaries for testing the laws of physics in the extreme environment close to black holes and neutron stars. 1962: The Discovery of Extra-Solar X-rays From TIME magazine (01 Nov, 1963): Professor Philip Morrison of Cornell thinks the X rays may be generated when starlight picks up energy from high-speed electrons far out in space. Professor Minoru Oda of M.I.T. figures that the X rays come from a magnetic field surrounding the edges of the galactic nucleus. British Cosmologist Fred Hoyle suspects that they may be connected with the creation of new matter in the vast emptiness between the galaxies.... It may be that charged particles blown out of the sun knock soft X rays out of the moon, and if this were proved it would give vital information about the lunar surface, where astronauts may some day land. "There are things going on in space," says Dr. Rossi, "that are still unknown. That is what so excites us. We hope that by means of X rays we can detect some of these phenomena."