Elihu Boldt Memorial
Elihu Boldt Memorial
November 6, 2009
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Last fall, September 12, 2008, Dr. Elihu Boldt passed away. Dr. Boldt was the first head of the X-ray Astrophysics Branch in the Laboratory of High Energy Astrophysics. He built and guided the X-ray group from 1964 to 1995* and was an Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland. He continued to work with colleagues and post doctoral fellows as an Emeritus after his retirement in 2004. He was the principal investigator for the A2 instrument on the first High Energy Astrophysics Observatory (HEAO-1). His interests in astrophysics were wide. Some who worked with him are honoring his memory with talks on subjects that he worked on or to which their work has evolved in a half day symposium on the morning of Nov. 6.
* This history is recorded by Dr. Boldt at the site:
http://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/662/history.html
The meeting was held at the American Center for Physics in College Park, Md. Pictures, contributed by Craig Markwardt, can be seen here. You may contact jean.swank @ nasa.gov concerning questions.
Agenda:
Studying the Universe with High Energy Astrophysics, A Memorial to Elihu Boldt
- Introduction - Nick White
- From high energy physics to high energy astrophysics - Thomas Cline
- The Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics - Frank McDonald
- X-ray ridge - Frank Marshall
- The AGN content of the X-ray background - Richard Mushotzky
- Nearby quasar remnants and ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays - Michael Loewenstein
- Large scale mass distribution - Takemitsu Miyaji
- Cosmic Rays in Galaxies - Massimo Persic
- Measuring X-rays - proportional counters and mirrors - Peter Serlemitsos
- Signatures of Teragauss magnetic fields in X-ray pulsars - Richard Rothschild
- Spectroscopy for red shifts and Doppler shifts - Richard Kelley
- Instabilities in accretion onto black holes - Jean Swank
- The polarimetry frontier - Keith Jahoda
- The future - William Zhang
10 minute talks.
The following contribution could not be made in person.