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Agenda (First Meeting, 9\u201313 February 2026)<\/h2>\n

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9 February \u2014 Introduction<\/h3>\n
\n 14:30\u201315:00<\/span> Introduction and expectations for the project (Sergey Tsygankov, Roberto Taverna)<\/em><\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 15:00\u201316:00<\/span> Alexander Potekhin<\/strong>: \u201cFormation of polarized radiation in photospheres of strongly magnetized neutron stars\u201d<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 16:00\u201316:30<\/span> Discussion of plans<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 16:30\u201318:00<\/span> Welcome reception<\/span>\n <\/div>\n

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10 February \u2014 Accreting NSs<\/h3>\n
\n 10:00\u201310:40<\/span> Sergey Tsygankov<\/strong>: \u201cPolarization properties of X-ray pulsars\u201d<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 10:40\u201311:00<\/span> Coffee break<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 11:00\u201311:40<\/span> Sofia Forsblom<\/strong>: \u201cEnergy-dependent polarization properties in X-ray pulsars probed by IXPE\u201d<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 12:00\u201314:00<\/span> Lunch break<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 14:00\u201314:40<\/span> Alexander Mushtukov<\/strong>: \u201cQED-induced depolarisation in accreting strongly magnetised neutron stars\u201d<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 14:40\u201315:00<\/span> Coffee break<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 15:00\u201315:40<\/span> Juri Poutanen<\/strong>: \u201cOn the sources of polarized radiation in X-ray pulsars\u201d<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 15:40\u201317:00<\/span> Brainstorming<\/span>\n <\/div>\n

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11 February \u2014 Magnetars, atmospheres, models<\/h3>\n
\n 10:00\u201310:40<\/span> Alice Borghese<\/strong>: \u201cMagnetar outbursts: the old and the new\u201d<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 10:40\u201311:00<\/span> Coffee break<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 11:00\u201311:40<\/span> Ruth Kelly<\/strong>: \u201cModelling and detecting the QED vacuum resonance in magnetised atmospheres\u201d<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 12:00\u201314:00<\/span> Lunch break<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 14:00\u201314:40<\/span> Valery Suleimanov<\/strong>: \u201cModeling the atmospheres of highly magnetized neutron stars: the T\u00fcbingen version\u201d<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 14:40\u201315:00<\/span> Coffee break<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 15:00\u201315:40<\/span> Anna Watts<\/strong>: \u201cLessons from pulse profile modeling of rotation-powered and accretion-powered millisecond pulsars with NICER and IXPE\u201d<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 15:40\u201317:00<\/span> Brainstorming<\/span>\n <\/div>\n

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12 February \u2014 Geometry<\/h3>\n
\n 10:00\u201310:40<\/span> Roberto Taverna<\/strong>: \u201cBeyond the Dipole: The Resilience of the Rotating Vector Model in Magnetars with Extended Emission Regions\u201d<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 10:40\u201311:00<\/span> Coffee break<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 11:00\u201311:40<\/span> Ekaterina Sokolova-Lapa<\/strong>: \u201cSignatures of thermal resonant Comptonization as geometry tracers\u201d<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 12:00\u201314:00<\/span> Lunch break<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 14:00\u201314:40<\/span> Roberto Turolla<\/strong>: \u201cBridging the Gap: The Need for Precise Polarization Models in the Era of Magnetar Hard X-ray Observations\u201d<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 14:40\u201315:00<\/span> Coffee break<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 15:00\u201315:40<\/span> Alexander Salganik<\/strong>: \u201cTesting pulsar geometry constraint methods with simulated polarization data\u201d<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 15:40\u201317:00<\/span> Brainstorming<\/span>\n <\/div>\n

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13 February \u2014 Conclusions<\/h3>\n
\n 10:00\u201312:00<\/span> Conclusions and future plans<\/span>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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