Cosmic Rays 4: the salt of the star formation recipe

Cosmic rays are a key ingredient in many fields of astrophysics and in particular in star formation and astrochemistry. However, despite their great relevance our understanding is still relatively incomplete. Thanks to the data provided by the current infrared, radio and (sub)millimetre telescopes (e.g., JWST, VLA, LOFAR, MeerKAT, ALMA, NOEMA, IRAM 30m, Yebes, APEX, Effelsberg), we have now the opportunity of attaining a comprehensive knowledge about the role of cosmic rays in the physics and chemistry of the interstellar medium, hence about the processes leading to star and planet formation. To properly interpret this vast amount of information, the development of theoretical models, simulations and laboratory experiments, are mandatory. Therefore, this conference aims to allow the interplay between observations, theory, models, simulations, and laboratory, by bringing together experts in all these disciplines. We will share ideas, and we will discuss in dedicated sessions about present results, and about the challenges of the field in the future, thanks to the advent of new powerful  facilities such as SKA, ALMA WSU, next generation VLA and ELT.

INVITED SPEAKERS

Irina Butsky - Stanford University, USA
Ko-Ju Chuang - Leiden University, The Netherlands
Benoît Commerçon - École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France
Jeong-Gyu Kim - National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), Japan
Evgenia Koutsoumpou - National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Gan Luo - Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique (IRAM), France
Belén Maté - Instituto de Estructura de la Materia (IEM-CSIC), Spain
Jennifer Noble - Physique des Interactions Ioniques et Moléculaires (PIIM), France
Vo Hong Minh Phan - Sorbonne Université, Observatoire de Paris, France
Adriana Rodríguez-Kamenetzky - Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental (IATE), Argentina
Andrea Socci - University of Vienna, Austria

SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Marco Padovani (co-chair) - INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Italy
Víctor M. Rivilla (co-chair) -  Centro de Astrobiología (CAB, CSIC-INTA), Spain
Lucia Armillotta - Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy
Daniele Galli - INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Italy
Barbara Michela Giuliano - Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE), Germany
Evangelia Ntormousi  - Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Italy

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Evangelia Ntormousi  - Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy
Patrizia Braschi - INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Italy
Marco Padovani - INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Italy
Víctor M. Rivilla -  Centro de Astrobiología (CAB, CSIC-INTA), Spain