About
The meeting program is available here.
Russian-Chinese Meeting on High Energy Astrophysics will take place during 25–29 August 2025 at Space Research Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow, Russia). The meeting will focus on a broad range of topics of theoretical and observational high energy astrophysics. The meeting poster is available here.
The topics include, but are not limited to:
- recent results from high energy astrophysics missions SRG, Insight-HXMT, Einstein Probe, MVN
- compact objects, X-ray binaries, accretion
- supernova remnants, hot ISM in the Milky Way
- supermassive black holes in the Universe
- X-ray emission from stars
- time domain astrophysics
- AI in astronomy
- future missions: Spektr-RGN, eXTP, HUBS
The meeting will be organized in the format of a workshop with scientific presentations and ample time reserved for discussions and informal meetings. We also envisage an extensive cultural program with further possibilities for scientific interaction.
The working language of the meeting is English.
Scientific organizing committee
Andrei Bykov
Ioffe Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
Anatoly Cherepashchuk
Sternberg Astronomical Institute
Wei Cui
Tsinghua University
Hua Feng
Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Marat Gilfanov
Institute of Space Research, Russian Academy of Sciences; Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics
Luis Ho
Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics
Alexander Lutovinov
Institute of Space Research, Russian Academy of Sciences
Weimin Yuan
National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shuang-Nan Zhang
Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Local organizing committee
Alexander Lutovinov, Mikhail Belvedersky, Andrey Mukhin, Alena Gorban, Sergey Prokhorenko, Anna Samorodova, Grigory Uskov, Eugene Zakharov
Travel information
Visa
For information related to the visa application, please see the Russian Embassy website. Information related to the e-visa can be found here: https://electronic-visa.kdmid.ru/index_en.html
Flight and accomodation
Please make sure to book your flight in advance.
Participants are responsible for their accommodation. We suggest to consider the following hotels in different price categories:
- near Space Research Institute (about 10 minutes by taxi, 20 by public transport): Radisson Blu Leninsky Prospect Hotel 5*, Maleton 3*
- downtown Moscow (about 30 minutes by taxi, 40 by public transport): President Hotel 4*, SADU Hotel 4*, Akademicheskaya Hotel 2*
We recommend booking the hotels on the zenhotels.com website, which has an option to book with a foreign credit card. On this site one can also find a number of other hotels in Moscow. Please contact us if you need further assistance with a hotel reservation.
Please note that downtown Moscow, inside the Garden Ring, geolocation services may not work accurately. We recommend using the Yandex Maps app (App Store, AppGallery).
Transfer from the airport
Most airlines from China to Moscow arrive at Sheremetyevo International Airport. Below we describe several ways to get to Moscow.
- Take a taxi using the Yandex Go (aka Yandex.Taxi) service desk. The service allows you to pay in cash. You can also use the Yandex Go app (App Store, AppGallery). For this, you need to create an account with your mobile number. In the app, you can choose to pay in cash.
- Take the Aeroexpress train. Tickets are available at the ticket offices or from ticket machines (keep your ticket until you pass through the turnstile to exit). The most convenient arrival point is Belorussky railway station, from where you can take the subway. The journey takes about 65 minutes and the ticket costs about 8 USD (600 RUB).
- Take an express bus to Khovrino metro station, which costs about 5 USD (350 RUB).
SIM card
Due to the recent changes in legislation, foreigners can not buy SIM cards in Russia. If you need internet access, please use public WiFi networks or activate roaming for your mobile connection. We will provide you with free WiFi access at the Space Research Institute.
Suggestions on payment options in Russia
- Prioritize cash. This is the most reliable payment method for short visits.
- UnionPay cards issued by Chinese banks have very limited acceptance. They may work at some terminals, but success depends on the acquiring bank and whether the terminal supports UnionPay. Do not rely on them as your main option.
- WeChat Pay and Alipay have limited acceptance, mostly at tourist-oriented shops or services. Availability is inconsistent.
- You may consider a virtual YooMoney card, which is operated by a major Russian bank, Sberbank.
- Official site: https://promo.yoomoney.ru/travelcard_virtual
- Unofficial guide: https://russiable.com/get-russian-bank-card/
- Note: This card must be funded in rubles. The exchange rate in the app may not be favorable, but you can top it up in ATMs with cash in rubles after arrival.
Additional information
Russia’s grid supplies 220–230 V at 50 Hz. Wall outlets use the round-pin Type C Europlug and grounded Type F (Schuko).
Participant list
| Vladislav Barinov | Moscow | INR |
| Mikhail Belvedersky | Moscow | IKI |
| Andrei Bykov | Saint Petersburg | Ioffe Institute |
| Zhen Cao | Beijing | Institute of High Energy Physics |
| Anatoly Cherepaschuk | Moscow | Moscow State University |
| Wei Cui | Beijing | Tsinghua University |
| Hua Feng | Beijing | Institute of High Energy Physics |
| Marat Gilfanov | Moscow, Garching | IKI, Moscow; MPA, Garching |
| Mark Gorbachev (tbc) | Kazan | Kazan Federal University |
| Alena Gorban | Moscow | IKI |
| Luis Ho | Beijing | Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics Peking University |
| Meicun Hou | Nanjing | Nanjing University |
| Irek Khamitov | Kazan | Kazan Federal University |
| Georgii Khorunzhev | Moscow | IKI |
| Xiao Kong | Beijing | National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Roman Krivonos | Moscow | IKI |
| Vasiliy Levin | Moscow | IKI |
| Zhaosheng Li | Xiangtan | Xiangtan University |
| Alexander Lutovinov | Moscow | IKI |
| Natalya Lyskova | Moscow | IKI |
| Junjie Mao | Beijing | Tsinghua University |
| Ilya Mereminskiy | Moscow | IKI |
| Alexander Meshcheryakov | Moscow | IKI |
| Sergey Molkov | Moscow | IKI |
| Andrey Mukhin | Moscow | IKI |
| Valentin Nezabudkin | Moscow | IKI, MIPT |
| Stepan Panarin | Kazan | Kazan Federal University |
| Konstantin Postnov | Moscow | Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow University |
| Sergey Prokhorenko | Moscow | IKI |
| Zhijie Qu | Beijing | Tsinghua University |
| Sergey Sazonov | Moscow | IKI |
| Andrey Semena | Moscow | IKI |
| Rashid Sunyaev | Moscow | IKI, Moscow; MPA, Garching |
| Grigory Uskov | Moscow | IKI |
| Svetlana Voskresenskaia | Moscos | IKI |
| Xilu Wang | Beijing | Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Yongquan Xue | Hefei | University of Science and Technology of China |
| Ruizhi Yang | Hefei | University of Science and Technology of China |
| Eugene Zakharov | Moscow | IKI |
| Shuang-Nan Zhang | Beijing | Institute of High Energy Physics |
Contacts
All questions can be addressed via email to meeting2025@cosmos.ru
Emergency contact numbers will be given here later.
The meeting will take place at the Institute of Space Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IKI RAS): Moscow, Profsoyuznaya street, 84/32
How to reach IKI RAS using public transportation
"Kaluzhskaya" metro station. Exit 6
Exit to the right from the first car coming from the city center. After the escalator and the glass doors, go straight along the long aisle. At the end of the aisle, turn right and go upstairs. The long gray building in front of you, somewhat on a hill, is IKI (Space Research Institute). Profsoyuznaya Street is on the left, Obruchev Street is behind.
To come up to the IKI building, you need to get around the Rosneft gas station along the path on the right (towards the middle of the building). Then move along the parking lot fence to the main IKI entrance (A-2).
On the morning of the first day of the meeting, LOC members will meet you at several major hotels where most participants will be staying and assist you in getting to IKI.