Fourth Algerian Conference on Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2017

Algerian Conference on Astronomy and Astrophysics (ACAA)

"Science for the National Aurès Observatory: Time Domain Astrophysics in the Multi-messenger Era"

PREFACE

Between your hands are the Proceedings of the fourth edition of the Algerian Conference on Astronomy and Astrophysics (ACAA), "Science for the National Aurès Observatory: Time Domain Astrophysics in the Multi-messenger Era". It was held at Abbes Leghrour University (Khenchela, Algeria) between March 27th and March 29th, 2017.

ACAA was organized by the Research Center in Astronomy, Astrophysics and Geophysics (CRAAG, Algiers, Algeria) in partnership with the University of Khenchela Abbes Leghrour, with the support of the General Directorate of Scientific Research and Technological Development (DGRSDT) and the Wilaya of Khenchela. It follows on the three previous Conferences on Astrophysics held in Batna (2008), Algiers (2009) and Constantine (2010). It aimed at giving to the budding astronomy and astrophysics national community a much-needed space to discuss the most recent research.

With the starting of the building of the National Aures Observatory on top of the Aliness mount in the Wilaya of Khenchela and in the wake of the LIGO's detection of gravitational waves, the conference this year was dedicated to time domain astrophysics (Gravitational Waves, Gamma Ray Bursts, Supernova...) in the multi-messenger era, as stated in the conference title "Science for the National Aures Observatory: Time Domain Astrophysics in the Multi-messenger Era".