Invited Seminars

IIHE invited seminar: The new generation of gamma-ray observatory: the Cherenkov Telescope Array

Name: IIHE invited seminar: The new generation of gamma-ray observatory: the Cherenkov Telescope Array
Start: 2015-12-11T14:00:00+01:00
End: 2015-12-11T15:00:00+01:00
Location: IIHE, VUB

by Dr Domenico della Volpe (Département de Physique Nucléaire et Corpusculaire, Université de Genève)

Friday 11 Dec 2015, 14:00 → 15:00 Europe/Brussels

Jacques Lemonne Seminar room (1G012) (IIHE, VUB)

Jacques Lemonne Seminar room (1G012)

IIHE, VUB

Description

abstract: The three key Scientific programs of the future largest gamma-ray observatory are: Understanding the origin of cosmic rays and their role in the Universe; Understanding the nature and variety of particle acceleration around black holes; Searching for the ultimate nature of matter and physics beyond the Standard Model. The CTA potential in this field is enormous. Some selected scientific cases, connected with the activities on the construction of the Small-Size Telescope, will be discussed together with the impact of this construction activities also for future generation of Cherenkov Telescopes.