Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft. DESY. AT - Astroteilchenphysik. DESY is engaged in prominent international research projects on high-energy astroparticle physics. Various cosmic particles constantly reach the Earth – particles that can provide insights into events happening in the depths of the universe. DESY researchers study two of these cosmic messengers, neutrinos and high-energy gamma rays.
IceCube, the world largest high-energy-neutrino telescope, was completed in December 2010. It provides a boost in sensitivity that will make the next 3 to 4 years extremely exciting and will hopefully lead to the first detection of extraterrestrial high-energy-neutrino sources. Another messenger to explore the high-energy universe are gamma rays.
Gamma-ray telescopes like VERITAS, MAGIC, and H.E.S.S. In theoretical astroparticle physics we investigate particle acceleration in many sources that emit very energetic particles. Astrophysics with high-energy neutrinos and gamma rays opens new windows to explore the universe at the highest energies. AT - Neutrino-Astronomie. AT - Gamma-Astronomie. AT - Astroparticle Physics Theory [EN] T - Theory Group [EN] VIPAC - Virtual Institute for Particle Cosmology [DE] KIT. KCETA - KIT-Centrum Elementarteilchen- und Astroteilchenphysik. Campus Nord: Programm Astroteilchenphysik. IKP - Institut für Kernphysik. IPE - Institut für Prozessdatenverarbeitung und Elektronik. Campus Süd: Fakultät für Physik. TP - Institut für Theoretische Physik.