#astroparticle physics

[th3-ang3l-of-d3ath]

Was no one going to tell me that astroparticle physics is an entire field of science?!

This. This is what I want to do with my life.

[astropartigirl]

Dark Matter, Part 2: Self-Interacting Dark Matter and other Models

What is #darkmatter? Take a look at a few models, with a focus on #SIDM. #physics

Cluster Abell 383, zoomed in on its Brightest Cluster Galaxy, gravitationally lensing background galaxies. Credit: NASA/STScI

Introduction

In my last post, we discussed some of the ways we know dark matter exists. But what is dark matter? This is one of the million dollar questions of cosmology. The answer is that we really don’t know what it is, yet. But we do have some ideas of what it might…

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[astrotastic]

SNOLAB is a really groovy spot :)

[scitechman]

Fermilab experiment sees neutrinos change over 500 miles

Fermilab experiment sees neutrinos change over 500 miles

  Illustration: Fermilab/Sandbox Studi

Scientists on the NOvA experiment saw their first evidence of oscillating neutrinos, confirming that the extraordinary detector built for the project not only functions as planned but is also making great progress toward its goal of a major leap in our understanding of these ghostly particles.

NOvA is on a quest to learn more about the abundant yet…

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[astronomicamens]

Frontiers of Fundamental Physics 14

Frontiers of Fundamental Physics 14

The 14th annual international symposium “Frontiers of Fundamental Physics” (FFP14) is organized by the Labex OCEVU. It will be held in Marseille, at the Faculty of Sciences of Aix Marseille University (AMU).  (more…)

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The Physics World award for the 2013 Breakthrough of the Year goes to "the IceCube South Pole Neutrino Observatory for making the first observations of high-energy cosmic neutrinos". Nine other achievements are highly commended and cover topics ranging from nuclear physics to nanotechnology

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[scipolicyeu]

A (probable) effect of investments on "sexy" #BigScience projects

I just read a very interesting article entitled “‘Big science’, big hype, big mistake” by Bill Amos and I would like to add my two cents.

“funding bodies seem ever more impressed by shiny big projects coupled with glamorous promises rather than realistic…

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[mudshark58]

 ASPERA - Brussels – 30 November 2012. European funding agencies for astroparticle physics celebrate today the successful work of the ASPERA European funded network and the launch of the newly founded APPEC, the Astroparticle Physics European Consortium. Over the last six years, ASPERA brought together funding agencies and the physics community to set up coordination for astroparticle physics at the European level. The main achievement of ASPERA is the development of the European strategy for astroparticle physics defining the priority large infrastructures needed to solve some of the deepest mysteries of the Universe. ASPERA also developed activities stimulating the field such as R&D common calls and created closer relationships to Industry and other research fields. APPEC will now take over and aims at developing a European common action plan to fund the upcoming large astroparticle physics infrastructures as defined in the ASPERA Roadmap. 10 countries already joined the new APPEC consortium and 9 additional countries are following the accession process. APPEC’s activities will be organised through three functional centers located at DESY in Hamburg - Germany, APC laboratory of CNRS/CEA in Paris – France and INFN national underground laboratory in Gran Sasso – Italy.

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