Division D High Energy Phenomena and Fundamental Physics

Description

Division D subsumes the old Div. XI (Space and High Energy Astrophysics) with a broader scientific perspective including, e.g., "multi-messenger astronomy" (cosmic rays, neutrinos, gravitational waves, etc.), and non-thermal phenomena emitting radiation from the radio to TeV gamma-rays. Interests span from the mildly-relativistic electrons of supernova remnants or the hot intracluster medium, to ultra-relativistic cosmic-rays and their products in active galaxies and elsewhere. Phenomena include plasma astrophysics, magnetohydrodynamics, shocks, particle acceleration, photoionization, jets, outflows, bursts, extreme gravity, strong magnetic fields, etc. Example questions of topical interest might include the physics of dark matter, active-galaxy feedback, missing baryons in the warm/hot phase of the intergalactic medium, and the equation of state of neutron-star matter. Some of these topics will be shared with Div.J ("Galaxies & Cosmology").

Division Web Page

Division Members

• Total number of active members: 2432
• Number of junior members: 149

Participating Commissions

Commission D1 Gravitational Wave Astrophysics
Inter-Division D-G-H-J Commission Galaxy Spectral Energy Distributions
Cross-Division D-J Commission Supermassive Black Holes, Feedback and Galaxy Evolution

Division Working Groups

Division D WG Supernovae

President

Elena Pian

INAF
Astrophysics and Space Science Observatory
Via P. Gobetti 101
40129 Bologna
Italy

Phone: +39 3475133581
Email: elenapianinafit
Organization website: http://www.iasfbo.inaf.it/~pian

NCA adherence: Italy

Last updated:
September 30, 2018

Vice-President

Isabelle Grenier

Commissariat à l'Enbergie Atomique
CEA Saclay
AIM, Service d'Astrophysique
L'Orme des Merisiers, Bat 709
91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex
France

Phone: +33 1 69 08 44 00
Email: isabellegrenierceafr
Organization website: http://irfu.cea.fr/Sap/

NCA adherence: France

Last updated:
March 12, 2018

Secretary

Anna L Watts

University of Amsterdam
Astronomical Institute ' Anton Pannekoek '
Postbus 94249
1090 GE Amsterdam
Netherlands

Email: ALWattsuvanl
Personal website: http://staff.science.uva.nl/~awatts
Organization website: http://www.astro.uva.nl

NCA adherence: Netherlands

Last updated:
July 11, 2019

Advisor

Chryssa Kouveliotou

George Washington University
Physics Department
Corcoran Hall
725 21st Street, NW
Washington DC 20052
D.C.
United States

Phone: +1 2029945898
Email: ckouveliotouemailgwuedu
Organization website: http://physics.columbian.gwu.edu/chryssa-kouveliotou

NCA adherence: United States

Last updated:
September 30, 2019

Steering Committee