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: 2497
• Number of junior members: 184

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

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

NCA adherence: France

Last updated:
March 12, 2018

Vice-President

Matthew G. Baring

Rice University
Physics & Astronomy Department
PO Box 1892
Houston TX 77251
Texas (TX)
United States

NCA adherence: United States

Last updated:
August 3, 2018

Secretary

Nanda Rea

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cinetificas
Instituto de Ciencia de l'Espacio (ICE)
Campus UAB, Carrer de magrans s/n
08199 Barcelona
Spain

NCA adherence: Spain

Last updated:
September 9, 2021

Advisor

Elena Pian

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

NCA adherence: Italy

Last updated:
September 30, 2018

Steering Committee