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").
- Total number of active members: 2415
- Number of junior members: 147
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
INAF
Astrophysics and Space Science Observatory
Via P. Gobetti 101
40129 Bologna
Italy
Phone: +39 3475133581
Email: elena
pian
inaf
it
Organization website: http://www.iasfbo.inaf.it/~pian
NCA adherence: Italy
Last updated:
September 30, 2018
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: isabelle
grenier
cea
fr
Organization website: http://irfu.cea.fr/Sap/
NCA adherence: France
Last updated:
March 12, 2018
George Washington University
Physics Department
Corcoran Hall
725 21st Street, NW
Washington DC 20052
D.C.
United States
Phone: +1 2029945898
Email: ckouveliotou
email
gwu
edu
Organization website: http://physics.columbian.gwu.edu/chryssa-kouveliotou
NCA adherence: United States
Last updated:
September 30, 2019
Steering Committee