Speaker
Gernot Maier
(DESY)
Description
I will give a short introduction in the physics and detection method of
high-energy astrophysics. This includes a discussion of the highest
energetic particles in the Universe, well beyond what can be produced in
man-made accelerators. Mechanism for acceleration, propagation and
interaction of charged cosmic rays, high-energetic gamma rays and neutrinos
are discussed in the context of the large astroparticle projects IceCube and
CTA, which form a central part of DESY’s activities in this field.
