Hamburg Photon Science Colloquium | Gamma-ray emission of non-thermal astrophysical plasma

by Dieter Horns (University of Hamburg, Germany)

Friday 7 Jun 2024, 14:00 → 15:30 Europe/Berlin

SemR I-III (CFEL, Bldg. 99)

Compact astrophysical objects like neutron stars and black holes energize their environment to create a highly relativistic and magnetized plasma in the form of collimated and un-collimated outflows. These outflows are bright sources of gamma-ray emission that we can observe using ground based „gamma-ray telescopes“. With these observations we reveal the mechanisms for particle acceleration, the strength of the magnetic field, and the composition of the plasma.

Coffee, tea and cake will be served at 1:45 pm.

Further information can be found at:
https://www.hhps.de/colloquium/program/summer_term_2024/index_eng.html