New Visitor

Prof. Harald Kornmayer (DHBW Mannheim), new visitor at IFAE

May 8, 2023

Gamma-ray Group

Prof. Harald Kornmayer from the DHBW Mannheim university is visiting IFAE-PIC until January 2024.

During his stay Prof. Kornmayer will collaborate in research data management and processes with the gamma-ray astronomy group. New ideas for the integration with scientific computing and data infrastructures will be disseminated to the MAGIC and CTA projects

Latest Group News

Instrumentation

HERD prototype tested at CERN SPS beam

October 4, 2023

The HERD prototype is being tested at CERN SPS beam between Oct 2 and 16. This test, together with the one at PS back in September, will be used to validate and optimize the different sub-detector concepts and complete Phase B of the project.

Instrumentation

HERD prototype tested at CERN PS beam

September 6, 2023

The HERD prototype is being tested at CERN PS beam between Aug 29 and Sep 12. This test, together with the one happening at SPS next October, will be used to validate and optimize the different sub-detector concepts and complete Phase B of the project.

Publication

The LST Collaboration Publishes its first Scientific Paper with Data from the LST-1

March 16, 2023

On March 6, the LST Collaboration published its first scientific paper in the Astronomy & Astrophysics journal. The paper focuses on a multi-wavelength study of the unidentified ultra-high-energy gamma-ray source known as LHAASO J2108+5157.