On Monday, January 29, 2024, at 12:00 c.t., the next date of our Physics Colloquium will take place.
Speaker is Prof. Dr. Elena Amato (University of Florence) on the topic "Cosmic Ray Accelerators in the Galaxy".
The quest for identifying the sources of Galactic Cosmic Rays is a century old, ongoing effort. I will summarize recent results and illustrate the challenges currently faced by the standard paradigm associating galactic Cosmic Ray origin to Supernova Remnants. I will then introduce alternative classes of sources, such as young star clusters and Pulsar Wind Nebulae, that are gaining increasing attention, especially thanks to highlights from very high energy astrophysical observations. I will finally focus on the latter source class, Pulsar Wind Nebulae, reviewing why and how, in the last decade, they have acquired a central role in Cosmic Ray physics
Abstract of the lecture by Prof. Amato
The introduction will be given by PD. Dr. Horst Fichtner.
The faculty cordially invites all interested parties. The event will take place in the lecture hall HZO 20. Before the colloquium we offer coffee and cookies.
All dates of the Physics Colloquium can be found here.