Astrophysique des processus de Hautes Énergies
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Astrophysique des processus de Hautes Énergies
API-AHE leads the charge in High Energy Astrophysics, fostering collaboration across observer, modeler, and laboratory astrophysicist communities. Our focus spans gamma, X-ray, optical, and radio studies of pulsars, AGNs, and more. We strengthen interdisciplinary synergy, linking experts in AGNs, astrometry, and pulsars. Leveraging cutting-edge instruments like SVOM and CTA, we drive research at the forefront of high-energy phenomena. Committed to knowledge dissemination, we're establishing a platform for data exchange and open-access release, advancing transparency in the evolving field of High Energy Astrophysics.
Our missions
Our mission is to foster collaboration and synergy within the High Energy Astrophysics (AHE) community, bridging the gap between observers, modelers/theorists, and laboratory astrophysicists. At API-AHE, we actively promote the convergence of gamma, X-ray, optical, and radio communities in the study of high-energy sources such as pulsars, supernova remnants, active galactic nuclei (AGN), and gamma-ray bursts (GRB).
We strengthen the connections between experts in AGNs, astrometry, galaxy clusters, and pulsars, cultivating a rich collaborative environment. Specific research focuses on high-energy sources, particularly gamma-ray bursts, utilizing instruments like SVOM and CTA, involving researchers from GEPI, LUTH, and APC.
Our initiative integrates modelers and observers from AGN disks (LESIA, LUTh) and active galactic nucleus jets (LUTH, GEPI) with experts in large-scale structures (LERMA) and radio observers of galaxy clusters (GEPI, LESIA). We also facilitate connections between radio and high-energy observers (LESIA, APC) with modelers (LUTH) of pulsars.
We encourage the combination of AGN astrometry with GAIA and the International Celestial Reference Frame ICRF3 (SYRTE), utilizing AGN jet modeling to constrain physics and describe source evolution (LUTH). This is achieved through joint mentoring of young researchers.
API-AHE actively supports the coordination of observer and modeler/theorist teams (LUTH, APC, GEPI, LERMA, LESIA, LPENS) for the preparation of the initial operations of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), ensuring guaranteed time allocation for OP teams (including CTA-France).
Our efforts extend to promoting exchanges between teams utilizing similar methodologies (e.g., radiative codes, MHD codes), incentivizing and supporting federative projects with the aim of leading to several ANR/ERC projects.
We also focus on preparing and coordinating observational programs with major AHE instruments, developing shared tools for observing and analyzing transient phenomena (alert networks, software, temporal evolution codes).
Furthermore, we emphasize knowledge dissemination in AHE, providing educational tools and stimulating projects in Open Science, including open-source codes and data sharing. In our first phase, we're establishing a sustainable platform for depositing and exchanging data and digital tools within API-AHE. In the second phase, we'll actively support the open-access release of source codes and data
Upcoming events
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Publications
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