Obiettivo This proposal aims to facilitate close collaboration between researchers in the UK, Italy, USA and India to study the nature and consequences of the energy transferred from supermassive black holes at the centres of galaxies to the surrounding intergalactic medium (IGM) in groups of galaxies. The research combines data from opposite ends of the electromagnetic spectrum: low-frequency radio observations track the history of outbursts from the black holes, while X-ray data allow us to determine their effects on the ten-million-Kelvin gas of the IGM. The partner institutions have long records of internationally-recognised research in these areas. The University of Birmingham is one of the top few teams worldwide in the study of groups with a solid track record in X-ray astronomy (particularly using ESA's XMM-Newton X-ray observatory), while the INAF-Istituto di Radioastronomia provide access to some of Europe's best experts in the low-frequency radio regime. The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (US) is the home of NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory, and has a strong claim as the preeminent X-ray astronomy institution worldwide, while the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (India) operates the Giant Meterwave Radio Telescope (GMRT), the first and currently the only radio observatory to achieve high spatial resolution and sensitivity at low frequencies. The collaboration will bring together experts with diverse skills to study closely one of the outstanding puzzles of modern astrophysics, providing direct benefits to the European institutions involved, the wider scientific community, and to the European Research Area as a whole, through increased scientific returns from current European facilities, increased access to international resources, and the scientific and theoretical tools for wide range of future studies with Europe-based facilities (e.g. the European LOFAR radio observatory and ESA International X-ray Observatory). Campo scientifico natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyastrophysicsblack holesnatural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyobservational astronomyx-ray astronomy Programma(i) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Argomento(i) FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IRSES - Marie Curie Action "International Research Staff Exchange Scheme" Invito a presentare proposte FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IRSES Vedi altri progetti per questo bando Meccanismo di finanziamento MC-IRSES - International research staff exchange scheme (IRSES) Coordinatore THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM Contributo UE € 77 400,00 Indirizzo Edgbaston B15 2TT Birmingham Regno Unito Mostra sulla mappa Regione West Midlands (England) West Midlands Birmingham Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contatto amministrativo Robert Fekete (Mr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (1) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI ASTROFISICA Italia Contributo UE € 55 800,00 Indirizzo VIALE DEL PARCO MELLINI 84 00136 Roma Mostra sulla mappa Regione Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Tipo di attività Research Organisations Contatto amministrativo Luigina Feretti (Dr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato