Objective
We propose a set of integrated Activities in the High Energy Astrophysics Domain (AHEAD) in response to the INFRAIA-2014-2015 call Research Infrastructures for High EnergyAstrophysics.
The overall objective of AHEAD is to integrate national efforts in high-energy Astrophysics and to promote the domain at the European level, to keep its community at the cutting edge of science and technology in this competitive research area and ensure that space observatories for high-energy astrophysics are at the state of the art. AHEAD will integrate key research infrastructures for on-ground test and calibration of
space-based sensors and electronics and promote their coordinated use. In parallel, the best facilities for data analysis of high-energy astrophysical observatories will be made available to the European community. The technological development will focus on the improvement of selected critical technologies, background modeling, cross calibration, and feasibility studies of space-based instrumentation for the benefit of future X-ray and gamma-ray missions, and the best exploitation of existing observatories. AHEAD will support the community via grants for collaborative studies, dissemination of results, and promotion of workshops. A strong public outreach package will ensure that the domain is well publicized at national, European and International level. The virtual circle infrastructure - networking - joint research activities, as devised in AHEAD, serves to establish strong connections between institutes and industry to create the basis for a more rapid advancement of high-energy astrophysical science, space-oriented instrumentation and cutting-edge sensor technology in Europe. This enables the development of new technologies and the associated growth of the European technology
market, - with a dedicated technology innovation package - as well as the creation of a new generation of researchers.
Fields of science
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdata science
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyastrophysicsblack holes
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyobservational astronomyx-ray astronomy
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationsvirtual reality
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesopticsspectroscopy
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RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
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Participants (25)
LE1 7RH Leicester
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3526 KV Utrecht
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80539 Munchen
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11810 Athina
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00131 Roma
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2800 Kongens Lyngby
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00716 Warsaw
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44121 Ferrara
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06123 Perugia
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4000 Liege
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16126 Genova
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75015 Paris 15
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02150 Espoo
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LA1 4YW Lancaster
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160 00 Praha
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4 Dublin
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90133 Palermo
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51005 Tartu
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03690 Alicante
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28006 Madrid
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72074 Tuebingen
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3004 516 Coimbra
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75794 Paris
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1211 Geneve
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00044 Frascati
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