Changes
Page history
Update Research Topics
authored
Jan 13, 2021
by
Thomas Bretz
Hide whitespace changes
Inline
Side-by-side
Research-Topics.md
View page @
9f88ff51
...
...
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@
<summary>
Possible topics for Bachelor- and Master-theses
</summary>
<blockquote>
<ul>
<li>
Is the GZK effect responsible for the cut-off at the highest energies? Chemical composition using AugerPrime and Deep Learning
<li>
Is the galactic center responsible for cosmic-rays on Earth? Search for UHE Photons with machine learning
<li>
Search for photon signals with the first AugerPrime detectors
<li>
Photon search with machine learning. Do EeV photon exist?
<li>
Performance of the new upgrade detector. How to include the new information into our analysis?
<li>
Cosmic ray composition. Does the upgrade allow us to determine the primary particle type of a single shower?
</ul>
</blockquote>
</details>
...
...
@@ -44,20 +44,29 @@
<!-- ------------------------------------------------------------------- -->
##
First G-APD Cherenkov
Telescope
(FACT)
##
Einstein
Telescope
<br>
<sup>
Credits:
<a
href=
”http://www.miguelclaro.com”
target=
”new”
>
Miguel Claro
</a></sup>
![E.T.]/)
<br>
<sup>
Credits:
<A
HREF=
"http://www.et-gw.eu/"
>
The ET (Einstein Telescope) project Web Site
</a></sup>
<details>
<summary>
Physics
</summary>
<blockquote>
<ul>
<li>
Astronomy at TeV energies
<li>
Possible origin of cosmic-rays: Active Galactic Nuclei
<li>
Time evolution of their spectrum (monitoring)
<li>
What drives the violent behavior of these objects?
<li>
What process is responsible for the energy transfer?
<li>
the next generation gravitational wave detector
<li>
technological challenges
<li>
computational challenges
<li>
rich science cases
<ul>
<li>
How did super-massive black holes form?
<li>
How accurate is the theory of general relativity?
<li>
What is the origin of the heaviest elements?
<li>
What is the population of black holes?
<li>
What happened in the dark ages of the Universe?
<li>
Since when do blakc holes exist?
<li>
... and many more...
</ul>
</ul>
</blockquote>
</details>
...
...
@@ -66,10 +75,9 @@
<summary>
Detector and Technology
</summary>
<blockquote>
<ul>
<li>
Imaging air-Cherenkov telescope (IACT) with 1440 pixels in La Palma (Spain)
<li>
The first IACT using SiPM (G-APD) as light sensors
<li>
Image analysis
<li>
Data analysis of long-term light-curves
<li>
A "fancy" Michelson Interfereometer
<li>
Precision requirements of 1e-26
<li>
Supercomputers required for simulation and data analysis
</ul>
</blockquote>
</details>
...
...
@@ -78,15 +86,12 @@
<summary>
Possible topics for Bachelor- and Master-theses
</summary>
<blockquote>
<ul>
<li>
Search for triggered transient events: Improved background suppression using Deep Learning
<li>
How does the spectrum change with flux? Improved energy resolution using Deep Learning
<li>
Never seen before: Search for periodicity in Active Galactic Nuclei
<li>
Modeling magnetic reconnection: The first model that describes spectral features and time evolution consistently
<li>
What are the requirements on a stray light simulation?
<li>
First implementation of simulation algorithms.
<li>
How do we provide the required precision efficiently?
<li>
Design of a user interface
<li>
What commercial software exists? What are (dis)advantages?
</ul>
</blockquote>
</details>
<br>
[
Contact
](
Home
)
<!-- ------------------------------------------------------------------- -->
...
...
@@ -103,6 +108,7 @@
<li>
Astronomy at TeV energies
<li>
First all-sky detector (first all-sky map)
<li>
Ideal to monitor the sky for transient events
<li>
The first hybrid detector
</ul>
</blockquote>
</details>
...
...
@@ -123,8 +129,57 @@
<summary>
Possible topics for Bachelor- and Master-theses
</summary>
<blockquote>
<ul>
<li>
What is the performance we get from the hybrid system? Improvement of Background suppression and Energy resolution using Deep Learning
<li>
First detection of a source in the hybrid setup: First hybrid measurement of the Crab Nebula
<li>
Search for gamma-rays from the Crab Nebula with the hybrid detector
<li>
Development of a full hybrid data analysis
<li>
hybrid analysis with machine learning
<li>
Improving the calibration of the telescopes
<li>
Optimizing signal reconstruction
<li>
Optimizing noise suppression
</ul>
</blockquote>
</details>
<br>
[
Contact
](
Home
)
## First G-APD Cherenkov Telescope (FACT)
<br>
<sup>
Credits:
<a
href=
”http://www.miguelclaro.com”
target=
”new”
>
Miguel Claro
</a></sup>
<details>
<summary>
Physics
</summary>
<blockquote>
<ul>
<li>
Astronomy at TeV energies
<li>
Possible origin of cosmic-rays: Active Galactic Nuclei
<li>
Time evolution of their spectrum (monitoring)
<li>
What drives the violent behavior of these objects?
<li>
What process is responsible for the energy transfer?
</ul>
</blockquote>
</details>
<details>
<summary>
Detector and Technology
</summary>
<blockquote>
<ul>
<li>
Imaging air-Cherenkov telescope (IACT) with 1440 pixels in La Palma (Spain)
<li>
The first IACT using SiPM (G-APD) as light sensors
<li>
Image analysis
<li>
Data analysis of long-term light-curves
</ul>
</blockquote>
</details>
<details>
<summary>
Possible topics for Bachelor- and Master-theses
</summary>
<blockquote>
<ul>
<li>
Implementing noise suppression with machine learning
<li>
How does the measured spectrum change with flux?
<li>
Application of unfolding algorithms
<li>
Modeling magnetic reconnection: Towards a better understanding of blazar jets
</ul>
</blockquote>
</details>
...
...
...
...
