Dark Matter

We are searching for Dark Matter, using Gamma-ray observations, X-ray observations as well as laboratory experiments that are sensitive to light bosonic Dark Matter.

    

Prof. Dr. Dieter Horns on dark matter principles (Picture: Rahul Cecil)

 

Dr. Marios Maroudas and  Josep Maria Batllori Berenguer in the lab (Picture: Rahul Cecil)

Photon  propagation 

Energetic photons propagating over astrophysical distances are excellent probes to search for evidence for physics beyond the standard model. This includes searches for photon oscillation as well as the effect of intergalactic magnetic fields on secondary pairs produced.

Gamma-ray emission from Pulsar-Wind nebulae

The relativistic plasma of pulsar wind nebulae has a rich phenomenology, that can be used to diagnose the underlying particle acceleration, propagation, and radiation processes.  With multiple objects in different environments, dynamical and evolutionary processes can be isolated.