An evolutionary model for pulsar-driven supernova remnants a hydrodynamical model. Van Der Swaluw, E; Downes, T.P; Keegan, R. Astronomy and Astrophysics 2004
Telescopes of the 21st century revealed the Universe to be full of extreme accelerators – objects able to accelerate particles to extreme energies in a very effective way. We study these sources in order to understand the underlying physical processes.
About the Research Area
While about half of the Galactic X-ray sources are binary systems, only a few (less than 10) binary systems are able to produce TeV emission. Our group is organising extensive multi-wavelength campaigns (from radio up to very high, GeV energies) to study these systems in all possible details we use for further modelling. The aim is to understand what makes these systems so special. In addition to that, we study the origin of the high energy emission of the supermassive black hole in the centre of our Galaxy, which is important for the understanding of the origin and properties of the cosmic rays in the central region.
Under this theme we also investigate low-temperature plasma based concepts for electric propulsion technologies.
Space Publications
INTEGRAL/IBIS observations of vela X-1 in a flaring state. Staubert, R; Kreykenbohm, I; Kretschmar, P; Chernyakova, M; Pottschmidt, K; Benlloch-Garcia, S; Wilms, J; Santangelo, A; Segreto, A; V Kienlin, A; Sidoli, L; Larsson, S; Westergaard, N. European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP 2004
Monitoring of persistent accreting pulsating neutron stars observed during the INTEGRAL Core Program. Sidoli, L; Wilms, J; Paizis, A; Larsson, S; Burki, G; Bourban, G; Chernyakova, M; Courvoisier, T; Di Cocco, G; Kretschmar, P; Kreykenbohm, I; Mereghetti, S; Pottschmidt, K; Santangelo, A; Segreto, A; Staubert, R; Westergaard, N.J. Nuclear Physics B – Proceedings Supplements 2004
The integral lmxrb monitoring programme. Paizis, A; Courvoisier, T.J.-L; Vilhu, O; Chernyakova, M; Tikkanen, T; Bazzano, A; Beckmann, V; Chenevez, J; Cocchi, M; Ebisawa, K; Farinelli, R; Frontera, F; Gimenez, A; Goldoni, P; Hannikainen, D; Kuulkers, E; Lund, N; Oosterbroek, T; Piraino, S; Rodriguez, J; Santangelo, A; Walter, R; Zdziarski, A.A; Zurita Heras, J.A. European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP 2004
INTEGRAL monitoring of the bright Neutron Star Low Mass X-ray Binaries: Preliminary results on GX 17+2. Piraino, S; Santangelo, A; Ferrigno, C; Segreto, A; La Barbera, A; Bazzano, A; Del Santo, M; Natalucci, L; Ubertini, P; Paizis, A; Courvoisier, T.J.-L; Chernyakova, M; Walter, R; Vilhu, O; Farinelli, R; Frontera, F; Lund, N; Beckmann, V. European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP 2004
Scientific performance of the ISDC quick look analysis. Shaw, S.E; Mowlavi, N; Ebisawa, K; Paizis, A; Rodriguez, J; Zurita, J; Walter, R; Türler, M; Soldan, J; Sauvageon, A; Produit, N; Pottschmidt, K; Meynis, P; Martins, L; Lerusse, L; Kreykenbohm, I; Kretschmar, P; Haymoz, P; Favre, P; Dubath, P; Deluit, S; Courvoisier, T.J.-L; Chernyakova, M; Bodaghee, A; Beckmann, V. European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP 2004
Integral-rxte observations of CYGNUS X-1. Pottschmidt, K; Wilms, J; Nowak, M.A; Dubath, P; Kreykenbohm, I; Gleissner, T; Chernyakova, M; Rodriguez, J; Zdziarski, A.A; Beckmann, V; Kretschmar, P; Pooley, G.G; Martínez-Núñez, S; Courvoisier, T.J.-L; Schönfelder, V; Staubert, R. European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP 2004
3C 273 at its lowest: X-ray, γ-ray, and multiwavelength observations between 2003 and 2005. Chernyakova, M; Neronov, A; Courvoisier, T.J.-L; Türler, M; Soldi, S; Walter, R; Beckmann, V; Lubinski, P; Page, K.L; Stuhlinger, M; Staubert, R; McHardy, I.M. European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP 2006
INTEGRAL and XMM-Newton observations of the X-ray pulsar IGR J16320-4751/AX J1631.9-4752. Rodriguez, J; Bodaghee, A; Kaaret, P; Tomsick, J.A; Kuulkers, E; Malaguti, G; Petrucci, P.-O; Cabanac, C; Chernyakova, M; Corbel, S; Deluit, S; Di Cocco, G; Ebisawa, K; Goldwurm, A; Henri, G; Lebrun, F; Paizis, A; Walter, R; Foschini, L. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2006