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27th Winter School in Theoretical Physics: Frontiers in High-Energy Astrophysics
Vom 27.12.2009 bis zum 05.01.2010 ermöglichte das Research Department Anne Stockem die Teilnahme an der "27th Winter School in Theoretical Physics: Frontiers in High-Energy Astrophysics". In Jerusalem findet einmal pro Jahr eine Winterschule mit jährlich wechselnden Themen aus der Physik statt, die durch Sponsoren wie der European Science Foundation (ESF) und des Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) der Hebrew University ermöglicht wird. Die Schule richtete sich an Doktorandinnen und Doktoranden sowie Post-Docs aus aller Welt und bot mit Vorlesungen zur Physik von schwarzen Löchern, Vorlesungen zu rein astrophysikalischen Themen bis hin zur Physik von Schocks ein breites Spektrum.
Die gute Zusammenarbeit Israels mit den U.S.A. war spürbar. Ein Großteil der Dozenten arbeitet am Caltech oder der Harvard University. Die Vorlesungen waren auf einem hohen Niveau. Von besonderem Interesse für das Research Department waren die Vorlesungen zu Plasmainstabilitäten und Schockbeschleunigung, zum Beispiel die von Prof. Eli Waxman vom Weizmann Institute in Israel.
In den Pausen gab es Gelegenheit zum wissenschaftlichen Austausch. In diesem Rahmen wurden auch die Poster der Teilnehmer besprochen. Anne Stockem lieferte einen Beitrag mit dem Titel „Anisotropy-driven instabilities“.
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2nd Internal Workshop of FOR 1123
The aim of the workshop is to take stock of the FOR 1123 "Physics of Microplasmas" after almost one year. The primary questions are: Where do we stand in the individual projects? Where do we encounter unexpected difficulties or new things? What about (joint) publications? How can we improve internal scientific cooperation? The workshop has been held at the Center for IT Security (ZITS) on December 14-15, 2009.
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Onsala
14.12.2009 - Julia Becker am Onsala Space Observatory in Schweden
Vom 06.-08. Dezember 2009 traf sich Jun.-Prof. Dr. Julia Becker am Onsala Space Observatory mit einer Gruppe von Physikern, um neuste Forschungserkenntnisse über relativistische, geschockte Plasmen in Supernovaresten auszutauschen und weiterzuentwickeln. Hier wuerden die thermischen und nicht-thermischen Komponenten in Supernovaresten und ihren Umgebungen zu erklären. An dem Treffen nahmen unter anderem auch Dr. Susanne Aalto (Onsala Space Observatory), Prof. Jay Gallagher (University of Wisconsin, Madison) und Dr. Eva Jütte (Ruhr-Universität Bochum) aus der Arbeitsgruppe von Prof. Dettmar, PI im Research Department, teil.
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WELTPP-12 - The 12th Workshop on the Exploration of Low Temperature Plasma Physics
Rolduc, Kerkrade, November 26th-27th, 2009
This workshop is intented for active scientists working in the field of low temperature plasma physics. It is sponsored by the Bochum Research Training Group, the Queen's University Belfast and the Dutch 'onderzoekschool Centrum voor Plasmafysica en Stralongstechnologie' (CPS) of the Eindhoven University of Technology. It is part of the RTG 1051: non-equilibrium phenomena in low-temperature plasmas: diagnostics-modeling-application.
The aim of this workshop is to create a forum for young low temperature plasma scientists, that is graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, to meet, learn from each other, exchange knowledge, present results and establish new contacts. The emphasis is on the presentation of the work of the people new in this field.
Further information can be found here.
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Cooperation with Bilkent University Ankara
The Ruhr-Universität Bochum occupies a leading position in international microplasma research. Microplasmas in particular are a central topic of the Research Department "Plasmas with Complex Interactions". Scientists from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum and Bilkent University, Ankara (Turkey) are now getting to the bottom of microplasmas with an ultra-fast "camera". The aim of the cooperation is to document the formation of the plasma with the very highest time resolution, as in a film. The cooperation agreement also includes joint teaching events and conferences as well as the exchange of students and scientists.
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San Francisco
06.11.2009 - Tim Baloniak am Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Vom 6. Oktober bis zum 5. November 2009 hat Tim Baloniak einen vom Research Department geförderten Auslandsaufenthalt am Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory verbracht. Die dortige Plasma Applications Group unter der Leitung von Dr. André Anders arbeitet schwerpunktmäßig auf den Gebieten des Sputterns und Reaktivsputterns sowie der Bogenentladungen. Große Erfahrung besteht dabei in der Synthese von metallischen und keramischen Schichten mittels Magnetron- und Bogenentladungen.
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Julia Becker at the IceCube meeting in Berlin
IceCube is the most suitable instrument for observing neutrinos from astrophysical plasmas. The measurement of neutrinos is essential for understanding the structure of shocked plasmas that occur, for example, in supernova remnants, active galaxies, and gamma ray bursts. IceCube members meet every six months to discuss the status of the experiment, new analysis techniques, and the development of theoretical models of neutrino emission. As part of the Research Department, Jun.-Prof. Dr. Julia Becker's group participated in the meeting in Berlin (September 19-25, 2009). Here, Dr. Jens Dreyer was able to give a talk on the progress of his analysis on point source stacking and discuss both his analysis and the underlying theoretical models with other members of IceCube, including those from the USA, New Zealand, Japan, Switzerland, Sweden, Belgium, and Germany. Martino Olivo gave two talks on neutrino production in Gamma Ray Burst. A publication, also based on discussions that have been held in Berlin at the meeting, has now been submitted to "The Astrophysical Journal". For this, special discussions were held with Prof. Francis Halzen, head of the IceCube experiment. Julia Becker was Chair for the sessions on neutrino emission from Gamma Ray Bursts and was able to have further discussions on neutrino production in shocked plasmas with various members of IceCube.
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ISPC 19
ISPC is a bi-annual international conference with topics encompassing the whole area of plasma chemistry and plasma processing science. The aim of the Symposium is to present the recent progress in plasma chemistry and its applications. Contributions are solicited in basic and applied areas. Prior to the Symposium the European Summer School on low pressure and thermal plasmas will be held.
The official language of the School and the Symposium is English.
The 19th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry started on July 26th and ended July 31, 2009. The Bochum Plasma Center thanks all participants for coming to Bochum. We really enjoyed hosting almost 650 colleagues from over 40 nations and wish that you were inspired and intrigued by the lectures and posters being presented at the symposium. See you at the next ISPC.
Nähere Informationen finden Sie hier.
The next ISPC will be held in Philadelphia.
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25.07.2009 - European Summer School 2009
14th European Summer School, July 22nd-25th, 2009
“Low Temperature Plasma Physics: Basics and Applications” and
“Thermal Plasmas: Basics and Applications"
Please note: This years school will be a joint event of ISPC-19 School and 14th European Summer School.
More information can be found here.
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Julia Becker an der Universität Göteborg
In Göteborg wurde ein Forschungsaufenthalt bei Prof. Dr. Marek Abramowicz durchgeführt. Mit Prof. Dr. Abramowicz arbeiten wir an einem gemeinsamen Projekt zur Untersuchung von Wechselwirkungen kleiner schwarzer Löcher mit stellaren Objekten. Was passiert, wenn ein kleines schwarzes Loch, welches selbst die Masse von einem Kometen oder einem Zwergplaneten besitzt, mit astrophysikalischen Plasmen kollidiert? Was passiert, wenn die Sterne sogar die kleinen schwarzen Löcher fressen? In dem Forschungsaufenthalt in Göteborg wurden erste Zwischenergebnisse zur Beantwortung dieser Fragen erzielt, ein Forschungsartikel und sowie ein populärwissenschaftlicher Artikel sind in Vorbereitung.
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Julia Becker at the Cosmic Ray Conference in Lodz, Poland
At the Cosmic Ray Conference in Lodz, Poland (July 7-15, 2009), first results obtained by Jun.-Prof. Dr. Julia Becker and Dr. Dreyer within the Research Department could be presented [1]. Furthermore, further steps could be discussed with internationally renowned scientists. More than 1000 physicists (plasma astrophysicists, astroparticle physicists and astrophysicists) participated in the conference.
[1] Dreyer, Becker, Rhode: "The GRB-starburst connection", ICRC proceedings, Lodz, Polen - published online.