Division D High Energy Phenomena and Fundamental Physics

Description

Division D subsumes the old Div. XI (Space and High Energy Astrophysics) with a broader scientific perspective including, e.g., "multi-messenger astronomy" (cosmic rays, neutrinos, gravitational waves, etc.), and non-thermal phenomena emitting radiation from the radio to TeV gamma-rays. Interests span from the mildly-relativistic electrons of supernova remnants or the hot intracluster medium, to ultra-relativistic cosmic-rays and their products in active galaxies and elsewhere. Phenomena include plasma astrophysics, magnetohydrodynamics, shocks, particle acceleration, photoionization, jets, outflows, bursts, extreme gravity, strong magnetic fields, etc. Example questions of topical interest might include the physics of dark matter, active-galaxy feedback, missing baryons in the warm/hot phase of the intergalactic medium, and the equation of state of neutron-star matter. Some of these topics will be shared with Div.J ("Galaxies & Cosmology").

Division Web Page

Division Members

• Total number of active members: 2643
• Number of junior members: 264

Participating Commissions

Commission D1 Gravitational Wave Astrophysics
Inter-Division D-G-H-J Commission Galaxy Spectral Energy Distributions
Cross-Division D-J Commission Supermassive Black Holes, Feedback and Galaxy Evolution

Division Working Groups

Division D WG Supernovae

President

Matthew G. Baring

Rice University
Physics & Astronomy Department
PO Box 1892
Houston TX 77251
Texas (TX)
United States

Phone: +1 713 348 2983
Organization website: http://physics.rice.edu/

NCA adherence: United States

Last updated:
November 20, 2023

Vice-President

Teruaki ENOTO

Kyoto University
Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science
Kitashirakawa Oiwake-cho, Sakyo-ku
Kyoto 606-8502
Kinki
Japan

Personal website: http://enotolab.com
Organization website: https://www.riken.jp/en/research/labs/hakubi/e_extr_nat_phenom/

NCA adherence: Japan

Last updated:
February 25, 2024

Secretary

Christo Venter

North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus
Centre for Space Research
Private Bag X6001
2520 Potchefstroom
South Africa

Phone: +27 018 299 2416
Organization website: http://www.nwu.ac.za

NCA adherence: South Africa

Last updated:
August 31, 2024

Advisor

Isabelle Grenier

Commissariat à l'Enbergie Atomique
CEA Saclay
AIM, Service d'Astrophysique
L'Orme des Merisiers, Bat 709
91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex
France

Phone: +33 1 69 08 44 00
Organization website: http://irfu.cea.fr/Sap/

NCA adherence: France

Last updated:
March 28, 2024

Steering Committee