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Imaging the Event Horizon of Black Holes (BLACKHOLECAM)

Start date: Oct 1, 2014, End date: Sep 30, 2020,

Gravity is successfully described by Einstein’s theory of general relativity (GR), governing the structure of our entire universe. Yet it remains the least understood of all forces in nature, resisting unification with quantum physics. One of the most fundamental predictions of GR are black holes (BHs). Their defining feature is the event horizon, the surface that light cannot escape and where tim ...
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Gravitational Wave Astrophysics and Analysis with Pulsars (GW ASAP)

Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: May 31, 2017,

"Gravitational waves, ripples of space-time from accelerating masses, are the most elusive prediction of Einstein’s theory of General Relativity; So elusive in fact, that they have yet to be directly detected, although indirect evidence from binary pulsars (e.g. Taylor and Weisberg, 1982) supports their existence. This project implements new and novel techniques to search for direct evidence of gr ...
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A cost effective and efficient approach for a new generation of solar dish-Stirling plants based on storage and hybridization (BIOSTIRLING-4SKA)

Start date: Jun 1, 2013, End date: Nov 30, 2016,

In the context of the Energy SET-Plan of the European Commission relevant research and developments channelled to increase the percentage of renewable energy sources. It is crucial the collaboration of the Industry, SME’s and research institutions to bring together the step forward to finally integrate renewable energies as the main source of electricity.Renewable energies represent a wide field u ...
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The Physics of the Most Luminous Galaxies (EUROCAL)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Sep 30, 2016,

"Exceptionally luminous and active galaxies are cosmic laboratories in which familiar astrophysical processes such as star formation can be studied in extreme environments and under extreme conditions. At the same time, relativistic phenomena, such as mass accretion onto supermassive black holes and launching of relativistic jets, are encountered and can be studied on mass and spatial scales many ...
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Beacons in the Dark (Beacon)

Start date: Sep 1, 2011, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

BEACON aims at performing an ambitious multi-disciplinary (optical, radio astronomy and theoretical physics) study to enable a fundamentally improved understanding of gravitation and space-time. For almost a century Einstein's general relativity has been the last word on gravity. However, superstring theory predicts new gravitational phenomena beyond relativity. In this proposal I will attempt to ...
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Advanced Radio Astronomy in Europe (RADIONET3)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2015,

RadioNet is an I3 that coordinates all of Europe’s leading radio astronomy facilities in an integrated cooperation to achieve transformational improvement in the quality and quantity of the scientific research of European astronomers. RadioNet3 includes 27 partners operating world-class radio telescopes and/or performing cutting-edge R&D in a wide range of technology fields important for radio ast ...
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A Global View of Star Formation in the Milky Way (GLOSTAR)

Start date: May 1, 2010, End date: Apr 30, 2015,

Stars with more than about ten solar masses dominate galactic ecosystems and understanding the circumstances of their formation is one of the great challenges of modern astronomy. The spectacular HII regions they excite delineate the spiral arms of galaxies such as our own when seen face on making it clear that star formation and Galactic structure are intimately related. We propose to attain a Gl ...
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GO-SKA: A proposal for coordinating & supporting policy development of the global organisation of the Square Kilometre Array (GO-SKA)

Start date: Nov 1, 2011, End date: Jan 31, 2015,

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is a revolutionary telescope programme that will address a broad range of key science areas in astronomy and fundamental physics. For the past 2.5 years, radio astronomers and funding agencies have joined forces to explore the legal, policy, and technical framework required for the SKA in a Preparatory Phase study called PrepSKA. The principal deliverable of the Pr ...
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Large European Array for Pulsars (LEAP)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Sep 30, 2014,

"In general relativity and other relativistic theories of gravity, space and time are combined to form ``space-time'' which is curved in the presence of mass. As masses move, for instance like the two components in a binary system, ripples in space-time are created that propagate through the Universe, very much like waves caused by a stone falling into a pond. These ``gravitational waves'' (GWs) a ...
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Development of SQUID-based multiplexers for large Infrared-to-X-ray imaging detector arrays in astronomical research from space (: E-SQUID)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Aug 31, 2014,

"Recently, research in astrophysics has yielded amazing new insight in the origin, evolution and structure of the Universe, and fundamental processes governing this highly dynamical system. Most of this progress was achieved thanks to the availability of extremely sensitive detectors. Common features for such detectors are extremely low noise and very small background, and the main solutions for a ...
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NEXPReS- Novel EXplorations Pushing Robust e-VLBI Services (NEXPReS)

Start date: Jul 1, 2010, End date: Jun 30, 2013,

The objective of "Novel EXplorations Pushing Robust e-VLBI Services" (NEXPReS) is to offer enhanced scientific performance for all use of the European VLBI Network (EVN) and its partners. The proposed activities will allow the introduction of an e-VLBI component to every experiment, aiming for enhanced robustness, flexibility and sensitivity. This will boost the scientific capability of this distr ...
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New Science enabled with the Expanded Very Large Array (NewEVLA)

Start date: Jun 1, 2011, End date: May 31, 2013,

The expansion project of the Very Large Array (VLA) near Socorro is a dramatic upgrade of one of the most successful scientific instruments. The new Expanded VLA will be a completely new instruments and orders of magnitude more powerful than the old VLA. Currently, the commissioning of the EVLA is under progress, and the new capabilities are already available only to researchers who spend time in ...
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Advanced Radio Astronomy in Europe (RadioNet-FP7)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Jun 30, 2012,

RadioNet is an integrating activity that has pulled together ALL of Europe's leading radio astronomy facilities to produce a focused, coherent and integrated proposals that will significantly enhance the quality and quantity of science performed by European astronomers. RadioNet FP7 has 25 partners. They range from operators of major radio telescope facilities to laboratories that specialise in m ...
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A state-of-the-art pulsar survey to aid gravitational wave detection efforts through pulsar timing (Pulsar Survey)

Start date: Mar 1, 2010, End date: Feb 29, 2012,

We propose to undertake the first state-of-the-art, all-sky survey for pulsars in the Northern sky since long. The main aim is to discover highly stable pulsars with milli-second periods, which can be used in a so-called "pulsar timing array" to make the first direct detection of gravitational waves. The recent technological developments at the Effelsberg telescope near Bonn (Germany) are expected ...
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