Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0343915
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Studies of the Highest Energy Particles in Nature. One of the greatest mysteries of modern astrophysics is the origin of the highest energy cosmic rays. While rare, these subatomic particles possess enormous energies, some 100 million times larger than we can impart to a proton in man-made accelerators. Theory struggles to identify cosmic ray acceleration mechanisms, but these particles do exist. This project will fund our participation in the world's largest cosmic ray observatories, and our aim is to use the characteristics of the incoming particles (mass, energy and arrival directions) to determine the likely sources of the most energetic particles known in Nature.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 01-2003
End Date: 12-2006
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $328,035.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Cosmic Ray Physics | Astronomical and Space Sciences | Atmospheric Sciences Not Elsewhere Classified
