Bachelor and Master projects are available!

The High-Energy Astrophysics group is involved in the exploration of the high-energy universe, from X-rays to very high-energy Gamma Rays (in the TeV regime) up to ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (10²⁰ eV).

The main research fields of the HEA group are the observation of high-energy sources, data analysis, and interpretation of the underlying physical processes as well as the development of instruments for the observation of high-energy sources.

We are member of international space missions (XMM-Newton, INTEGRAL, eROSITA, Athena, EUSO, XIPE, eXTP) and ground based projects (HESS, CTA).

In addition to Bachelor and Master projects, we offer student assistant jobs which can contribute to ongoing research projects.

New Master in astro and particle physics [more]

Projects: Data analysis

Projects in the field of data analysis encompass the following topics:

Investigating neutron stars, black holes and white dwarfs in binary systems which emit strong X-ray radiation (X-ray binaries)
Investigating sources of cosmic rays through TeV, Gamma, and X-ray observations
Population studies of X-ray sources in galaxies
Investigations of the winds of the most massive stars using high mass X-ray binaries

Projects: Detector development and simulations

In the field of detector development and simulation, the following topics are addressed:

Performing detector simulations for existing X-ray observatories and comparing with observations
Development of existing laboratory set-ups for testing future X-ray detectors
Simulation of space observations of ultra-high energy cosmic rays
Development of read-out and instrument control electronics for earth and space-based detectors in the X-ray, TeV, Gamma, and ultra-high energy range
Mirror and mirror-mechanics development and testing for TeV Gamma-ray telescopes

Contact Information

Students interested in this program are asked to contact the following project managers: