Research Profile of the Sections Astronomy and High Energy Astrophysics

The research comprises the topics

"UV and Optical Astronomy" (working group Prof. Klaus Werner) working on "experimental UV astronomy" and "quantitative spectral analysis of stellar spectra"
"Experimental High Energy Astrophysics" (working group Prof. Andrea Santangelo) working on "X-Ray and Gamma Astronomy" and "Ultra High Energy Astrophysics"
"Space-based astronomy" (working group Jun. Prof. Beate Stelzer) working on "star formation", "magnetic activity" and "binary stars".

(Image: Copyright: Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics)

XMM-Newton

Facilities

In addition to the scientific working groups the institute has an electronics workshop with large experience in building space-qualified electronics and a precision mechanics workshop with corresponding experience in building scientific instruments. (Image: Copyright: ESA, Illustration by Ducros)