Researchers at TU Delft, SRON and LongWave Photonics LLC have created a centimeter-sized, lightweight terahertz spectrometer. Current spectrometers are half a meter in size and much heavier. Weight and size play a large role since terahertz radiation is only detectable from space. Publication in Laser & Photonics Reviews.
Month: October 2024
Kick-off Astrophysics Centre for Multimessenger studies in Europe
The Astrophysics Centre for Multimessenger studies in Europe (ACME) has kicked off its activities in Paris. This EU-funded project aims to optimize the European-wide accessibility and cohesion of multiple astroparticle and astronomy research infrastructures, such as VIRGO, KM3NeT, Auger Prime and LOFAR, to realize multi-messenger astrophysics.
PRIMA selected as candidate for NASA’s Probe mission
Out of the eight projects that competed to become NASA’s Probe mission, only two remain. The Probe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics (PRIMA) and the Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXiS) have been selected for the second round. SRON delivers the detectors for PRIMA, developed together with TU Delft.
