Enhancing Multi-Messenger Astronomy: The HEAP-MM Proposal for Astroparticle Physics Research
The HEAP-MM proposal focuses on advancing access to essential research infrastructures across Europe for multi-messenger astronomy and astroparticle physics. By integrating current facilities such as HESS, MAGIC, and the Pierre Auger Observatory with emerging technologies like the Cherenkov Telescope Array and KM3NeT, the project aims to stimulate scientific activity and improve data analysis tools. With a strong community of 31 participants from 14 EU countries, the initiative seeks to promote open access to data and observation time, fostering collaboration in astrophysics and fundamental physics research.
Enhancing Multi-Messenger Astronomy: The HEAP-MM Proposal for Astroparticle Physics Research
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The HEAP-MM proposal P. Piattelli P. Piattelli
The call • INFRA-2011-1.1.23. ResearchInfrastructuresforastroparticlephysics: High energycosmicrays, multi-messengerapproach • A project under thistopicmust: • provide and facilitate accessto the key researchinfrastructures in Europeformulti-messengerastronomy and astroparticlephysics • aimto integrate thesefacilities and resourceswith a long termperspective • stimulatenewscientificactivitiesaimed at taking full advantageof the possibilitiesofferedby the High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS), the Pierre AugerObservatory, the Major AtmosphericGamma-rayImagingCherenkovTelescope (MAGIC) and the newpossibilitieswhichwillbeofferedby the future CherenkovTelescopeArray (CTA) and KilometreCube Neutrino Telescope (KM3NeT) P. Piattelli
The HEAP-MM proposal • Keyword: “multimessengerapproach” • High energyprobes: chargedcosmicrays, gamma, neutrinos • Whatwe wanted toaddress • Astrophysics • Fundamentalphysics • New technologiesfor future infrastructures P. Piattelli
Aimof the proposal • Integrating the infrastructures • Science coordination • Toolsfor data analysis and data distribution • Interpretationofresults • Providingaccessto the existinginfrastructures • Accestoobservationtime • Access to data • Access to test experiments • Exploringnoveltechnologies • Improveexistinginfrastructures • Design newones P. Piattelli
Whowas in • 31 participantsfrom 14 EU countries • Existinginfrastructures • HESS • MAGIC • ANTARES • IceCube • Pierre AugerObservatory • Future infrastructures • CTA • KM3NeT • Enhancementsof the Pierre AugerObservatory P. Piattelli
Project organization P. Piattelli
Project organization P. Piattelli
Titolo P. Piattelli
Didwefailcompletely? • Proposalunsuccessfullfrom the pointofviewof the funding • Notfrom the pointofviewofstarting a discussiontoshape and bringtogether a verylarge community and toenlarge the user community “Already the work towardsthisproposalhadsignificant impact, in termsofall major facilitiesfor the very first timecommittingto open accesstotheir data” P. Piattelli
Someideasfor the discussion (randomthoughts) • Whocouldbe the users (besides the collaborations)? • Usersrequestingobservationtime (ratherclear in the case ofgamma-rayobservatories; whatcouldtheybe in the case of neutrino or cosmicrayobservatories? • Userrequestingaccessto the infrastructure • Toinstall test esperiments(test ofnewtechnologies, industrial partners, …) • Other science experiments(already under way and welldefined in the case of KM3NeT) • Access to the data (what policy and modelfor data distribution?) • How do wepublicize the accessopportunities? • Callsforobservationtime • Callsforaccessto the infrastructures • Web sitesfor open data access P. Piattelli
Global observatories • Share common practice • Share data requires common “format” • Source catalogs and open data repositories • Simulationtools P. Piattelli