Project Details
Projekt
Magnetic fields, cosmic rays, and outflows in dwarf galaxies (A02)
Subject Area
Astrophysics and Astronomy
Term
since 2022
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 445052434
Using nearby dwarf galaxies, the different subclasses - luminous and faint dwarfs - are studied with a combined approach of observations and theoretical modeling. The goal is to provide constraints on high-energy astrophysical scenarios in elliptical/spheroidal galaxies, as well as to test diffusion models for different turbulence scenarios. Finally, the astrophysical background for dark-matter searches from the low-luminosity dwarf galaxies can be quantified, providing important preliminary work for the first detection of a possible dark-matter signal in such galaxies.
DFG Programme
Collaborative Research Centres
Applicant Institution
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Project Heads
Privatdozent Dr. Dominik Bomans; Professorin Dr. Julia Tjus
