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Name
SWGO - O futuro observatório de raios gama no hemisférios Sul
Code
2023.18160.ICDT
Beneficiary Entity
LIP - Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas
Project summary
Esta proposta destina-se a apoiar a participação portuguesa no projeto SWGO (Southern Wide-field Gamma-rays Observatory), uma colaboração de 14 países para instalar um observatório de raios gama de altas energias, de grande abertura angular a uma altitude superior a 4400 m nos Andes (no Hemisfério Sul cobrindo o centro da Galáxia), explorando a astrofísica de multi-mensageiros a baixas energias bem como o universo extremo às energias mais altas.
Support under
Reforçar a investigação, o desenvolvimento tecnológico e a inovação
Region of Intervention
...
Funding
Total eligible cost
€ 249,480.00
EU financial support
Funding for LIP
€ 0.00
€ 249,480.00
National public financial support
€ 0.00
Dates
Approval
2025-09-23
Start
2025-10-01
End
2028-09-30
Acknowledgements
The Portuguese contribution was supported by FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. OE., by 2023.18160.ICDT [DOI].
Publications
| Hybrid concept of detection for a wide-field gamma-ray observatory using Cherenkov telescopes | International Conference Proceedings | published |
| Prospects for the detection of gamma rays using Cherenkov telescopes enhanced by a ground array observatory | Article in international journal (with direct contribution from team) | published |
| Sealed (zero gas flow) RPCs — a new operational paradigm for gaseous detectors | Article in international journal (with direct contribution from team) | published |
| Stability studies of sealed (zero gas flow) resistive plate chambers | Article in international journal (with direct contribution from team) | published |
Presentations
| High-Energy Gamma/Hadron Discrimination in Ground-Based WCD Arrays - The LCm and Ptail Variables | Oral presentation in international conference |
| Overview on Gamma-rays | Oral presentation in national or international meeting |
| Progress in sealed RPC towards outdoor operation | Oral presentation in national or international meeting |
| Template-based optimization of Lcm and Ptail | Oral presentation in collaboration meeting |
Theses
| Characterization of Anomalous Air Shower Events in SWGO | ||
| Multi-messenger physics with the Pierre Auger Observatory and SWGO | ||
| Reaching for PeVatrons with the future Southern Wide-field Gamma-ray Observatory |
Team
| André Filipe Graça Neves |
| Bernardo António Neto Gomes Baptista Tomé |
| Luís Alberto Vieira Lopes |
| Maria Alexandra Lima Fernandes |
| Mário João Martins Pimenta |
| Pedro Valdez Machado de Jesus Costa |
| Ruben Maurício da Silva Conceição |