Selected parts of my calendar are
public: Check my electronic datebookMight
give you some hints on my current coordinates in case I am not in my
office.
Out of Office
From 2010-01-11 to 2010-01-15:
Ringberg, Germany.
From 2010-01-28 to 2010-02-08:
Muonio, Finland.
From 2010-02-24 to 2010-02-27:
Zeuthen, Germany.
From 2010-03-15 to 2010-03-19:
Bonn, Germany.
From 2010-07-12 to 2010-07-16:
Stockholm, Sweden.
R E C E N T N E W S
The Location of the Particle Acceleration in Messier 87 Revealed:
An alliance of the world-leading gamma-ray instruments MAGIC, VERITAS, and HESS
with a team of radio astronomers working with the Very-Long Baseline Array,
enabled an unprecendented 120-hour observational campaign on the giant radio
galaxy M87 in spring 2008. Two major outbursts of gamma-ray emission could be
observed, while simultaneous high-resolution radio observations of the
activity of this radio galaxy indicate a persistent increase of the radio flux
from the innermost "core" of Messier 87, which is associated with the
immediate vicinity of the central black hole. The combined observation pins
down the location of activity during the gamma-ray outbursts and thus the site
of the particle accelerator in M87. These results were published on July 24 in Science magazine.
„Kosmischen Kraftwerken auf der Spur” Allgemein verständlicher Text, der die Cherenkov-Beobachtungstechnik sowie ausgewählte wichtige Ergebnisse der Dissertation darstellt (auf Deutsch) A (generally understandable) text, discussing methods, selected core results and impact of the thesis, in German.
“Ground-based Gamma-ray Astrophysics Below 150 GeV with MAGIC” (The GeV to TeV Connection Science at 10 GeV to 100 GeV, Ringberg, Germany, January 11-15, 2010)
“The CTA Observatory” (RMW, E. Lindfors, S. Wagner, A. Sillanpää on behalf of the CTA consortium, 2nd Fermi Symposium, Washington, USA, November 2-5, 2009)
“A Statistical Study of Sub-Hour Flares of the VHE Gamma-Ray Emission of Markarian 421 During A High-Flux State in 2001” (T. Schweizer, RMW, E. Lorenz, 31st International Cosmic Ray Conference, Lodz, Poland, Juli 2009)
“Multiwavelength observations of VHE blazars in 2006” (S. Rügamer, I. Oya, M. Hayashida, D. Mazin, RMW of behalf of the MAGIC collaboration, 31st International Cosmic Ray Conference, Lodz, Poland, Juli 2009)
“A first Joint M87 campaign in 2008 from radio to TeV energies” (RMW, D. Mazin, M. Beilicke, F. Davies, H. Krawczynski, M. Raue, S. Wagner, C. Walker on behalf of the MAGIC, VERITAS, H.E.S.S., and M87-VLBA collaborations, 31st International Cosmic Ray Conference, Lodz, Poland, Juli 2009)
“Long-term Monitoring of Bright TeV Blazars with the MAGIC Telescope” (C.-C. Hsu, K. Satalecka, P. Majumdar, E. Bernardini, RMW, 31st International Cosmic Ray Conference, Lodz, Poland, Juli 2009)
“Studies of the influence of moonlight on observations with MAGIC” (D. Britzger, E. Carmona, P. Majumdar, J. Rico, J. Sitarek, RMW on behalf of the MAGIC collaboration, 31st International Cosmic Ray Conference, Lodz, Poland, Juli 2009)
“MAGIC observations of Mkn 421 in 2008, and related optical/X-ray/TeV Multiwavelength campaigns” (G. Bonnoli, C.-C. Hsu, F. Goebel. E. Lindfors, P. Majumdar, K. Satalecka, A. Stamerra, F. Tavecchio, RMW on behalf of the MAGIC collaboration, 31st International Cosmic Ray Conference, Lodz, Poland, Juli 2009)
“The June 2008 flare of Markarian 421 from optical to TeV energies” (I. Donnarumma, RMW, J. Grube, M.Villata, et al. for the MAGIC, AGILE, VERITAS, and WEBT collaborations, Accretion and ejection in AGN: a global view, Como, Italy, June 22-26, 2009)
“The June 2008 flare of Markarian 421 from optical to TeV energies” (RMW, I. Donnarumma, J. Grube, M.Villata et al. for the MAGIC, AGILE, VERITAS, and WEBT collaborations, 24th Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics, Vancouver, Canada, December 8-12, 2008)
“Quantification and interpretation of the delay in the Mkn 501 very-high energy gamma-ray flare of 2005 July 9” (RMW, W. Bednarek, A. Biland, R. K. Bock, M. Errando, M. Martinez, 24th Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics, Vancouver, Canada, December 8-12, 2008)
“Very-high energy gamma-ray observations of a strong flaring activity in M87 in February 2008” (RMW, D. Mazin, D. Tescaro, N. Galante, K. Berger, 24th Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics, Vancouver, Canada, December 8-12, 2008)
AGN, Cosmology, and Dark Matter: MAGIC's TeV Gamma-Ray View
(Invited talk at the Excellence Cluster Science Week 2008, Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, December 2, 2008)
“A joint H.E.S.S./MAGIC/VERITAS observation campaign on the radio galaxy M87 to unravel the source of the VHE γ-ray emission” (M. Beilicke, M. Hui, D. Mazin, M. Raue, RMW, S. Wagner, 4th Heidelberg International Symposium on High Energy Gamma Ray Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany, July 7-11, 2008)
“Discovery of Very High Energy Gamma Rays from the Flat Spectrum Radio Quasar 3C279 with the MAGIC Telescope” (P. Majumdar, R.K. Bock, D. Kranich, E. Lorenz, M. Teshima, RMW, DPG Particle Physics Spring Meeting, Freiburg, March 3, 2008)
“AGN Monitoring with the MAGIC Telescope” (C.-C. Hsu, K. Satalecka, E. Bernardini, F. Goebel, P. Majumdar, M. Tluczykont, RMW, DPG Particle Physics Spring Meeting, Freiburg, March 7, 2008)
“Fifteen Blazars in Very-High Energy Gamma Rays: A Comparative Study” (Cosmic Matter 2007, Würzburg, September 2007)
“Blazar Observations in the TeV energy range with the MAGIC Telescope” (Cosmic Matter 2007, Würzburg, September 2007)
“A first synoptic blazar study comprising thirteen blazars visible in E>100 GeV gamma rays” (30th International Cosmic Ray Conference, Mérida, México, August 2007)
“Detection of very high energy gamma-rays from the BL Lac object PG 1553+113 with the MAGIC telescope” (30th International Cosmic Ray Conference, Mérida, México, August 2007)
“Search for very-high energy emission of low-peaked BL Lac objects with the MAGIC telescope” (K. Berger, M. Hayashida, V. Vitale, RMW, T. Bretz, and D. Dorner, DPG Particle Physics Spring Meeting, Heidelberg, March 2007)
“Observation of the BL Lac object 1ES2344+514 with the MAGIC telescope” (D. Höhne, M. Meyer, T. Bretz, D. Dorner, RMW, A.Moralejo, DPG Particle Physics Spring Meeting, Dortmund, March 2006)
“Observations of the Crab nebula with the MAGIC telescope” (RMW, M. López, K. Mase, E. Domingo-Santamaria, J. Flix, F. Goebel, P. Majumdar, D. Mazin, A. Moralejo, D. Paneque, J. Rico, T. Schweizer on behalf of the MAGIC collaboration, 29th International Cosmic Ray Conference, Pune, India, August 2005)
“1ES1959+650 and Crab Nebula observations at large zenith angle with the MAGIC Telescope” (DPG Particle Physics Spring Meeting, Berlin, March 2005, Abstract).
“Bestimmung des Gamma-Energiespektrums des Krebsnebels mit MAGIC” (DPG Particle Physics Spring Meeting, Berlin, March 2005, Abstract).
2004
“The Status of MAGIC - Closing in on low energies” (MPI Young Scientists Workshop, Ringberg Castle, October 28, 2004).
“Das Antriebssystem des MAGIC-Teleskops” (DPG Particle Physics Spring Meeting, Mainz, March 2004, Abstract).
“Die MAGIC Rekonstruktions- und Analysesoftware” (DPG Particle Physics Spring Meeting, Mainz, March 2004, Abstract).
“Der Camera Oscillation Monitor des MAGIC-Teleskops” (DPG Particle Physics Spring Meeting, Mainz, March 2004, Abstract).
2003
“An AGN Observation Catalog For The MAGIC Telescope” (D. Bastieri, J. Flix, A. Saggion, and R. W., 28th ICRC, Tsukuba, Japan, August 2003 and Astroteilchenphysik in Deutschland: Status und Perspektiven 2003, Karlsruhe, Germany, September 2003)
“Highlights from 2006/7 MAGIC Blazar Observations” (Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, June 27, 2007)
“Short-scale flares of Mkn501” (Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, September 28, 2005)
“The MAGIC Telescope for Gamma-Ray Observations above 30 GeV” (Invited Seminar Talk, Physik-Department E18 der Technischen Universität München, November 27th, 2003)
“The MAGIC Telescope for Gamma-Ray Observations above 30 GeV” (Invited Seminar Talk, Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, October 30th, 2003)
“The COMPASS Experiment and Silicon Microstrip Detectors for COMPASS” (Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, April 16, 2002)
“Silicon at COMPASS” (Physik-Department E18, Institute Seminar, May 31, 2001)
“The June 2008 flare of Markarian 421 from optical to TeV energies” (I. Donnarumma, J. Grube, M. C.Raiteri, S. Vercellone, M. Villata, RMW, for the AGILE and GASP-WEBT teams and the MAGIC and VERITAS collaborations, Proc. Accretion and Ejection in AGN: A Global View, Como, Italy, PASP Conf. Ser.)
“A conceptual design of an advanced 23 m diameter IACT of 50 tons for ground-based gamma-ray astronomy” (E. Lorenz, D. Ferenc, M. V. Fonseca, RMW, Nucl. Instr. Meth. in Phys. Res. A in press)
“The CTA Observatory” (RMW, E. J. Lindfors, A. Sillanpää, S. Wagner for the CTA consortium, Proc. of the 2009 Fermi Symposium, Washington (DC), USA)
“The 2008 Multiwavelength Campaign of the TeV Radio Galaxy M87” (P. Colin, M. Beilicke, F. Davies, D. E. Harris, C. M. Hui, D. Mazin, M. Raue, RMW, S. Wagner, R. C. Wagner, Int. J. Mod. Phys. D 18 (2009) 1493)
“A Statistical Study of Sub-Hour Flares of the VHE Gamma-Ray Emission of Markarian 421 During A High-Flux State in 2001” (RMW, T. Schweizer, E. Lorenz, Proc. 31st ICRC, Łódź)
“Discovery of Very High Energy Gamma-rays from the Flat Spectrum Radio Quasar 3C 279 with the MAGIC Telescope” (M. Errando, R. Bock, D. Kranich, E. Lorenz, P. Majumdar, M. Mariotti, D. Mazin, E. Prandini, F. Tavecchio, M. Teshima, and RMW, AIP Conference Series 1085 (2008) 423)
“Very-High-Energy Observations of a Strong Flaring Activity in M87 in 2008 February” (D. Mazin, D. Tescaro, RMW, K. Berger, and N. Galante, AIP Conference Series 1085 (2008) 541)
“A joint H.E.S.S./MAGIC/VERITAS observation campaign on the radio galaxy M87 to probe the Origin of the VHE γ-ray emission” (M. Beilicke, M. Hui, D. Mazin, M. Raue, RMW, S. Wagner, AIP Conference Series 1085 (2008) 553)
“Observations of the Crab nebula with the MAGIC telescope” (RMW, M. López, K. Mase, E. Domingo-Santamaria, J. Flix, F. Goebel, P. Majumdar, D. Mazin, A. Moralejo, D. Paneque, J. Rico, T. Schweizer on behalf of the MAGIC collaboration, Proc. 29th ICRC, Pune, India, 4 (2005) 163-166)
“A tracking monitor for the MAGIC Telescope” (B. Riegel, T. Bretz, D. Dorner, R.W. on behalf of the MAGIC collaboration, Proc. 29th ICRC, Pune, India, 5 (2005) 219-222)
“A Comparison of Different Gamma-Hadron Separation Methods using the data collected with the MAGIC telescope” (P. Majumdar, R.K.Bock, M. López, D. Mazin, A. Moralejo, D. Paneque, N. Tonello, R.W., W. Wittek, and J. Zimmermann on behalf of the MAGIC collaboration, Proc. 29th ICRC, Pune, India)
“Observations of Mrk421 with the MAGIC Telescope” (D. Mazin, N. Galante, F. Goebel, E. Lindfors, J. López, M. López, M. Shayduk, T. Schweizer, RMW on behalf of the MAGIC collaboration, Proc. 29th ICRC, Pune, India, 4 (2005) 327-330)
„Kosmischen Kraftwerken auf der Spur”, a generally understandable summary, discussing methods, selected core results and impact of my dissertation, in German
Endorser for the astro-ph section of the arXiv preprint server
Max-Planck-Institut für Physik Organizational Duties
Organizer of the weekly colloquium at Max-Planck-Institut für Physik (2009-)
Member of the Institute's Council, MPI for Physics Munich (2009-)
Member of the Computing Commission, MPI for Physics Munich (2005-)
MAGIC Collaboration Organizational Duties
MAGIC Operations and Safety Coordinator (2009-)
Member of MAGIC Executive Board (2009-)
Member of MAGIC Time Allocation Committee (2009-)
ex officio Member of MAGIC Collaboration Board (2009-)
Member of the MAGIC Speakers' Bureau (2009-)
Convener of the AGN Physics Working Group (2006-2009)
Computer administrator for the MAGIC site (2003-)
Webmaster for the MAGIC Homepage (2004-)
CTA Consortium Organizational Duties
PR activities coordinator for the CTA consortium's observatory work package (2009-)
When I heard the Learn'd Astronomer
Walt Whitman
WHEN I heard the learn'd astronomer;
When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me;
When I was shown the charts and the diagrams, to add, divide, and
measure them;
When I, sitting, heard the astronomer, where he lectured with much
applause in the lecture-room,
How soon, unaccountable, I became tired and sick;
Till rising and gliding out, I wander'd off by myself,
In the mystical moist night-air, and from time to time,
Look'd up in perfect silence at the stars.