Hands-on sessions
The Centres of Expertise provide access to advanced multi-messenger data analysis methods and tools, along with comprehensive end-to-end support for multi-wavelength and multi-messenger observations of transient signals. This includes assistance with observational strategy design, proposal preparation, and data processing, as well as expert theoretical guidance for interpreting multi-messenger data.
The expertise spans the entire electromagnetic spectrum, from the radio band to optical, X-rays, gamma-rays, and very high-energy gamma-rays, as well as gravitational waves and astroparticles (neutrinos and cosmic rays). The primary focus is on multi-messenger astrophysical sources such as compact object mergers (involving neutron stars, black holes, and white dwarfs), gamma-ray bursts, core-collapse supernovae, kilonovae, magnetars, fast radio bursts, tidal disruption events and active galactic nuclei. The centres also offer in-depth knowledge of both current and next-generation experiments that enable the observation of such diverse phenomena.
Access to the expertise is provided under two modalities described below.
Visits to institutes (TNA)
Regular calls will be issued, aiming to support research visits to European institutes that provide direct training and expert guidance in multi-messenger astronomy.
The goal is to enhance and expand expertise in the observational, data analysis, and theoretical aspects across the various ACME messengers and multi-wavelength domains.
Visits are expected to take place in one of the participating institutes in the relevant domain of expertise. They last for one to two weeks (5-10 working days).
Visiting users will be selected through a competitive process based on the quality of the scientific applications and the suitability between the proposed project and the insititute.
First call (April 2025)
Second call (September 2025)
Online expertise (VA)
The access to expertise is given through remote hands-on sessions and helpdesk. The experts support the access to multi-messenger data analysis methods and tools, end-to-end expertise for multi-wavelength and multi-messenger follow-up of transient signals, and to the theoretical expertise to interpret data. Details on the expertise are given in the corresponding center pages:
Hands-on sessions
These are online events on data analysis tools/platforms. Users should register for the training events to access them.
VA platform
The platform allows users to request assistance on any of the topics related to the expertise of the different centres. The users can register on the platform, create a ticket, and interact directly with experts there. The platform can be accessed through the following link:
List of all nodes
UNIGE
The Department of astronomy of the University of Geneva hosts several projects that are of interest to provide scientific expertise for astrophysical multi-messenger observations. There are four main research directions: Exoplanetary Systems, Stars Formation &...