Abstract: eROSITA is the core instrument on the Russian Spektrum-Roentgen-Gamma (SRG) mission. The X-ray observatory was successfully  launched from Baikonur on July 13, 2019 and placed in an halo orbit around the L2 point. eROSITA will perform a deep survey of the  entire X-ray sky. In the soft X-ray band (0.5-2 keV), it will be about 30 times more sensitive than the German ROSAT observatory  launched in 1990, while in the hard band (2-8 keV) it will provide the first ever true imaging survey of the sky.…

Abstract: The absence of BSM signals at the LHC forces us to rethink our current paradigms about new physics and prompts for new searches. The objective of this mini-workshop will be to review various probes at different energy scales: low energy measurements, EDM, neutron-antineutron oscillation, atomic spectroscopy, table top experiments for search for light DM, fixed-target experiments, future colliders, astrophysics probes (neutron star mergers), cosmological probes (GW stochastic background) and get…

Abstract: General relativity is expected to break down at the so-called Planck length, to be replaced with some theory of quantum gravity. String theory, our best candidate for a quantum theory of gravity, appears to lead to a huge number of effective theories as its possible low-energy limits, the so-called Landscape. This has led to the idea that perhaps any apparently consistent effective field theory can arise as a low energy limit of string theory, making it completely un-predictive. In this talk, I…

Abstract: Many extensions of the Standard Model, like composite Higgs models or models with an extended Higgs sector,  predict new heavy resonances decaying into pairs of bosons. With the large data set collected by the ATLAS experiment at the LHC at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV, searches for such new particles with masses up to several TeV are possible. These searches also provide one of the most sensitive probes for Higgs boson couplings beyond the Standard Model. With increasing amounts of data,…

Abstract: A precise timetable will follow!

Abstract: A precise timetable will follow!

Abstract: We announce that the 17th Russbach School on Nuclear Astrophysics will again take place at the village of Rußbach am Paß Gschütt, southeast of Salzburg, Austria. The school dates will be from March 15 (arrival and registration) to March 21 (departure) 2020. This school belongs to the European Network of Nuclear Astrophysics Schools (ENNAS). We shall limit the number of participants to about 60 to ensure a convivial atmosphere, and the possibility to share dinners between all participants. In…

Abstract: The study of the dynamic Universe on all astronomical scales allows us to pinpoint the underlying physical processes that not only lead to the formation of stars and planets from the turbulent interstellar medium, but also determine the structure of the Universe on the largest observable scales.  The meeting is organised in honour of Professor Andi Burkert and to celebrate his 60th birthday. The workshop highlights the various dynamical processes covered by Andi's work and brings together…

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