BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//linuxsoftware.nz//NONSGML Joyous v1.4//EN BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Cosmic Accelerators: Unraveling Nature's Most Extreme Engines DTSTART:20250528T160000Z DTEND:20250528T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260919T205825Z UID:0cd7982f-b604-47cf-9479-1e0db5763d5f SEQUENCE:1 CREATED:20250526T090549Z DESCRIPTION: From black hole jets to shock waves from exploding stars\, th e universe hosts natural particle accelerators that reach energies far bey ond anything built on Earth\, glowing across the entire electromagnetic sp ectrum. Yet how these cosmic engines actually work remains a long-standing mystery. In the XPACE project\, we combine advanced numerical simulations with novel laboratory experiments—using the world'\;s most powerful lasers—to recreate extreme astrophysical conditions. These efforts are offering new insights into how plasmas become remarkably efficient particl e accelerators\, helping to unravel the physics behind some of the univers e'\;s most energetic and fascinating phenomena. LAST-MODIFIED:20250526T090549Z LOCATION:Room EA5 (Mechanics Building I) URL:http://df.vps.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/en/events/cosmic-accelerators-unravel ing-natures-most-extreme-engines/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

From black hole je ts to shock waves from exploding stars\, the universe hosts natural partic le accelerators that reach energies far beyond anything built on Earth\, g lowing across the entire electromagnetic spectrum. Yet how these cosmic en gines actually work remains a long-standing mystery.

In the XPAC E project\, we combine advanced numerical simulations with novel laborator y experiments—using the world'\;s most powerful lasers—to recreate extreme astrophysical conditions. These efforts are offering new insights into how plasmas become remarkably efficient particle accelerators\, help ing to unravel the physics behind some of the universe'\;s most energe tic and fascinating phenomena.

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