The ISAPP school on "High-Energy Astrophysics: Sources and Detection" will be held at the Institut Pascal, within the Paris-Saclay University, France. The goal of the school is to offer a general overview on topics in high energy astrophysics related to cosmic rays, from observations to the modelling of high-energy particle sources. It will particularly focus on mult-messenger observations, at the dawn of the CTA era. The school is primarily aimed at PhD students working in this field, as well as young postdocs.
The scientific program consists of lectures including introductory pre-courses on particle physics and astrophysics. It will also include a few hands-on sessions, and some time will be dedicated to student presentations, giving an opportunity to all students to present their research topic.
Registrations will open on February 15th, 2026.
Key topics:
Introductory courses in astrophysics, particle physics and statistics
Physics of high-energy showers
Radiation, acceleration, propagation mechanisms
Galactic sources
Extragalactic sources
Cosmic ray probes of fundamental physics
Cosmic ray and gamma-ray detections: ground and space-based
CTA + visit to CTA-related infrastructures at Paris-Saclay
Multi-messenger approach
Neutrinos: detectors and results
Gravitational waves: detectors and results
Hands-on sessions
Student research projects
Public lecture