{"id":3869,"date":"2022-01-18T14:35:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T13:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oa-cagliari.inaf.it\/new-research-grant-to-work-on-the-cherenkov-telescope-array\/"},"modified":"2022-01-18T14:35:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T13:35:00","slug":"new-research-grant-to-work-on-the-cherenkov-telescope-array","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oa-cagliari.inaf.it\/en\/new-research-grant-to-work-on-the-cherenkov-telescope-array\/","title":{"rendered":"New Research Grant to Work on the Cherenkov Telescope Array"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\">Do you have a master&#8217;s degree in Physics, Astronomy, or Engineering?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\">Do you love the world of astrophysics and frontier technologies?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\">Then you can participate in the competition announcement for a research grant just published on our website!<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\">The project you can work on is called the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) Small Size Telescope (SST), a network of telescopes tasked with observing &#8220;high energy&#8221; phenomena like X-rays and gamma rays from stellar explosions or supermassive black holes, from the ground.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"> INAF is responsible for leading a consortium of countries worldwide that will provide the Small Size Telescopes (SST), 40 innovative and highly sensitive telescopes to be located in the Atacama Desert in Chile.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\">The INAF-Astronomical Observatory of Cagliari provides and will provide support for system activities related to the development, verification, testing, and commissioning of SST.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\">So&#8230; if you&#8217;re eager to take on this ambitious research project, you can immediately apply to the newly opened call for a research grant at OAC:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\">https:\/\/www.oa-cagliari.inaf.it\/competitions.php<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\">No specific skills are required to apply, although previous (even small) experience in research projects will certainly earn you some extra points.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\">For any information, don&#8217;t hesitate to contact us!<\/p>\n<p>Here you will find a very concise explanation of the work of the CTA:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CTAO Science: Emission to Discovery\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5gRHFQP_SjU?list=PLqd_CmPv1afbktxl7gq5ehCaec-O-NVUa\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>________________________<\/p>\n<p>ENGLISH VERSION<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\">Do you have a master&#8217;s degree in Physics, Astronomy or Engineering?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\">Do you love the world of astrophysics and frontier technologies?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\">Then you can participate in the competition announcement for a research grant just published on our website!<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\">The project you can work on is the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), the network of telescopes whose task will be to observe, from the ground, &#8220;high energy&#8221; phenomena such as X rays coming from explosions stars or supermassive black holes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\">INAF is responsible for governing a consortium of countries around the world that will provide the Small Size Telescope (SST), 40 innovative and highly sensitive telescopes that will be located in the Atacama Desert in Chile.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\">The INAF-Astronomical Observatory of Cagliari, under the management of Alessio Trois, provides support for the development, verification, testing and commissioning of SST.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\">So &#8230; if you want to try your hand at this ambitious research project you can immediately apply to the just opened call for a research sign at OAC:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\">https:\/\/www.oa-cagliari.inaf.it\/competitions.php<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\">No particular skills are required to apply even if a previous (albeit small) experience in research projects will also give some points more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\">For any information do not hesitate to contact us!<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\">Here you will find a very concise explanation of the work of the CTA:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CTAO Science: Emission to Discovery\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5gRHFQP_SjU?list=PLqd_CmPv1afbktxl7gq5ehCaec-O-NVUa\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The INAF-Astronomical Observatory of Cagliari has published the call for a 12-month research grant, extendable to 24, to work on the development of the Cherenkov Telescope Array. 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