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SUMMARY:M. Heurs - The German Centre for Astrophysics and its Low Seismic 
 Lab
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Izabela Anna Kochanek (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica 
 Nucleare)\, Nicola Rossi (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)\, Dounia 
 Helis (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)\, Valerio D'Andrea (Istituto
  Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)\n\nAs part of the energy transition from li
 gnite coal to renewable energies\, the German federal government decided t
 o fund the establishment of two new research centres in Saxony and Saxony-
 Anhalt\, selected through a competitive call. One of the centres\, the “
 Deutsches Zentrum für Astrophysik” (DZA\, German Centre for Astrophysic
 s)\, was formally inaugurated in January 2026. Its staff will grow from cu
 rrently 110 to around 1\,000 by 2038. The scientific mission includes grav
 itational wave and radio astronomy\, digital transformation\, technology d
 evelopment\, and the study of the societal impact of a large new research 
 centre on the region. The DZA is planning to build a new underground resea
 rch facility in Germany\, located east of Dresden at a depth of 200 m – 
 the "Low Seismic Lab" (LSL). The construction of the LSL aims to be comple
 ted in 2032 and will focus on technology development for the future Einste
 in Telescope\, but applications in nuclear astrophysics\, astroparticle ph
 ysics\, and industry are also foreseen. The talk will explore the scientif
 ic aims of the DZA and the LSL. \n------Michèle HeursProfessorLeibniz Un
 iversity Hanover\, DESY and DZA\n \n \nIMPORTANT: registration is mandat
 ory for people without a valid LNGS badge.  \n\nhttps://agenda.infn.it/e
 vent/50914/
LOCATION:Room B. Pontecorvo (LNGS)
URL:https://agenda.infn.it/event/50914/
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