ALE Astronomy

Taxonomy

From the Earth to the edge of the universe

7 fields, 32 areas and 71 research directions, each at the scale where its objects live.

Every field, area and direction

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Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics

Cosmic microwave background3
  • Linear perturbations and Boltzmann codes
  • Map power spectra and foregrounds
  • Cosmological parameter inference
Large-scale structure and simulations3
  • Two-point statistics and BAO
  • N-body, initial conditions and halos
  • Simulation-based cosmological inference
Gravitational lensing2
  • Weak-lensing shear measurement
  • Strong-lens modelling and time delays
Reionisation, 21-cm and the IGM2
  • 21-cm signal simulation and inference
  • Lyman-alpha forest and absorbers
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Earth and Planetary Astrophysics

Small bodies: asteroids, comets and TNOs3
  • Detecting and linking faint moving objects
  • Orbit determination and ephemerides
  • Light curves, shapes and physical properties
Exoplanet detection3
  • Transit search and vetting
  • Radial velocities
  • Direct imaging and microlensing
Exoplanet atmospheres and characterisation2
  • Atmospheric retrieval
  • Interiors and mass-radius
Planet formation, disks and dynamics2
  • N-body dynamics and stability
  • Protoplanetary disks and planet-disk interaction
Solar-System surfaces, interiors and atmospheres2
  • Surface mapping and crater statistics
  • Meteor trajectories and showers
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Astrophysics of Galaxies

The Milky Way and star clusters3
  • Potentials, orbits and actions
  • Cluster membership, ages and dynamics
  • Chemical tagging and Galactic archaeology
ISM, star formation and astrochemistry2
  • Astrochemical networks
  • Line identification and radiative transfer
Galaxy evolution, morphology and SEDs3
  • Photometric redshifts and SED fitting
  • Stellar kinematics and dynamical modelling
  • Galaxy morphology
AGN and supermassive black holes2
  • Black-hole masses and spectral decomposition
  • Variability and reverberation mapping
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High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena

Gravitational waves2
  • Compact-binary searches
  • Parameter estimation and populations
Compact objects and pulsars2
  • Pulsar timing
  • Pulsar and FRB searches
X-ray and gamma-ray astronomy2
  • Spectra and radiative processes
  • Timing and quasi-periodic oscillations
Explosive transients2
  • Light-curve modelling
  • Transient classification
Cosmic rays, neutrinos and relativistic plasma3
  • Cosmic-ray propagation and acceleration
  • Black-hole accretion and relativistic MHD
  • Neutrino source searches
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Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics

Imaging reduction, astrometry and photometry3
  • Raw data reduction and calibration
  • Blind astrometry
  • Difference imaging and transient discovery
Radio interferometry and radio data2
  • Calibration and imaging
  • RFI flagging
Spectroscopic reduction1
  • Spectral reduction
Astrostatistics, ML and inference3
  • Sampling and evidence
  • Simulation-based inference
  • Time series and classification
Simulation codes and instrumentation2
  • Code verification and GPU porting
  • Adaptive optics and high-contrast imaging
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Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

Stellar structure and evolution2
  • Stellar evolution models
  • Massive stars and compact remnants
Asteroseismology and variable stars2
  • Oscillation frequencies and global parameters
  • Period search and variable classification
Stellar spectra and atmospheres1
  • Spectral synthesis and parameters
Binary and multiple stars2
  • Eclipsing binaries and spectroscopic orbits
  • Binary population synthesis
The Sun3
  • Flares and active regions
  • Coronal mass ejections
  • Magnetic extrapolation and helioseismology
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Space Physics (heliosphere)

Solar wind and the inner heliosphere2
  • Shocks, ICMEs and structures
  • Solar-wind and CME propagation
Magnetospheres and space weather2
  • Bow-shock and magnetopause crossings
  • Geomagnetic index forecasting
Space-plasma turbulence and kinetics2
  • Turbulence spectra and intermittency
  • Kinetic instabilities and simulation
Energetic particles and the outer heliosphere1
  • Solar energetic particle events