The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has a long history in the development of electronic systems for astrophysical and spatial instrumentation. The...
Mineralogical characterization of primitive asteroids and space exploration
The scientific objective of this project is the compositional characterization of the primitive asteroids, which we will carry out through three actions: 1...
MNLP-RES: Improvements in the La Palma node of the Spanish supercomputing network.
Within the Strategic Plan of the Spanish Network of Supercomputing (RES) Institute of Astrophysics The Canary Islands (IAC) proposes a series of actions...
Multiband study of rapid variability in X-ray binaries
X-ray binaries (XRBs) are arguably the best sources for studying accretion and jets, because they traverse various accretion states with greatly differing jet...
Nominative grant to the Four Large Size Telescope (LST) of the North CTA in the ORM
The operation contemplated by the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands (IAC), as an applicant entity, is part of the Spanish participation in the...
Nucleosynthesis and molecular processes in evolved stars: from (radio) isotopes to complex molecular nanostructures
Low- to intermediate-mass (M < 8 solar masses, Ms) stars represent the majority of stars in the Cosmos. They finish their lives on the Asymptotic Giant Branch...
Numerical invetigation of the environment and evolution of galaxies
Cosmological simulations of galaxy formation have increasingly become instrumental tools in advancing our understanding of structure formation in the Universe...
Operation and scientific exploitation of the AMS experiment in the IAC
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-02) is a general purpose high energy particle detector that was deployed to the International Space Station (ISS) on May 19...