Solar activity is produced by a variety of complex interactions between its ionized plasma and the powerful magnetic field that it creates. Studying it is important both for purely scientific as well as practical reasons. The Sun is the only star whose surface we can resolve in detail, we can even measure its magnetic field in a more or less

Magnetic fields are primary drivers of stellar formation and have profound implications on stellar evolution (on the transport of chemical species and angular momentum), as well as on the formation of planetary systems around the hosting star. Yet, stellar magnetic fields are often overlooked since they are elusive, difficult to detect, and

The aim of this project is to combine two unique datasets, the nine Planck all-sky (30-857 GHz) maps and the four QUIJOTE Northern sky (10-20 GHz) maps, to provide the best possible characterization of the physical properties of polarized emissions in the microwave domain, together with an unprecedentedly thorough description of the intensity

The ALBA Network: The first Lights of the Universe, intends to detect the first sources to appear in the Universe. The ALBA collaboration started from a sub-group of researchers from the Consolider-Ingenio2010 project (CSD2006-00070): First science with the GTC, whose principal Investigator was the PI of this Red Temática. The ALBA collaboration

The main goal of this project is to ensure the scientific exploitation of the experiments, missions and surveys in which the Cosmology group at the IAC is involved in the period 2015-2017: PLANCK, QUIJOTE and SDSS (BOSS and eBOSS). The specific goals of this project are: I) To continue the scientific exploitation of the PLANCK mission during the

This project consists of investigating fundamental questions concerning the formation and evolution of galaxies from the smallest galactic scales to those of large spiral galaxies by adopting the approach of galactic archaeology. By determining the ages, metallicities and kinematics of individual stars, in particular low-mass, whose life-times are