The development and consolidation of the Cryogenics line of the Mechanics Department of the IAC is fundamental for the center to position itself and acquire an active participation in the construction of the future instruments of the GTC, EST, as well as for the European Extremely Large Telescope (E -ELT). With this action, the necessary

Galaxy evolution is one of the hot topics in Astrophysics that have shown tangible progress in the last years. This has been mostly due to advent of large telescopes, both ground based and in space, with state-of-the-art instruments, equipped with high sensitive detectors. They have made possible acquiring the deepest surveys in different

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, 2011 to conduct a unique long duration mission of fundamental physics research from space. Among the physics objectives of AMS are a search for Dark Matter, Antimatter, the study of

The IAC cosmology group leads the QUIJOTE experiment, which is a unique project in the polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background, consisting of two telescopes and three instruments. The aim of the present action is the improvement and acquisition of equipment associated with the MFI (Multi-Frequency Instrument) instrument and the microwave

Most of the stars (M < 8 solar masses, Ms) end their lives with a phase of strong mass loss on the Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB), just before they form planetary nebulae (PNe). The strong mass loss efficiently enriches the interstellar medium (ISM) with gas and dust; AGB stars are one of the main contributors to the enrichment of the ISM where new