The group’s phenomenological activity extends to multi-messenger astrophysics, analyzing both the VHE counterparts of gravitational wave (GW) events to optimize CTAO’s observing strategies, and the VHE emission of candidate sources for high energy neutrinos emission, with the purpose of characterizing the particles accelerators properties.
Another research line is the study of dark matter through the analysis of dwarf spheroidal galaxies (dSphs), considered ideal environments for detecting gamma-ray signals from dark matter annihilation or decay.
The team is also involved in studying starburst galaxies, which are characterized by intense star formation, to understand cosmic ray acceleration processes. The study of blazars (AGNs with jets aligned toward Earth) allows them to tackle cosmological questions such as measuring intergalactic magnetic fields (IGMF) and investigating their origins.