The IoP London branch are holding another astronomically themed lecture on 7
May.

Extreme Astroparticle Physics: From South Pole to Salt Pit

Professor Nigel Smith, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

1830 Wednesday 7 May 2008 (coffee available from 1800)

The Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London W1B 1NT

The speaker will discuss two different projects with which he has been involved, with the common theme of doing experimental astrophysics in extreme environments, namely the South Pole and 1100 m underground down a salt mine. Astroparticle physics sits between cosmology, astronomy and particle physics. It studies the implications for the very large scales of our galaxy - studying sub-atomic particles and processes. The two projects which the speaker will discuss investigated the origin of high-energy gamma rays and searched for the elusive dark matter particle. The talk will focus primarily on doing experimental physics in extreme environments, with an overview of the science being undertaken.

Admission is FREE but please register beforehand by sending an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it