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Profile
| Academic position | Full Professor |
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| Research fields | Astronomy |
| Keywords | x-ray, clusters of galaxies, XMM |
Current contact address
| Country | United States of America |
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| City | Honolulu |
| Institution | University of Hawaii |
| Institute | Institute for Astronomy |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Günther Hasinger | Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, Garching |
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| Prof. Dr. Günther Hasinger | IPP-Teilinstitut Greifswald, Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik (IPP), Garching |
| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/05/2004 |
Programme(s)
| 2003 | Humboldt Research Award Programme |
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Nominator's project description
| Professor Henry is one of the internationally leading astrophysicists studying the cosmological evolution of clusters of galaxies. X-ray observations of clusters, pioneered by Professor Henry, have helped to lead to a shift of paradigm in our understanding of the universe. They prove that the matter density is dominated by the still unexplained "Dark Matter" which, however, is not sufficient to close the universe. In combination with new measurements of the microwave background and distant supernovae we can even conclude that the cosmic expansion is still accelerated by mysterious "Dark Energy". |
Publications (partial selection)
| 2006 | Joseph Patrick Henry Christopher R. Mullis Wolfgang Voges Hans Boehringer Ulrich G. Briel Isabella M. Gioia John P. Huchra : The ROSAT North Ecliptic Pole Survey: The X-ray Catalog. In: The Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 2006, |
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| 2004 | Joseph Patrick Henry Alexis Finoguenov Ulrich G. Briel: Wide-Field X-ray Temperature, Pressure and Entropy Maps of A754. In: The Astrophysical Journal, 2004, 181-195 |