Prof. Dr. Dr. Joseph Patrick Henry

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietAstronomie
Keywordsx-ray, clusters of galaxies, XMM

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandUSA
OrtHonolulu
Universität/InstitutionUniversity of Hawaii
Institut/AbteilungInstitute for Astronomy

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Günther HasingerMax-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, Garching
Prof. Dr. Günther HasingerIPP-Teilinstitut Greifswald, Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik (IPP), Garching
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.05.2004

Programm(e)

2003Humboldt-Forschungspreis-Programm für Naturwissenschaftler*innen aus den USA

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

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".

Publikationen (Auswahl)

2006Joseph 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,
2004Joseph 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