Welcome
I am an 'astro-particle' physicist working at Nikhef, Amsterdam.
My research consists of searching for astrophysical sources of high
energy neutrinos with the Antares detector located in the Mediterranean
Sea.
The detection of high energy cosmic neutrinos will greatly advance our knowledge of
high energy astrophysics as well as fundamental particle physics. Neutrinos carry
information on the physics of the most energetic objects in the Universe, such as
Gamma Ray Bursts and Active Galactic Nuclei, which are thought to accelerate particles
up to energies far beyond the reach of man-made accelerators. Moreover, cosmic
neutrinos may provide information on the particle nature for the mysterious dark
matter.