- The measurements taken with the Pierre Auger Observatory are to be continued. Furthermore, there are plans to extend the measurements to include the whole sky. Concomitant research activities relate to the radiodetection of air showers and multi-messenger analysis.
- The neutron telescope IceCube will be upgraded and so guarantees a wealth of results in the next programme period. In connection with this, DESY plans to contribute to the preparatory work on the Cerenkov Telescope Array (CTA).
- The search for dark matter is becoming ever more important as a result of new astronomical studies and is to be expanded through KIT taking a leading role in the European project EURECA.
- The KATRIN experiment will carry out its measurements in the next programme period. The experiment will facilitate the world’s most sensitive measurement of neutrino mass.
- Programme-own theoretical work in astroparticle physics will be carried out in close cooperation with the Universities of Potsdam and Karlsruhe.
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