First International Astronomical Union Symposium in Slovenia: In an open international call A. Gomboc proposed and won the organization of the International Astronomical Union Symposium entitled "New Frontiers in Black Hole Astrophysics", which marked the 100th anniversary of Schwarzschild's theoretical prediction of black holes and 100th anniversary of Einstein's prediction of gravitational waves. The symposium was the first International Union Symposium in Slovenia and took place from 12th to 16th Sep 2016 in Ljubljana. It was attended by 130 researchers from all parts of the world, meaning that it was the largest professional astronomy event in Slovenia so far (www.blackholes2016.si). We organized also several public events (i.e. exhibition about black holes in the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia, public lecture by Prof. Sheila Rowan about gravitational waves on the 1st anniversary of the first direct gravitational wave detection by LIGO observatory etc.). A. Gomboc was the chair of the Scientific Organizing Committee, chair of the Local Organizing Committee, and editor of the symposium proceedings (published by Cambridge University Press).
B.01 Organiser of a scientific meeting
COBISS.SI-ID: 4530683In this study, the search for the very-high energy γ-ray emission using the data measured by the Auger low- energy scaler mode of surface detector (SD) array (Auger single particle technique and/or Auger SD scalers) has been performed. The Auger scaler data set from the years 2006-2015 has been analyzed to look for statistically significant excesses of the average scaler rate over the regular cosmic ray (CR) background. We can conclude that in the performed study the very-high energy γ-rays have been observed at the ground level, with energies exceeding 30 TeV.
D.09 Tutoring for postgraduate students
COBISS.SI-ID: 4663547The dissertation investigates an alternative way to calculate grey-body factors in the large D-limit of general relativity for non-rotating micro black holes. Properties of possible signals of micro black hole decay that might be seen in the detectors were also investigated using the most recent Monte Carlo micro black hole event generators.
D.09 Tutoring for postgraduate students
COBISS.SI-ID: 4073723In the framework of the International Doctorate Network in Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology (IDPASC), Laboratory for Astroparticle physics of the University of Nova Gorica hosted the 6th general IDPASC school at the newly renovated Lanthieri Mansion in Vipava between May 21 - June 1, 2016. In the lectures given by world-recognized experts from France, Germany, Italy and Slovenia (from the Jožef Stefan Institute and the University of Nova Gorica), the school provided leading edge science to around thirty talented PhD students from Austria, Croatia, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia and Spain. The school was made possible with kind support of the Italian Cultural Institute, Ljubljana, Instrumentation Technologies company from Solkan and the Municipality of Ajdovščina.
D.10 Educational activities
In 2015 the members of the program team greatly contributed to conceptual changes and the extension of the I. and II. level physics programs at the School of Science of the University of Nova Gorica to the field of astrophysics. Updated programs, which offer the largest number of astrophysics oriented courses in Slovenia, are being in use since academic year 2016/2017. In addition to teaching activities at the University of Nova Gorica, program team members were in this period involved also in teaching at the Faculty for mathematics and physics and Faculty of education of the University of Ljubljana.
D.10 Educational activities