Astroparticles and Multimessengers

The Astroparticle community of the EL-BONGÓ ERASMUS+ project aims to strengthen regional capacity in experimental and computational astroparticle physics through collaborative research, training, and accessible technology. Linked to the LAGO network, it uses Water Cherenkov Detectors and low-cost instruments for studies on cosmic rays and atmospheric phenomena. It focuses on student engagement, modular education, and inclusion, particularly at the undergraduate level. Institutions across Latin America collaborate on shared projects and open data practices, using platforms like MiLAB to support coordination. The community fosters cross-border cooperation, skill development, and broader access to frontier science in the Global South.

Objective of the Community

The astroparticle community seeks to establish a collaborative scientific network across Latin America, oriented toward education, research, and technological development in astroparticle physics. Their goals include training talent, developing regional capacity, generating and curating open data, and creating impactful scientific and social outcomes through shared projects.

Tentative Lines of Work

The community has identified several thematic and structural lines of work:

  • Research areas: cosmic ray detection, space weather, muography, neutron humidity monitoring, and atmospheric phenomena using astroparticles.
  • Technical integration: developing a shared detector network (including low-cost muon detectors like the Cosmic Watch and Water Cherenkov detectors of the LAGO collaboration) for educational and scientific use.
  • Collaborative projects include simulation campaigns of cosmic ray flux, tomography using muons, multiregional data integration, and shared analysis workflows.
  • Citizen science: implementation of hackathons and outreach through participatory experiments.
  • Institutional collaboration: engagement with FabLabs for instrumentation building and collaboration with other disciplinary communities such as high-energy physics and computational science.

Members

El Salvador

  • Brisa Margarita Terezón Segura – Universidad Don Bosco (UDB), Director of the Micro-Macro Observatory

Colombia

  • Christian Sarmiento-Cano – Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS), School of Physics
  • Jorge Andrés Perea – Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS)
  • Yessica Domínguez – Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS)
  • Rafael Martínez – Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS)
  • Diego Castillo – Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS)

Ecuador

  • Dennis Cazar Ramírez – Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics
  • Mario Audelo – Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo (ESPOCH)

Honduras

  • Dr. Yvelice Soraya Castillo Rosales – Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH), Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics

Guatemala

  • Héctor Pérez – Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC), School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
  • José Rodrigo Sacahui Reyes – Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC), School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Perú

  • Teofilo Vargas – Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM)

Venezuela

  • José Antonio López Rodríguez – Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV)
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