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Ashra (other)
Ashra may refer to: * Ashra (band), a proto-trance group founded by Manuel Gottsching in 1976 * Ashra (All-sky Survey High Resolution Air-shower detector), a project of the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research See also *Asherah, a Semitic mother goddess {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashra (band)
Ashra was a musical ensemble founded by Manuel Göttsching in 1976, initially to facilitate his solo career although other members were included later on. The band's name is an abbreviation of the name of Göttsching's previous band, Ash Ra Tempel. The name was changed as Göttsching's music became less psychedelic and more oriented towards electronica. History Ash Ra Tempel played their last concert in February 1973, their final album ''Starring Rosi'' was recorded later that year (featuring future Ashra member Harald Grosskopf). At the demise of Ash Ra Tempel, Göttsching remained musically inactive until 1975 when he released his debut solo album ''Inventions for Electric Guitar''. This album introduced the effects he would later make use of in his work as Ashra, but in a much more basic form. Later that year Göttsching was commissioned to record a film soundtrack. The resulting album was released in 1993 as ''Le Berceau de Cristal'' under the Ash Ra Tempel name, despite the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institute For Cosmic Ray Research
The Institute for Cosmic Ray Research (ICRR) of the University of Tokyo (東京大学宇宙線研究所 ''Tōkyōdaigaku Uchūsen Kenkyūsho'') was established in 1976 for the study of cosmic rays. The gravitational wave studies group is currently constructing the detector KAGRA located at the Kamioka Observatory. Facilities * Kashiwa Campus of the University of Tokyo * Akeno Observatory * Kamioka Observatory * Norikura Observatory Current projects *Super-Kamiokande - Detection of neutrinos and search for proton decays in a large water tank *Tibet - Search for point sources of VHE cosmic gamma rays at Tibet heights *Telescope Array Project - Aiming at highest energy cosmic ray physics by detecting weak light from atmosphere"New Ground-Based Arrays to Probe Cosmic Powerhouses" By Dennis Normile Science 30 April 1999: 734-735 *Gravitational Wave Group - Constructing the gravitational wave detector KAGRA The Kamioka Gravitational Wave Detector (KAGRA) is a large interferometer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |