Felix A. Aharonian

Felix A. Aharonian (born 23 May 1952) is a physicist and astrophysicist. He is a recognized authority on the origin of cosmic rays,[1] and has written books and research papers on astroparticle physics, and cosmology.

Born in Yerevan, Armenia (former USSR), Aharonian received his Ph.D. from the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute[2] and is Professor of Astrophysics, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS), Dublin, Ireland[3] and Head of High Energy Astrophysics Theory Group, Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics (MPIK), Heidelberg, Germany.[4]

Professional Activities

Honors

Books

Very High Energy Cosmic Gamma Radiation: A Crucial Window on the Extreme Universe
hardcover: 495 pages, World Scientific (2004) ISBN 978-981-256-173-2

TeV gamma-ray astrophysics: theory and observations presented at the Heidelberg workshop, October 3-7, 1994
co-author with Heinrich J. Völk
hardcover, 450 pages, Kluwer Academic Publishers (1996) ISBN 978-0-7923-3854-3

Astrophysics at Very High Energies: Saas-Fee Advanced Course 40. Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy
with co-authors Lars Bergström, Charles Dermer, Roland Walter, Marc Türler
hardcover: 373 pages, Springer Science & Business Media (2013) ISBN 978-3-642-36134-0

Selected literature

Bibliography

Contemporary Authors, vol. 13 (1984)[17]

References

  1. ↑ Viktor Ambartsumian International Prize Committee
  2. ↑ Curriculum Vitae of Felix A. Aharonian at High Energy Astrophysics Theory Group at MPIK Heidelberg
  3. ↑ Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies - Astronomy and Astrophysics Section
  4. ↑ High Energy Astrophysics at MPIK Heidelberg
  5. ↑ International Journal of Modern Physics D, Editorial Board
  6. ↑ Armenian Astronomical Society
  7. ↑ Armenian Astronomical Society membership list
  8. ↑ The H.E.S.S. Collaboration (F. Aharonian listed under Germany, Ireland and Armenia)
  9. ↑ Office of the President of the Republic of Armenia / RA Presidential award
  10. ↑ Yerevan Physics Institute
  11. ↑ Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies - H.E.S.S.
  12. ↑ High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) American Astronomical Society (AAS) Rossi Prize Winners
  13. ↑ Armenian National Academy of Sciences, 18.07.2014, Yerevan, Armenia
  14. ↑ Astronomy & Geophysics, Volume 50 Issue 6, Pp. 6.6
  15. ↑ The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 614 no. 2
  16. ↑ 40th Saas-Fee Course, Course 1, Lecture 1
  17. ↑ Contemporary Authors. 13. Gale Research. 1984. ISBN 0-8103-1942-X.

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