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Armenian physicist and astrophysicist
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
The Crab Nebula and Pulsar between 500 GeV and 80 TeV: Observations with the HEGRA Stereoscopic Air Cerenkov Telescopes
[15]
40th Saas-Fee Course: Astrophysics at Very High Energies
[16]
Bibliography
Contemporary Authors, vol. 13 (1984)
[17]
References
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Viktor Ambartsumian International Prize Committee
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Curriculum Vitae of Felix A. Aharonian at High Energy Astrophysics Theory Group at MPIK Heidelberg
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Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies - Astronomy and Astrophysics Section
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High Energy Astrophysics at MPIK Heidelberg
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International Journal of Modern Physics D, Editorial Board
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"Armenian Astronomical Society" . Archived from
the original on 29 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014 .
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Armenian Astronomical Society membership list
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The H.E.S.S. Collaboration (F. Aharonian listed under Germany, Ireland and Armenia)
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Office of the President of Armenia - Presidential award
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Yerevan Physics Institute
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Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies - H.E.S.S.
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High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) American Astronomical Society (AAS) Rossi Prize Winners
Archived April 6, 2008, at the
Wayback Machine
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Armenian National Academy of Sciences, 18.07.2014, Yerevan, Armenia
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Astronomy & Geophysics, Volume 50 Issue 6, Pp. 6.6
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The Astrophysical Journal
, vol. 614 no. 2
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40th Saas-Fee Course, Course 1, Lecture 1
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Contemporary Authors . Vol. 13.
Gale Research . 1984.
ISBN
978-0-8103-1942-4 .
External links
International National Academics Other