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
- Member, editorial board: International Journal of Modern Physics D[5]
- Member: Armenian Astronomical Society[6][7]
- Member: H.E.S.S. Collaboration Board.[8]
Honors
- 2005 Prize of the President of Armenia[9][10]
- 2006 EU Descartes Prize (as a member of the H.E.S.S. collaboration)[11]
- 2010 Rossi Prize (shared with Werner Hofmann and H. Völk)[12]
- 2014 Viktor Ambartsumian International Prize in astronomy/astrophysics (with Igor Karachentsev and R. Brent Tully)[13][14]
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
- ^ Viktor Ambartsumian International Prize Committee
- ^ Curriculum Vitae of Felix A. Aharonian at High Energy Astrophysics Theory Group at MPIK Heidelberg
- ^ Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies - Astronomy and Astrophysics Section
- ^ High Energy Astrophysics at MPIK Heidelberg
- ^ International Journal of Modern Physics D, Editorial Board
- ^ Armenian Astronomical Society
- ^ Armenian Astronomical Society membership list
- ^ The H.E.S.S. Collaboration (F. Aharonian listed under Germany, Ireland and Armenia)
- ^ Office of the President of the Republic of Armenia / RA Presidential award
- ^ Yerevan Physics Institute
- ^ Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies - H.E.S.S.
- ^ High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) American Astronomical Society (AAS) Rossi Prize Winners
- ^ Armenian National Academy of Sciences, 18.07.2014, Yerevan, Armenia
- ^ Astronomy & Geophysics, Volume 50 Issue 6, Pp. 6.6
- ^ The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 614 no. 2
- ^ 40th Saas-Fee Course, Course 1, Lecture 1
- ^ Contemporary Authors. Vol. 13. Gale Research. 1984. ISBN 0-8103-1942-X.