Felix A. Aharonian
Felix A. Aharonian is a physicist and astrophysicist. He is a recognized authority on the origin of cosmic rays, and has written books and research papers on astroparticle physics, and cosmology.
Born in Yerevan, Armenia, Aharonian received his Ph.D. from the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute and is Professor of Astrophysics, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Dublin, Ireland and Head of High Energy Astrophysics Theory Group, Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg, Germany.
Professional Activities
- Member, editorial board: International Journal of Modern Physics D
- Member: Armenian Astronomical Society
- Member: H.E.S.S. Collaboration Board.
Honors
- 2005 Prize of the President of Armenia
- 2006 EU Descartes Prize
- 2010 Rossi Prize
- 2014 Viktor Ambartsumian International Prize in astronomy/astrophysics
Books
'hardcover: 495 pages, World Scientific
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co-author with Heinrich J. Völk
hardcover, 450 pages, Kluwer Academic Publishers
with co-authors Lars Bergström, Charles Dermer, Roland Walter, Marc Türler
hardcover: 373 pages, Springer Science & Business Media
Selected literature
- The Crab Nebula and Pulsar between 500 GeV and 80 TeV: Observations with the HEGRA Stereoscopic Air Cerenkov Telescopes
- 40th Saas-Fee Course: Astrophysics at Very High Energies