Felix Albert Aharonian (born 23 May 1952) 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 (former USSR), Aharonian received his Ph.D. from the Moscow Engineering Physics InstituteCurriculum Vitae of Felix A. Aharonian at High Energy Astrophysics Theory Group at MPIK Heidelberg and is Professor of Astrophysics, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS), Dublin, IrelandDublin Institute for Advanced Studies - Astronomy and Astrophysics Section and Head of High Energy Astrophysics Theory Group, Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics (MPIK), Heidelberg, Germany.High Energy Astrophysics at MPIK Heidelberg
Professional Activities Member, editorial board: International Journal of Modern Physics DInternational Journal of Modern Physics D, Editorial Board Member: Armenian Astronomical SocietyArmenian Astronomical Society membership list Member: H.E.S.S. Collaboration Board.The H.E.S.S. Collaboration (F. Aharonian listed under Germany, Ireland and Armenia)
Honors 2005 Prize of the President of ArmeniaOffice of the President of Armenia - Presidential awardYerevan Physics Institute 2006 EU Descartes Prize (as a member of the H.E.S.S. collaboration)Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies - H.E.S.S. 2010 Rossi Prize (shared with Werner Hofmann and H. Völk)High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) American Astronomical Society (AAS) Rossi Prize Winners 2014 Viktor Ambartsumian International Prize in astronomy/astrophysics (with Igor Karachentsev and R. Brent Tully)Astronomy & Geophysics, Volume 50 Issue 6, Pp. 6.6
Books
Very High Energy Cosmic Gamma Radiation: A Crucial Window on the Extreme Universe hardcover: 495 pages, World Scientific (2004)
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)
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)
Selected literature
The Crab Nebula and Pulsar between 500 GeV and 80 TeV: Observations with the HEGRA Stereoscopic Air Cerenkov TelescopesThe Astrophysical Journal, vol. 614 no. 2 40th Saas-Fee Course: Astrophysics at Very High Energies40th Saas-Fee Course, Course 1, Lecture 1
Bibliography
Contemporary Authors, vol. 13 (1984)
References
External links
High Energy Astrophysics at MPIK Heidelberg Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies / Astronomy and Astrophysics