Date:
Mon, 27/02/201712:00-13:30
Location:
Levin building, Lecture Hall No. 8
Lecturer: Prof. Felix Aharonian
Affiliation: MPIK Heidelberg
Abstract:
Cosmic gamma rays carry crucial information about the most energetic and violent phenomena in the Universe. The respective research field, the Gamma Ray Astronomy, is a part of the modern interdisciplinary area called Astroparticle Physics. It addresses an impressive range of topics related to nonthermal processes in a large variety of astrophysical environments: from compact relativistic objects like pulsars and black holes to large-scale cosmological structures like clusters of galaxies. In my talk, I will discuss the role of high energy Gamma Ray Astronomy for the solution of one of the central problems of Astroparticle Physics - the Origin of Cosmic Rays.
Affiliation: MPIK Heidelberg
Abstract:
Cosmic gamma rays carry crucial information about the most energetic and violent phenomena in the Universe. The respective research field, the Gamma Ray Astronomy, is a part of the modern interdisciplinary area called Astroparticle Physics. It addresses an impressive range of topics related to nonthermal processes in a large variety of astrophysical environments: from compact relativistic objects like pulsars and black holes to large-scale cosmological structures like clusters of galaxies. In my talk, I will discuss the role of high energy Gamma Ray Astronomy for the solution of one of the central problems of Astroparticle Physics - the Origin of Cosmic Rays.