Astrophysics at Very High Energies Saas-Fee Advanced Course 40. Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy /

• Main Authors: Aharonian, Felix (Author), Bergström, Lars (Author), Dermer, Charles (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Walter, Roland (Editor), Türler, Marc (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Saas-Fee Advanced Course, 40
• Subjects: Physics.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astrophysics.; Space sciences.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.

With the success of Cherenkov Astronomy and more recently with the launch of NASA’s Fermi mission, very-high-energy astrophysics has undergone a revolution in the last years. This book provides three comprehensive and up-to-date reviews of the recent advances in gamma-ray astrophysics and of multi-m...

Table of Contents:

• Gamma Rays at Very High Energies
• Multi-messenger Astronomy and Dark Matter
• Sources of GeV Photons and the Fermi Results
• Index.