Syllabus,+High-Energy+Astrophysics


 * Possible syllabus for course on high-energy astrophysics**


 * Topics:**
 * Interactions of HE photons with matter; absorption mechanisms and detection methods
 * Telescopes and detectors (X-ray, gamma-ray, and radio)
 * Supernovae and supernova remnants
 * Compact Objects
 * Accretion power / accretion disks / binary systems
 * Shocks, particle acceleration, cosmic rays
 * Active galactic nuclei
 * Gamma ray bursts
 * Particle astrophysics (dark matter, gravitational waves, neutrino astronomy)

- Rosswog and Bruggen, "Introduction of High Energy Astrophysics" or - F. Melia "High Energy Astrophysics"
 * Texts:**

- M Vietri, "Foundations of High-Energy Astrophysics" - M. Longair, "High Energy Astrophysics", volumes 1 & 2 - J. Krolik, "Active Galactic Nuclei" - T. Weekes, "Very High Energy Gamma Ray Astronomy" - L. Bergstrom and A. Goobar,"Cosmology and Particle Astrophysics"
 * Other books:**