<p>Lecture, three hours. Interactions of high-energy photons with matter. Telescopes and detectors (X-ray, gamma-ray, and radio). Accretion. Supernovae and gamma-ray bursts. Compact objects. Active galactic nuclei. Particle acceleration and cosmic rays. Dark matter, gravitational waves, neutrino astronomy. Letter grading.</p>

Astronomy

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High-Energy Astrophysics

ASTR282

4 units