KTH

Docent Felix Ryde

KTH
high energy astrophysics group

High energy astrophysics group

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Archive of untriggered gamma-ray bursts

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Supported by
Swedish National Space Board

Researcher in Astrophysics

felix

Room A5:3009
Department of Physics
Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
AlbaNova
SE-106 91 Stockholm
 
tel (08)5537-8545
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felix@astro.su.se
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Research Interests

  • Gamma-Ray Bursts: Radiative Processes; synchrotron, inverse Compton, thermal emission, Particle Acceleration; diffusion, radiative cooling, Spectral Evolution; empirical correlations, Pulse Profiles, Variability, Gamma-Ray Polarization
  • Observations: Swift, INTEGRAL, GLAST and PoGo
  • Active Galactic Nuclei: X-rays, Seyfert 2 Galaxies, Spectroscopical Analysis, NGC 7172.
  • Galactic Black Hole Candidates: X/gamma-rays, Accretion, Non-Thermal Radiation, Cyg X-1.

Teaching

  • Radiation Processes in Astrophysics (Stockholm University), 5 poäng, autumn 2007 (see course plan)
  • Astrophysics (KTH), 4 poäng, spring 2007
  • Modern astronomi (Stockholm University), 10 poäng, autumn 2005 (see course plan)
  • Astrophysical Spectra (Stockholm University), based on D. Emerson: 'Interpreting Astronomical Spectra', 5 poäng, spring 2003 (see course plan)

Career History

  • Civ. ing. in Engineering Physics, 1994, Lund Institute of Technology
  • Ph.D. in Astronomy, 2000, University of Stockholm
  • Docent in Astronomy, 2005, University of Stockholm
  • Post Doctoral Scholar,  Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 2000-2002
  • Research Associate in Astronomy, Stockholm University, 2003-2006, Swedish Research Council (VR)
  • Researcher in Astrophysics, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), 2007-, Swedish National Space Board (RS)
  • Sigrid Arrhenius' stipendiate year 2000
  • Visiting Scholar, Rice University, Houston, TX, 2002
  • Visiting Scholar, Penn State University, University Park, PA, 2005
  • Member, American Astronomical Society
  • Member, European Astronomical Society
  • Sergeant in the Swedish Royal Airforce

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