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  • 2015 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For scientific contributions and effective leadership in highenergy gammaray astrophysics

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Stefan Funk is affiliated with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany and specializes in Physics and Astronomy, with a particular focus on Nuclear and High Energy Physics as well as Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their research spans several subfields including Radiation, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's publication record reflects extensive work in topics such as Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena, Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations, Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology, Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research, and Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques.

Stefan Funk has contributed to numerous papers, including the following recent publications:

  • Fermi Large Area Telescope Fourth Source Catalog, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • Incremental Fermi Large Area Telescope Fourth Source Catalog, 2022, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • Quantum gravity phenomenology at the dawn of the multi-messenger era-A review, 2022, Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich)
  • The Fourth Catalog of Active Galactic Nuclei Detected by the Fermi Large Area Telescope, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal
  • Revealing x-ray and gamma ray temporal and spectral similarities in the GRB 190829A afterglow, 2021, Science

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • J. A. Hinton
  • A. Chen
  • T. L. Holch
  • B. Khélifi
  • Michael Backes

Stefan Funk often publishes in venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Proceedings of 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference - PoS(ICRC2021)
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

The scientist received the distinction of Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) in 2015, recognized for scientific contributions and effective leadership in high-energy gamma-ray astrophysics.

Best Publications

  • The Large Area Telescope on the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope Mission

    W. B. Atwood;A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;W. Althouse

  • FERMI LARGE AREA TELESCOPE FIRST SOURCE CATALOG

    A.A. Abdo;A.A. Abdo;Markus Ackermann;Marco Ajello;A. Allafort

  • Fermi Large Area Telescope Second Source Catalog

    P. L. Nolan;A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;M. Ajello

  • Observations of the Crab nebula with HESS

    F. Aharonian;A.G. Akhperjanian;A.R. Bazer-Bachi;M. Beilicke

  • Measurement of the Cosmic Ray e+ + e- spectrum from 20 GeV to 1 TeV with the Fermi Large Area Telescope.

    A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;M. Axelsson

  • Searching for dark matter annihilation from Milky Way dwarf spheroidal galaxies with six years of Fermi Large Area Telescope data

    M. Ackermann;A. Albert;B. Anderson;W. B. Atwood

  • THE SPECTRAL ENERGY DISTRIBUTION OF FERMI BRIGHT BLAZARS

    A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;I. Agudo;M. Ajello

  • The Spectral Energy Distribution of Fermi bright blazars

    A. A. Abdo;M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;M. Axelsson

  • The second catalog of active galactic nuclei detected by the Fermi Large Area Telescope

    Markus Ackermann;Marco Ajello;A. Allafort;E. Antolini;E. Antolini

  • Detection of the characteristic pion-decay signature in supernova remnants

    Markus Ackermann;Marco Ajello;A. Allafort;Luca Baldini

  • Design concepts for the Cherenkov Telescope Array CTA: An advanced facility for ground-based high-energy gamma-ray astronomy

    M. Actis;G. Agnetta;F. Aharonian;A. Akhperjanian

  • THE SECOND FERMI LARGE AREA TELESCOPE CATALOG OF GAMMA-RAY PULSARS

    A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;M. Ajello;A. Allafort;L. Baldini

  • Fermi-LAT observations of the diffuse γ-ray emission: implications for cosmic rays and the interstellar medium

    M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;W. B. Atwood;L. Baldini

  • The H.E.S.S. Survey of the Inner Galaxy in Very High Energy Gamma Rays

    F. Aharonian;A. G. Akhperjanian;A. R. Bazer-Bachi;M. Beilicke

  • Introducing the CTA concept

    B. S. Acharya;M. Actis;T. Aghajani;G. Agnetta

  • The spectrum of isotropic diffuse gamma-ray emission between 100 MeV and 820 GeV

    M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;A. Albert

  • Measurement of Separate Cosmic-Ray Electron and Positron Spectra with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

    M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;A. Allafort;W. B. Atwood

  • A low level of extragalactic background light as revealed by gamma-rays from blazars.

    F. Aharonian;A. G. Akhperjanian;A. R. Bazer-Bachi;M. Beilicke

  • The spectrum of isotropic diffuse gamma-ray emission between 100 MeV and 820 GeV

    M. Ackermann;M. Ajello;A. Albert;W. B. Atwood

  • The First Catalog of Active Galactic Nuclei Detected by the Fermi Large Area Telescope

    A. A. Abdo;A. A. Abdo;Markus Ackermann;Marco Ajello;A. Allafort

Frequent Co-Authors

Olaf Reimer
Olaf Reimer University of Innsbruck
Diego F. Torres
Diego F. Torres Institute of Space Sciences
Julie McEnery
Julie McEnery Goddard Space Flight Center
G. Tosti
G. Tosti University of Perugia
A. Morselli
A. Morselli National Institute for Nuclear Physics
Marco Ajello
Marco Ajello Clemson University
Peter F. Michelson
Peter F. Michelson Stanford University
C. C. Cheung
C. C. Cheung United States Naval Research Laboratory
P. A. Caraveo
P. A. Caraveo National Institute for Astrophysics
Igor V. Moskalenko
Igor V. Moskalenko Stanford University

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