γ-Group

Stanford University Department of Physics





Back row: Steve Healey, Prof. Roger Romani, Prof. Peter Michelson, Kyle Watters, Michael Shaw, Adam Van Etten, Prof. Stefan Funk
Front row: Warit Mitthumsiri, Keith Bechtol, Brett Lyon, Aaron Meisner, Neville Eclov
Not pictured: Alice Allafort, Josh Lande


Welcome! The Stanford γ-Group comprises three Stanford astrophysics faculty members and their students. Our research covers a wide range of topics in γ-ray astronomy and astrophysics, centering on the locally-grown Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.



Research Interests

  • Pulsars and pulsar wind nebulae
  • Supernova remnants
  • Blazars and active galactic nuclei
  • Analysis of γ-ray data
  • Multiwavelength studies of γ-ray sources
  • Identification of counterparts of γ-ray sources
  • TeV astronomy


    • Links

  • γ-Group internal page
  • The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
  • The Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology



    • Updated 10 September 2008 by SEH