ASTR 282High-Energy Astrophysics
Astronomy · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
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.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.