Astroparticle physics

One of the new frontiers of fundamental physics is the field called astroparticle physics, joining astrophysics and elementary particle physics. In particular the gamma-ray sky at high-energy (above the MeV) unveils the nature of fundamental astrophysical phenomena, and opens a window on new physics, possibly including the nature of dark matter. This book collects the slides and some extra material presented in the course on astroparticle physics held for the PhD in Astronomy and for the PhD in Physics at the University of Padova in the Academical Year 2016/17. This course introduces such an interdisciplinary subject, providing students with the tools needed to understand current problems, read a modern article in the field, and analyze the data from a leading high-energy telescope - which are, as usual for NASA, public. Some basics links related to neutrino astrophysics and to the recent field of astrophysics with gravitational waves are also provided.