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Historical overview
Artem Alikhanyan
An important milestone in history of the Institute is the construction of 6 GeV electron synchrotron completed in 1967, and becoming the first particle accelerator in Armenia ("ARUS"). In 1970-91s, a number of scientific experiments were carried out at Yerevan electron accelerator, including the study of hadronic properties of photons in photon-induced reactions of π-mesons in nuclei, structure of nucleon resonances in polarized experiments, structure and properties of nuclear matter, important properties of transition and channeling radiation. It is noteworthy that in 1970 the experiment at electron accelerator revealed transition radiation in the X-ray region, something which is still widely used in modern scientific experiments for identification of particles.
Abraham Alikhanyan
Yerevan Physics Institute (YerPhI) was founded in 1943 by eminent physicists Abraham and Artem Alikhanyan brothers. The study of cosmic rays and the setting-up of two cosmic ray stations on Mount Aragats ("Aragats" (3200m) and "Nor Amberd" (2000m)) laid the groundwork for foundation of the Institute. In 1962, the Institute appeared under the authority of the State Atomic Energy Committee of the Soviet Union. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1992, Yerevan Physics Institute was taken under the auspices of the RA Ministry of Industry and Trade. And since 2002, it has been named after founder Artem Alikhanyan registered as "Yerevan Physics Institute named after Artem Alikhanyan" state non-commercial organization. On June 17, 2010, upon the decision of the RA Government, the Institute was renamed into "A. I. Alikhanyan National Science Laboratory", and in 2011, it developed into "A. I. Alikhanyan National Science Laboratory (YEREVAN PHYSICS INSTITUTE)" Foundation (for short-AANL).
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