SOLID STATE RADIATION PHYSICS LABORATORY

STAFF

Hrant Yeritsyan
Head of laboratory

E-mail: grant@mail.yerphi.am

Doctor of physics (1995), member of International Crystal society and International Zeolite Association, European Expert for evaluation of Cooperative grants, 2003, 2004. More, than 145 articles and presentations in Conferences. Hi is working in Yerevan Physics Institute more than 40 years at different scientific positions from technician to Head of Laboratory. The laboratory was founded by Yeritsyan as a new scientific direction in Armenia (“Solid State Radiation Physics”) with plays significant role for development of radiation methods on science and technology. This promoted to design 5 international grants with aim of study the irradiation effects in solids and devices.

Main interests:
Solid state Radiation physics, semiconductors physics; high Tc superconductor physical properties, zeolite properties; space radiation effects.
Leaves of Absence and Collaborative Research include:
Russian Atomic Energy Institute (Kurchatov Center) - 1972, 1978, 1984
Berlin Central Institute of Electron Physics -1974, 1976
Darsbury Laboratory (UK) -1985
Brookhaven National Laboratory -1988
Desy (Hamburg, Germany) - 1990, 1996
Grenoble, ESRF – 1998
Orsey (France), Nuclear Institute -1998
Greece, Athens University -1999
Novosibirsk Nuclear Physics Institute - 1975, 1981, 1986





Vachagan Harutunyan
E-mail: vharut@mail.yerphi.am

Candidate of Science (PhD) (1985)
1985 – Study of radiation-optical properties of corundum using synchrotron irradiation, Candidate of Science (PhD)
Doctor of Physics (2000) - Radiation-impurity properties of vide zone oxide crystals using synchrotron irradiation

Current research interests:
physics of the condensed condition; VUF, x-ray spectroscopy with CR application, radiation stimulation processes in wide zone oxide monocrystals, x-ray difractometry, natural Armenian zeolites (clinoptilolite).
Leaves of Absence and Collaborative Research include:
Specialization:
Main field …………………Solid State Radiation Physics
Other fields……………… Synchrotron Radiation
Current Position/Title – Associate Professor (Yerevan State University)
Leading Scientists of Yerevan Physics Institute
Publications: Number of publications in refereed journals – 80





Aram Sahakyan
E-mail: asahak@mail.yerphi.am

Candidate of Science (PhD) (1985)
1985 – Investigation of Surface States in Irradiated MIS-Structures, Candidate of Science (PhD)

Current research interests:
Experimental Investigation of Dynamics and Interaction of Magnetic Flux in High Temperature Superconductors
Specialization:
Main field …………………Solid State Radiation Physics
Other fields……………… Superconductor Physics
Current Position/Title – Associate Professor (State Engineering University of Armenia)
Leading Scientists of Yerevan Physics Institute
Publications: Number of publications in refereed journals – 80
Leaves of Absence and Collaborative Research include:
Berlin Central Institute of Electron Physics - 1976, 1977
Desy (Hamburg, Germany) – 1990
Grenoble, ESRF – 1998
Orsey (France), Nuclear Institute -1998
Greece, Athens University -1999





Sergey Nikogosyan
E-mail: nick@mail.yerphi.am

Candidate of Science (PhD) (1990)
1990 – The influence of electron irradiation on the heat- and electrophysical properties of definite semiconducting compounds A3B5, Candidate of Science (PhD)

Current research interests:
research of influence of electron irradiation on physical properties (electrical, thermal, magnetic and optical) solid states; study of the phenomena, induced by radiation structure defects in A3B5 semiconductors, in high temperature superconductors (system Y-Ba-Cu-O and Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O) and in natural Armenian zeolites (clinoptilolite).
Specialization:
Main field …………………Solid State Radiation Physics
Other fields……………… Superconductor Physics
Leading Scientists of Yerevan Physics Institute
Publications: Number of publications in refereed journals – 30
Leaves of Absence and Collaborative Research include:
TheSaloniky (Greece), Aristotle University -2002





Norik Grigoryan
E-mail: GNor_7E@rambler.ru

Candidate of Science (PhD) (1982)
1982 – Study of optical properties of vide zone compounds A3B5, irradiated by fast electrons (PhD), Candidate of Science (PhD)

Current research interests:
optical properties research of silicon, wide zone semiconductors A3B5, irradiated by fast electrons; solid states X-ray spectroscopy with SR application, in a wide spectral range (from VUV up to X-ray region); research of influence of radiation influence on optical (IR) properties of natural Armenian zeolites (clinoptilolite).
Specialization:
Main field …………………Solid State Radiation Physics
Other fields……………… Superconductor Physics
Leading Scientists of Yerevan Physics Institute
Publications: Number of publications in refereed journals – 31
Leaves of Absence and Collaborative Research include:
Desy (Hamburg, Germany) – 1987, 1991





Eleonora Hakhverdyan
E-mail: eleon@mail.yerphi.am

The engineer, physicist

Current research interests:
semiconductors and semiconductor devices physics; silicon detectors of nuclear radiation, physical properties of jam stones; research of influence of radiation influence on optical (IR) properties of natural Armenian zeolites (clinoptilolite).
Specialization:
Main field …………………Solid State Radiation Physics
Other fields……………… Physics of semiconductors
Publications: Number of publications in refereed journals – 14
Leaves of Absence and Collaborative Research include:
JINR, Dubna – 1975
Phys.Tech.Institute after Ioffe, Leningrad - 1984