Research Institute for Research Institute for Nuclear Problems Nuclear Problems

Belarus State UniversityBelarus State University

Minsk, BelarusMinsk, Belarus

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February 2012

Major areas of R&DMajor areas of R&D

Basic research in fields of nuclear physics, high energy and particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology

Research of extremal states of matter under ultra-high temperatures and pressures using magnetic cumulation of energy

New composite materials, nano- and micro-structured materials

Radiation and nuclear technologies using radioactive sources, particle accelerators and nuclear reactors; new methods of ionizing radiation measurements

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BSU INP Scientific staffScientific staffBSU INP

December 2011: December 2011:

Staff total – 118118Researchers – 7575D.Sc. – 66 Ph.D. – 2020

INP scientists are members of INP scientists are members of international collaborations:international collaborations:

JINR (Dubna Russia)

EDM Collaboration (Brookhaven USA)

CMS (CERN Switzerland)

PANDA (GSI Germany)

COSY (Julich Germany)

LAPP (Annecy France)

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INP publications in 2011 were at:INP publications in 2011 were at: Physical Review Letters Physical Review Journal of Physics Physics Letters Nuovo Cimento Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science European Phys. J. C New Journal of Physics   Photonics and Nanostructures - Fundamentals and Applications Nature Communications Journal of Polymer Engineering Journal of Nanophotonics Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters Euro. Physics Letters

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Conference attendance geography in 2011Conference attendance geography in 2011: USA, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Lithuania, Latvia, China, Korea, Spain, Greece, Israel, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus

Some INP booksSome INP booksBSU INP

Basic and Applied Physical Research 2002–2009. Collected Papers. Minsk, BSU. 2009.

V.G. Baryshevsky, I.D. Feranchuk, A.P. Ulyanenkov “Parametric X-Ray Radiation in Crystals: Theory, Experiment and Applications” Series: Springer Tracts in Modern Physics. Springer. 2006.

Lecoq P., Annenkov A., Gektin A., Korzhik M., Pedrini C. Inorganic Scintillators for Detector Systems. Physical Principles and Crystal Engineering. Series: Particle Acceleration and Detection. 2006, XII, Springer, 2006.

A.S. Lobko. Experiments with

parametric X-rays. Minsk, BSU. 2006.

V. G. Baryshevsky. High-Energy Nuclear Optics of Polarized Particles. World Press. 2012.

G. Drobyshev. Optimization des parametres de scintillation des crystaux de PWO. Edition universitaires europeennes. Saarbruken. 2010.

Main scientific resultsMain scientific results2006-20112006-2011

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Basic researchBasic research BSU INP

INP scientists together with

scientists from JINR (Dubna, Russia) succeeded to measure spin dichroism of relativistic deuterons with 5 GeV/s impulse moving through non-polarized target.

Thus, existence of spin dichroism and spin rotation of relativistic deuterons of high energy moving through non-polarized medium was justified for the high energy range as it was theoretically predicted by INP scientists and firstly discovered in 2003 in collaboration with scientists of the Institute for Nuclear Physics (Julich, Germany) and the Institute for Nuclear Physics of Cologne University (Germany) at its accelerator.

Dubna Nuclotron

Scientific leader — Prof. V.G. Baryshevsky

Astrophysics and cosmologyAstrophysics and cosmology

It was shown that primordial black holes of the wide mass range were able to completely absorb white dwarfs at the time of Universe existence.It is shown that the fact of existence of white dwarfs indicates the safety of experiments on birth of six-dimensional black holes on LHC.

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Scientific leader — Prof. V.V. Tikhomirov

Volume Free Electron Laser (VFEL)Volume Free Electron Laser (VFEL)BSU INP

Grid resonator with photonic

crystal

Scientific leader — Prof. V.G. Baryshevsky

Generation of Volume Free Electron Laser on photonic crystals was observed firstly in 2001

Nano-electromagnetics is a new Nano-electromagnetics is a new scientific area proposed and scientific area proposed and developed by INP scientistsdeveloped by INP scientists

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Boundary-value problemsfor complex-shaped regions: Complex geometry, ordinary electronics

Quasi-particle concept:Electrons, phonons, magnons… Complex electronics, ordinary geometry

Diffraction Theory Solid State Physics

NANOELECTRODYNAMICS

Scientific leaders — Prof. S.A. Maksimenko & Prof. G.Ya. Slepyan

In 2011 the group was awarded by the University medal

Particles and high energy Particles and high energy physicsphysics

In cooperation of INP with Ferrara University and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (Italy) effect of multiple volume reflection of high-energy particles by different bent planes of single crystal theoretically predicted by INP scientists was experimentally observed at CERN.

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Scientific leader in INP — Prof. V.V. Tikhomirov

Development of detectors of ionizing radiation Development of detectors of ionizing radiation for science, medicine, and industryfor science, medicine, and industry

The PWO crystal is a high density, fast and radiation hard scintillation material.CMS ECAL made of PWO in 2011 showed promising results towards to discovery of the Higgs boson

Lead tungstate scintillation crystals (PWO) was chosen as basic material for development of electromagnetic calorimeters (ECAL) of collaborations CMS and ALICE (CERN), PANDA (GSI, Darmstadt)

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Scientific leader — Prof. M.V. Korzhik

Radio-physicsRadio-physicsHigh-Q microwave resonators

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Equipment for effective sterilization

Design, measurement and application of microwave, millimeter wave and sub-millimeter wave elements: resonators and waveguides are under rapid development. Methods and equipment for application of microwave energy are effectively used in the modern biotechnology: control of seed and soil infection diseases, increase of seed germinating power, effective sterilization of soil and mineral substrate used in greenhouses.

Scientific leaders — PhD V.A. Karpovich and PhD V.A. Rodionova

Technologies of microwave sterilization

of soil and seed grain microwave treatment

Bel-Am study of thyroid cancer and Bel-Am study of thyroid cancer and other thyroid diseases in Belarus other thyroid diseases in Belarus caused by the Chernobyl disastercaused by the Chernobyl disaster

Reconstruction of I-131 contamination in Gomel and Mogilev regions in Belarus (as for May 10, 1986)

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Scientific leader in INP — PhD S.A. Kuten

Medical Diagnostics DevicesMedical Diagnostics DevicesBSU INP

Echoscope is intended for on-line ultrasound diagnostics of human maxillary and frontal sinuses. It minimizes necessity of X-ray imaging.

Computer systems for cytogenetic monitoring of Belarus population in the post-Chernobyl period for detection of cytogenetic and oncology risks.

Scientific leader — PhD V.I. Ivanov

These devices are implemented in Belarus medical centers.

Research area – Research area –

Research of extreme matter Research of extreme matter state under ultra-high state under ultra-high temperature and pressure using temperature and pressure using magnetic cumulation of energymagnetic cumulation of energy

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Flux compression generatorFlux compression generatorThe flux generator is a device which can produce peak electrical energies of

MegaJoules in tens to hundreds of microseconds of time. This is

accomplished in a compact and lightweight package. With delivered power

levels of TeraWatts to tens of TeraWatts, a large flux compression generator

produces electrical currents which are three orders of magnitude greater than

those produced by a typical lightning strike (A.D. Sakharov (USSR, 1951) и

Clarence Max Fowler (USA,1953)).

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Flux compression generatorFlux compression generatorBSU INP

Scientific leader — Prof. V.G. Baryshevsky

ApplicationsApplicationsBSU INP

Study of thermonuclear fusion with the aid of magnetic compression of deuterium-tritium plasmameasurement of dynamic behavior (durability, viscosity) of various materials study of processes at extremely high pressures and their industrial applications development of sources of penetrating radiation for various purposes development of powerful (MJoule) sources of soft X-rays development of lightning simulators applicable for field testing of electric power transmission lines