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ARMENIAN PHYSICISTS MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO HIGGS BOSON DISCOVERY!
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Thursday, July 26, 17:16
Galleries Boson of Higgs
Groups of Armenian physicists from the Yerevan Physics Institute
(YerPhI) (currently the A.I.Alikhanyan National Science Laboratory
(Yerevan Physics Institute) Foundation) have also participated in the
work over possible Higgs boson discovery, Director of the Foundation,
Professor Ashot Chilingaryan, corresponding fellow of the Armenian
National Academy of Sciences, head of the group of the Armenian
scientists in the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment Albert
Sirunyan, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, participant
in the ATLAS experiment (A Toroidal LHC ApparatuS) Hrachya Hakobyan
say in their interview with ArmInfo.
Chilingaryan says that the Higgs boson discovery, which was announced
on 4 July 2012, was the key goal of the experiments at the Large
Hadron Collider (LHC) of the Conseil Europeen pour la Recherche
Nucleaire (CERN) in Switzerland. He points out that the groups
of YerPhI scientists have been participating in the creation of
the LHC detectors since the early 1990s. It was the CMS and ATLAS
experiments, in which the Armenian physicists participated, that gave
the experimental confirmation of the new particle believed to be the
long-sought Higgs boson. Chilingaryan says that alongside with the
experienced physicists, who have been taking part in the experiments
for 20 years, young scientists are also co-authors of the Higgs boson
discovery and many other interesting results. "Though the lists of the
co- authors contain dozens of thousands of surnames, each Armenian
scientist and young specialist, who took part in the experiments,
made his own contribution to the generation of the results. This is
proved by the young scientists' theses on the basis of LHC materials,
which are annually defended at YerPhI", he says.
He says that two years ago the Government of Armenia started allocating
funds for the groups of Armenian scientists to participate in the
experiments and not to depend on the grants provided by foreign or
international organizations. "The general success of the work over
the search of the Higgs boson has proved that the funds allocated by
the Government of Armenia were not wasted", Chilingaryan says.
Albert Sirunyan says that according to the agreement signed with
the Government of Armenia, since 1994 the Armenian physicists and
engineers have had the opportunity to participate in the scientific
experiments conducted on the CERN accelerators. Since 1995 the
Armenian scientists started taking part in the creation of equipment
for the LHC. He points out that the time when the Armenian physicists
started creating equipment for the detectors coincided with the hard
times for Armenia, when the electric power was released for several
hours a day, and trifling sums were spent on the science. However,
the Armenian physicists managed to find different ways of financing,
particularly, grants, and to take part in creation of these powerful
detectors, with each of them costing up to 500 mln CHF.
Hrachya Hakobyan says that since 1993 Armenia has been participating
in the LHC project as an author of technical equipment, components,
and detectors. "Actually, not a single country of the region takes such
part in the LHC, and among the CIS countries only Russia, Ukraine and
Belarus take part in the project. As a result, the Armenian physicists
participated in all the phases of creation and establishment of the
LHC, including tool engineering, experimental works, study of the
parameters of detectors and equipment before their final assembling,
checkout and launch", he says. The scientist adds that the Armenian
physicists control all this equipment, keeping the relevant watch. In
addition, they remotely (from Yerevan) watch the quality of dimensions
for data processing, using grid computing.
As regards the benefit Armenia gained from its participation in the
LHC creation operations and the Higgs boson discovery experiments,
Albert Sirunyan singles out two aspects. First and foremost, this is
an exclusive opportunity for training of young specialists at CERN, and
the state support program contributed to this. He stresses that Armenia
has strong traditions in high-energy physics: there was an electron
accelerator at YerPhI, the Armenian physicists have always been in the
foreground in the sphere of studying the electromagnetic interaction
of high energies. Today these traditions continue despite the fact
that there is no opportunity now to use the outdated accelerator of
YerPhI. On the other hand, the technological capacities of foreign
high-energy physics centers are widely applied, including those of
not only CERN, but also the Jefferson Lab in the USA, the Deutsches
Elektronen-Synchrotron in Germany. Sirunyan says that thanks to the
participation in these centers' projects, YerPhI's image remains
high and the possibilities for development of high-energy physics in
Armenia are maintained.
He also stresses that the participation in the LHC construction allowed
bringing new technologies to Armenia. For instance, a new technology of
production of special ceramic bases for the LHC detectors was applied
at Mars Plant. A tender was announced for production of these bases
with participation of companies from several countries, and Mars won
the tender. As a result, 5 thsd ceramic bases were produced at this
plant and delivered to CERN for making detectors at the LHC.
The head of the Armenian team of scientists in the CMS experiment says
that in 2013 YerPhI is going to organize a scientific conference in
Armenia (supposedly in Nor Amberd international conference center,
on the slopes of Mount Aragats). The conference will cover the new
results of the CERN experiments on the Higgs boson discovery.
From: A. Papazian
arminfo
Thursday, July 26, 17:16
Galleries Boson of Higgs
Groups of Armenian physicists from the Yerevan Physics Institute
(YerPhI) (currently the A.I.Alikhanyan National Science Laboratory
(Yerevan Physics Institute) Foundation) have also participated in the
work over possible Higgs boson discovery, Director of the Foundation,
Professor Ashot Chilingaryan, corresponding fellow of the Armenian
National Academy of Sciences, head of the group of the Armenian
scientists in the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment Albert
Sirunyan, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, participant
in the ATLAS experiment (A Toroidal LHC ApparatuS) Hrachya Hakobyan
say in their interview with ArmInfo.
Chilingaryan says that the Higgs boson discovery, which was announced
on 4 July 2012, was the key goal of the experiments at the Large
Hadron Collider (LHC) of the Conseil Europeen pour la Recherche
Nucleaire (CERN) in Switzerland. He points out that the groups
of YerPhI scientists have been participating in the creation of
the LHC detectors since the early 1990s. It was the CMS and ATLAS
experiments, in which the Armenian physicists participated, that gave
the experimental confirmation of the new particle believed to be the
long-sought Higgs boson. Chilingaryan says that alongside with the
experienced physicists, who have been taking part in the experiments
for 20 years, young scientists are also co-authors of the Higgs boson
discovery and many other interesting results. "Though the lists of the
co- authors contain dozens of thousands of surnames, each Armenian
scientist and young specialist, who took part in the experiments,
made his own contribution to the generation of the results. This is
proved by the young scientists' theses on the basis of LHC materials,
which are annually defended at YerPhI", he says.
He says that two years ago the Government of Armenia started allocating
funds for the groups of Armenian scientists to participate in the
experiments and not to depend on the grants provided by foreign or
international organizations. "The general success of the work over
the search of the Higgs boson has proved that the funds allocated by
the Government of Armenia were not wasted", Chilingaryan says.
Albert Sirunyan says that according to the agreement signed with
the Government of Armenia, since 1994 the Armenian physicists and
engineers have had the opportunity to participate in the scientific
experiments conducted on the CERN accelerators. Since 1995 the
Armenian scientists started taking part in the creation of equipment
for the LHC. He points out that the time when the Armenian physicists
started creating equipment for the detectors coincided with the hard
times for Armenia, when the electric power was released for several
hours a day, and trifling sums were spent on the science. However,
the Armenian physicists managed to find different ways of financing,
particularly, grants, and to take part in creation of these powerful
detectors, with each of them costing up to 500 mln CHF.
Hrachya Hakobyan says that since 1993 Armenia has been participating
in the LHC project as an author of technical equipment, components,
and detectors. "Actually, not a single country of the region takes such
part in the LHC, and among the CIS countries only Russia, Ukraine and
Belarus take part in the project. As a result, the Armenian physicists
participated in all the phases of creation and establishment of the
LHC, including tool engineering, experimental works, study of the
parameters of detectors and equipment before their final assembling,
checkout and launch", he says. The scientist adds that the Armenian
physicists control all this equipment, keeping the relevant watch. In
addition, they remotely (from Yerevan) watch the quality of dimensions
for data processing, using grid computing.
As regards the benefit Armenia gained from its participation in the
LHC creation operations and the Higgs boson discovery experiments,
Albert Sirunyan singles out two aspects. First and foremost, this is
an exclusive opportunity for training of young specialists at CERN, and
the state support program contributed to this. He stresses that Armenia
has strong traditions in high-energy physics: there was an electron
accelerator at YerPhI, the Armenian physicists have always been in the
foreground in the sphere of studying the electromagnetic interaction
of high energies. Today these traditions continue despite the fact
that there is no opportunity now to use the outdated accelerator of
YerPhI. On the other hand, the technological capacities of foreign
high-energy physics centers are widely applied, including those of
not only CERN, but also the Jefferson Lab in the USA, the Deutsches
Elektronen-Synchrotron in Germany. Sirunyan says that thanks to the
participation in these centers' projects, YerPhI's image remains
high and the possibilities for development of high-energy physics in
Armenia are maintained.
He also stresses that the participation in the LHC construction allowed
bringing new technologies to Armenia. For instance, a new technology of
production of special ceramic bases for the LHC detectors was applied
at Mars Plant. A tender was announced for production of these bases
with participation of companies from several countries, and Mars won
the tender. As a result, 5 thsd ceramic bases were produced at this
plant and delivered to CERN for making detectors at the LHC.
The head of the Armenian team of scientists in the CMS experiment says
that in 2013 YerPhI is going to organize a scientific conference in
Armenia (supposedly in Nor Amberd international conference center,
on the slopes of Mount Aragats). The conference will cover the new
results of the CERN experiments on the Higgs boson discovery.
From: A. Papazian