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COSMIC RAY DIVISION JOINS NEW INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
http://www.reporter.am/go/article/2014-03-13-cosmic-ray-division-joins-new-international-projects-
Published: Thursday March 13, 2014
>From left: Drs. Gevorg Poghosyan, Suren Chilingaryan and Arsen Hayrapetyan.
YEREVAN - The Yerevan Physics Institute (YerPhI), together with its
Cosmic Ray Division (CRD), is establishing an international partnership
for analysis of scientific data stored at some of the world's largest
scientific installations.
The CRD's part of this project, entitled "Web-Based Data Analysis
Platform for Space Weather Observations", will develop a sophisticated
web based application for collaborative analysis and research
of complex data. The data will originate from multiple research
laboratories both at CRD's facilities in Armenia and from distant
sources. The system is currently operational at CRD's site and its
further development is supported within the framework of the Vaporciyan
Multivariate Analysis and Visualization (VMAV) project.
Data in a wide range of formats will be analyzed. When completed,
the system will allow space weather and geophysical data from around
the world to be analyzed by CRD's scientists as well as placing data
collected at CRD's facilities at the disposal of the international
scientific community.
YerPhI is in the process of upgrading its networking servers to
facilitate the analysis of the vast amounts of data collected worldwide
from some of the world's largest particle accelerators. On many of the
world's most complex and expensive scientific instruments, large teams
of international researchers perform the analysis on huge quantities of
collected data. In many instances the amount of data collected is so
large that it is estimated that only 30-40% of the data actually gets
analyzed. International scientific collaborators often access remote
data via the Internet from thousands of miles away. Astrophysical
observations similarly gather huge amounts of data that need analysis.
To enlist expertise in networking and knowledge management, CRD's
director and the head of its Cosmic Ray Division - Prof. Ashot
Chilingarian, recently visited several European research centers to
discuss the establishment of this Armenian - European project. At DESY,
the German physics center, Dr. Zaven Akopov - head of DESY's Knowledge
Management project at the X-Ray Laser Project Center, will participate
in YerPhI's project. Also in Germany, Dr. Gevorg Poghosian, head of the
simulation laboratory for astro-particle physics at Karlsruhe Institute
of Technology's Steinbuch Center will join this effort. Working on the
Large Scale Data Management and Analysis Project, former YerPhI staffer
Arsen Hairepetyan, and data processing expert at the Institute of Data
Processing and Electronics, Dr. Suren Chilingaryan, all expressed their
eagerness to work collaboratively with their colleagues in Armenia
over high speed Internet links. This project will allow Armenia's
scientists to collaborate with their international colleagues on some
of the most challenging projects of the 21st century.
The VMAV project was established in memory of the late Mr. Kirakos
Vaporciyan by the Vaporciyan family of Michigan.
World Wide Lightning Location Network
The Cosmic Ray Division (CRD) of the Yerevan Physics Institute
operates a unique geophysical network of environmental monitors. The
network is unusual due to the numerous climatic zones in Armenia,
with high mountains together with high mountain lakes, and frequent
severe lightning storms. This network is instrumented with electric
field strength meters, lightning detectors, meteorological stations,
and advanced cosmic ray particle detectors designed in Armenia,. Young
Armenian students and recent graduates play a key part of Armenia's
research in this field.
In the fall of 2013 the CRD joined the World Wide Lightning Location
Network (WWLLN), managed by the Department of Earth and Space Sciences
at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. This network
detects very low frequency (VLF) radio waves emitted by lightning
strikes. Research in this field has a number of applications in the
scientific, commercial, and government sectors. It could provide a
better understanding of the electric currents circulating the globe
at very high altitudes, shed light on global warming and atmospheric
discharges, and provide warnings of severe storms and hail for
agriculture. This past summer, many Armenian farmers suffered severe
hail damage to their crops.
Upon joining the WWLLN the CRD installed monitoring stations in
Yerevan, on the slope of Mt. Aragats, and near Lake Sevan.
Localization of lightning strikes requires the precise timing of the
VLF radio signals by at least 5 monitoring stations. The geographical
location of these stations is extremely important. The stations
in Armenia fill a crucial void as there are no other stations for
thousands of kilometers to the east or west and the nearest station
to the southwest is in Tel-Aviv. Thus Armenia's stations are extremely
important. Integration of Armenia's stations into the WWLLN will help
Armenia calibrate its stations and will provide enhanced research
world-wide.
As with all other CRD projects, CRD's young scientists play an integral
role in this project. Recent post-doctoral students, Levon Vanyan
and Tigran Karapetyan, are already making their mark in the field,
having received a number of invitations to present their important
research at international scientific conferences.
Hripsime Lazarian, who received her Masters degree last year, has
entered the PhD program at the Yerevan Physics Institute specializing
in Cosmic Ray Physics, with Yerevan Physics Institute's director Prof.
Ashot Chilingarian as her advisor. She is one of the Kirakos Vaporciyan
scholars, supported by the Kirakos Vaporciyan scholarship endowment
established in memory of the late Kirakos Vaporciyan by the Vaporciyan
family of Michigan. Another young scholar, Hasmig Rostomyan, who
recently received her master's degree in physics, is preparing to
enter the Yerevan Physics Institute PhD program in Cosmic Ray Physics
this fall while continuing to work at the CRD. Two new Masters and
Bachelors students from Yerevan State University, Ashot Hovhannisyan
and Tatev Sargsyan, are also interning at the CRD.
More information on the Cosmic Ray Division and CRD related events
is available at www.crdfriends.org .
From: A. Papazian
http://www.reporter.am/go/article/2014-03-13-cosmic-ray-division-joins-new-international-projects-
Published: Thursday March 13, 2014
>From left: Drs. Gevorg Poghosyan, Suren Chilingaryan and Arsen Hayrapetyan.
YEREVAN - The Yerevan Physics Institute (YerPhI), together with its
Cosmic Ray Division (CRD), is establishing an international partnership
for analysis of scientific data stored at some of the world's largest
scientific installations.
The CRD's part of this project, entitled "Web-Based Data Analysis
Platform for Space Weather Observations", will develop a sophisticated
web based application for collaborative analysis and research
of complex data. The data will originate from multiple research
laboratories both at CRD's facilities in Armenia and from distant
sources. The system is currently operational at CRD's site and its
further development is supported within the framework of the Vaporciyan
Multivariate Analysis and Visualization (VMAV) project.
Data in a wide range of formats will be analyzed. When completed,
the system will allow space weather and geophysical data from around
the world to be analyzed by CRD's scientists as well as placing data
collected at CRD's facilities at the disposal of the international
scientific community.
YerPhI is in the process of upgrading its networking servers to
facilitate the analysis of the vast amounts of data collected worldwide
from some of the world's largest particle accelerators. On many of the
world's most complex and expensive scientific instruments, large teams
of international researchers perform the analysis on huge quantities of
collected data. In many instances the amount of data collected is so
large that it is estimated that only 30-40% of the data actually gets
analyzed. International scientific collaborators often access remote
data via the Internet from thousands of miles away. Astrophysical
observations similarly gather huge amounts of data that need analysis.
To enlist expertise in networking and knowledge management, CRD's
director and the head of its Cosmic Ray Division - Prof. Ashot
Chilingarian, recently visited several European research centers to
discuss the establishment of this Armenian - European project. At DESY,
the German physics center, Dr. Zaven Akopov - head of DESY's Knowledge
Management project at the X-Ray Laser Project Center, will participate
in YerPhI's project. Also in Germany, Dr. Gevorg Poghosian, head of the
simulation laboratory for astro-particle physics at Karlsruhe Institute
of Technology's Steinbuch Center will join this effort. Working on the
Large Scale Data Management and Analysis Project, former YerPhI staffer
Arsen Hairepetyan, and data processing expert at the Institute of Data
Processing and Electronics, Dr. Suren Chilingaryan, all expressed their
eagerness to work collaboratively with their colleagues in Armenia
over high speed Internet links. This project will allow Armenia's
scientists to collaborate with their international colleagues on some
of the most challenging projects of the 21st century.
The VMAV project was established in memory of the late Mr. Kirakos
Vaporciyan by the Vaporciyan family of Michigan.
World Wide Lightning Location Network
The Cosmic Ray Division (CRD) of the Yerevan Physics Institute
operates a unique geophysical network of environmental monitors. The
network is unusual due to the numerous climatic zones in Armenia,
with high mountains together with high mountain lakes, and frequent
severe lightning storms. This network is instrumented with electric
field strength meters, lightning detectors, meteorological stations,
and advanced cosmic ray particle detectors designed in Armenia,. Young
Armenian students and recent graduates play a key part of Armenia's
research in this field.
In the fall of 2013 the CRD joined the World Wide Lightning Location
Network (WWLLN), managed by the Department of Earth and Space Sciences
at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. This network
detects very low frequency (VLF) radio waves emitted by lightning
strikes. Research in this field has a number of applications in the
scientific, commercial, and government sectors. It could provide a
better understanding of the electric currents circulating the globe
at very high altitudes, shed light on global warming and atmospheric
discharges, and provide warnings of severe storms and hail for
agriculture. This past summer, many Armenian farmers suffered severe
hail damage to their crops.
Upon joining the WWLLN the CRD installed monitoring stations in
Yerevan, on the slope of Mt. Aragats, and near Lake Sevan.
Localization of lightning strikes requires the precise timing of the
VLF radio signals by at least 5 monitoring stations. The geographical
location of these stations is extremely important. The stations
in Armenia fill a crucial void as there are no other stations for
thousands of kilometers to the east or west and the nearest station
to the southwest is in Tel-Aviv. Thus Armenia's stations are extremely
important. Integration of Armenia's stations into the WWLLN will help
Armenia calibrate its stations and will provide enhanced research
world-wide.
As with all other CRD projects, CRD's young scientists play an integral
role in this project. Recent post-doctoral students, Levon Vanyan
and Tigran Karapetyan, are already making their mark in the field,
having received a number of invitations to present their important
research at international scientific conferences.
Hripsime Lazarian, who received her Masters degree last year, has
entered the PhD program at the Yerevan Physics Institute specializing
in Cosmic Ray Physics, with Yerevan Physics Institute's director Prof.
Ashot Chilingarian as her advisor. She is one of the Kirakos Vaporciyan
scholars, supported by the Kirakos Vaporciyan scholarship endowment
established in memory of the late Kirakos Vaporciyan by the Vaporciyan
family of Michigan. Another young scholar, Hasmig Rostomyan, who
recently received her master's degree in physics, is preparing to
enter the Yerevan Physics Institute PhD program in Cosmic Ray Physics
this fall while continuing to work at the CRD. Two new Masters and
Bachelors students from Yerevan State University, Ashot Hovhannisyan
and Tatev Sargsyan, are also interning at the CRD.
More information on the Cosmic Ray Division and CRD related events
is available at www.crdfriends.org .
From: A. Papazian