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The official delegation of Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), headed by Prof. Helmut Dosch, Chairman of the Board of Directors of DESY in Hamburg, visited Armenia (10-13 October) at the invitation of RA President Armen Sarkissian. The […]

Initiated at the end of 2018, today the “German-Armenian Joint Practical Course on Accelerator Physics” is already a reality. The joint student course, being elaborated by Hamburg University and CANDLE Synchrotron Research Institute and supported […]

Food irradiation is accepted by international food standards-setting organizations as an efficient method for the control of certain foodborne microorganisms in commercial food products. The benefits of food irradiation include efficient control of foodborne pathogens, […]

For his significant contribution to the accelerator physics, international cooperation, student training and exchange, and in connection with the 60th birthday, Director of CANDLE Synchrotron Research Institute prof. Vasili Tsakanov was awarded the “Gold Medal” […]

In the framework of the joint CANDLE-AVESTA project on “Development of Laser Technologies for Investigations of Ultrafast Processes at AREAL Facility”, “AVESTA” Ltd, a leading Russian company in the fields of ultrafast laser systems, diagnostics […]

A new 3-year research project on “Molecular and Cellular Effects of Ultrashort Pulsed Radiation”, submitted by an international team of scientists (headed by Prof A. N. Osipov, N.N. Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics, Moscow, Russian […]

Following the MOU signed on the 18th of July 2018 between the Rohde & Schwarz International GmbH (Germany) and CANDLE SRI, in presence of the President of the Republic of Armenia Armen Sarkissian, a new Training and […]

On June 25, a PhD thesis has successfully been defended at the specialized Council 021 of “Charged particle beam physics and accelerator technology” (CANDLE SRI). Presenter: Vahan Petrosyan (physical and mathematical sciences) Topic: “The Study of […]

Being officially accepted as a national node for the UNESCO global initiative “International Day of Light 2019″ from Armenia, on the 7th of June, CANDLE Institute organized an Open Day “Illumination of the Unknown” devoted to the […]

On May 30, a PhD thesis has successfully been defended at the specialized Council 021 of “Charged particle beam physics and accelerator technology” (CANDLE SRI). Presenter: Minas Sukiasyan (physical and mathematical sciences) Topic: “Solitonic and Resembling Processes for […]

On the 22nd of May the students of RAU had a scientific visit to CANDLE Institute with the aim of gaining deeper knowledge and understanding of accelerator physics and technology. The students were introduced the […]

Within the “HORIZON 2020 Policy Support Facility” program and upon the request of the Ministry of Education and Science of Armenia, an expert team has been appointed by the EU commission to elaborate recommendations for […]

A team of CANDLE researchers, headed by Dr. Arsham Yeremyan, has successfully implemented a setup for the production of picosecond time-separated electron bunches on AREAL linac. The new setup is based on a variable delay-line […]

An article “Joint Learning at CANDLE” by Klaus Floettmann (DESY) and Vasili Tsakanov (CANDLE) has been published in the journal “Armenisch-Deutsche Korrespondenz” (ADK, 182). The article outlines the initiative of Prof. Jörg Roßbach (Hamburg University) […]

CANDLE Institute is happy to highlight that more and more students are expressing their interest in science, particularly in physics. On 12.04.2019 a scientific excursion was organized for the students of Yerevan High School №2. […]

One of the investigations of the Laboratory of Experimental Biology (CANDLE Institute) is directed to the understanding of the pathological mechanisms that drive chronic alterations in the ischemic brain. For that purpose, the two-photon microscopy station […]

A new approach for the generation of an ultra-short bunch train has experimentally been demonstrated at the Photo Injector Test facility in Zeuthen-PITZ (DESY, Germany). The results are presented in the paper by F. Lemery, […]

CANDLE team is pleased to announce that an Open Day “Illumination of the Unknown”, devoted to the memory of the founder and first president of CANDLE, a great philanthropist Mr. Jirair Hovnanian  (June 9, 1927 […]

On 25-26 January, the delegation of National Research Council of Italy, headed by its President, Prof. Massimo Inguscio had an official visit to Armenia to discuss future cooperation possibilities in scientific projects. On the 25th […]

On January 24, a PhD thesis has successfully been defended at the specialized Council 021 of “Charged particle beam physics and accelerator technology” (CANDLE SRI). Presenter: Eleonora Lazareva (Technical sciences) Topic: “Properties and Specific Parameters of New […]

On 4 December 2018, in honor of the 75th anniversary of Yerevan Physics Institute, Prof. Eduard Laziev, a chief scientist at CANDLE, was awarded a commemorative medal for his enormous and invaluable contribution to the […]

A preparatory workshop on “German-Armenian Joint Practical Course on Accelerator Physics” took place on 3-5 December 2018, at CANDLE Synchrotron Research Institute. The workshop was organized by the Hamburg University and CANDLE Institute. The new […]

Visits to CANDLE Institute start to capture international communities. On 13.11.2018, over 30 high school students of UWC Dilijan College visited CANDLE Institute. UWC (United World Colleges) is a global educational movement with the mission […]

The 8th grade pupils of “Armenian Knight” («Հայ Ասպետ») educational foundation visited CANDLE SRI. The pupils had a 2-hour introductory tour during which they were introduced the laboratories and facilities of the Institute and the […]