Center for the Advancement of Natural Discoveries using Light Emission

The performance of AREAL high energy ultrafast laser system has significantly been improved after the upgrade of phase stabilization and synchronization units of the “t-pulse” laser oscillator at Amplitude Systèmes (France). The main improvements, achieved after the upgrade, installation and […]

The electrical and physical properties of silicon crystals under the irradiation of ultrashort (sub-picosecond) electron pulses of AREAL 5 MeV electron accelerator have been studied by the experimental team headed by Prof. Hrant Yeritsyan from […]

An article “DESY-CANDLE: A German-Armenian Cooperation in Science” by Klaus Floettmann (DESY) and Vasili Tsakanov (CANDLE) has been published in the quarterly journal Armenisch-Deutsche Korrespondenz (ADK, 171, p. 44-45, 2016). The ADK is being published […]

Following the agreement between Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY (Germany) and CANDLE Synchrotron Research Institute on “THz Undulator Exchange” signed on Armenian-German Science Day “From Theory to Practice” (October, 2015), the undulator magnetic field mapping and performance […]

A few months ago Mr. Martin Unzog (MA student in physics, Graz University (Austria)) expressed a wish to complete a summer internship at CANDLE SRI. Currently, he is actively involved in the ongoing works and is conducting […]

Following the recent developments in low emittance lattice design, a new Sub-nm emittance lattice, based on implementation of multi-band achromat concept and application of longitudinal gradient bending magnets, was developed for the 3 GeV storage […]

On June 1-2, the international conference “Modern Trends in Radiobiology and Physiology” was held in JINR, Dubna (Russia). The conference was devoted to the 60th anniversary of JINR. The experimental results of DNA damage and […]

The first and third year bachelor and first year master students of YSU Physics Faculty visited CANDLE SRI. They were introduced the CANDLE project of third generation synchrotron light source for fundamental, industrial and applied research […]

The article presenting AREAL project development in the fields of new acceleration methods and radiation sources is published online in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A (2016): V. M. Tsakanov et al, […]

On the 15th of March the delegation of Russian-Armenian University (RAU) represented by rector prof. Armen R. Darbinyan (former prime-minister of the Republic of Armenia), professor, academician of NAS RA Eduard M. Ghazaryan and RAU […]

The first experimental results in the fields of life and materials sciences obtained by using AREAL 2-5 MeV energy ultrashort electron beam are summarized in the paper of V. M. Tsakanov et al, “AREAL Low Energy […]

On the 4th of March the participants of the 3rd International Advanced School “Frontiers in Optics & Photonics” together with Anna S. Kotanjyan (Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, Faculty of Physics of Yerevan State University) […]

Following the Call for proposals for experimental research on AREAL and DELTA facilities during the period of January-June 2016, CANDLE Synchrotron Research Institute has received more than 20 proposals from various scientific groups in the […]

The Delegation of International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) headed by the Executive director Mr. David Cleave, has visited CANDLE Synchrotron Research Institute. Guests got acquainted with the present status and ongoing activity on AREAL […]

Тhe meeting of CANDLE Synchrotron Research Institute Board of Trustees took place on the 18th of November 2015. The Board evaluated the Institute activity and the prospects of its development. Year 2015 is emphasized by […]

The three dimensional (3D) imaging technique of biological samples has been successfully proceeded at the DELTA two-photon microscopy station. The sample’s 3D imaging is performed by using the ImageJ program. This is a solid step […]

On 21-23 October 2015, meeting of the AREAL facility International Advisory Committee was held at the CANDLE Institute. The program of the meeting included presentations, reports and discussions. The status of the 5 MeV AREAL […]

On the 5th of October Armenian-German Science Day “From Theory to Practice” was organized by the State Committee of Science of Armenia, Yerevan State University and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. The participants […]

The participants of International symposium on Disordered and Ordered Materials analysis and characterization (DOM15) together with the Chair of European Synchrotron User Organization Prof. Ullrich Pietsch (Siegen University, Germany) have visited CANDLE Synchrotron Research Institute. […]

The new modern Computer Numerically Controlled Vertical Milling Machine (HAAS Automation Inc., USA) has recently been installed at the Mechanical workshop of the CANDLE SRI. Along with the new Thread-Turning machine, the new installations will highly […]

On 03 August 2015 the team led by Dr. Bagrat Grigoryan reached new high-charge operation mode for the AREAL RF photogun: bunch charge – 650 pC, electron beam energy – 4.8 MeV, pulse repetition rate […]

In the framework of the project “Development of natural anti-aging compounds”, the research group from the Institute of Molecular Biology (NAS RA) has conducted another experiment at the two-photon laser scanning microscopy station of DELTA […]

On May 26, Tigran Vardanyan has successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled “The Study of Wiggler and Undulator Radiation Effects in Electron Accelerators” at the 024 Professional Council of the Yerevan Physics Institute. Under the […]

Recently the experimental program of Scintillators study for the next-generation calorimeters conducted by the Institute for Physical Research of National Academy of Sciences of Armenia (Ashtarak) has successfully started on AREAL facility. The project leader […]

The new development for the Control system of AREAL laser driven RF gun electron linear accelerator will be based on the state-of-the-art Micro Tele-Communication Computing Architecture (µTCA) technology. Recently, the µTCA modules for the AREAL […]