Abram Alikhanov
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Abram Isaakovich Alikhanov (ahl-eek-ahn-off;[3] Russian: Абрам Исаакович Алиханов, born Alikhanian; 4 March [O.S. 20 February] 1904 – 8 December 1970) was a Soviet experimental physicist[4] of Armenian origin who specialized in particle and nuclear physics. He was one of the Soviet Union's leading physicists.
Abram Isaakovich Alikhanov | |
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Born | Abraham Alikhanian 4 March [O.S. 20 February] 1904 |
Died | 8 December 1970(1970-12-08) (aged 66) |
Nationality | Armenian[1][2] |
Citizenship | Soviet Union |
Alma mater | Leningrad Polytechnic Institute |
Awards | Hero of Socialist Labour Stalin Prize |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | Physical-Technical Institute (1927–41) Laboratory no. 2 (1943–45) Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics (1945–68) |
Before joining the Soviet program of nuclear weapons, Alikhanov studied X-rays and cosmic rays, which he authored his investigations on Russian text. Between 1945 and 1968, he directed the Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics (ITEP) in Moscow, which was named after him in 2004. He led the development of both the first research and the first industrial heavy water reactors in the Soviet Union. They were commissioned in 1949 and 1951, respectively. He was also a pioneer in Soviet accelerator technology. In 1934 he and Igor Kurchatov created a "baby cyclotron", the first "cyclotron" operating outside of Berkeley, California. He was the driving force behind the construction of the 70 GeV synchrotron in Serpukhov (1967), the largest in the world at the time.
His brother, Artem Alikhanian, was based in Armenia and led the Yerevan Physics Institute for many years.