About what the newspaper wrote on this day

40 years ago

No. 43 (2782), 30 October, 1985

Deputy Director of the Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions Professor Yu.Ts.Oganessian constantly faces a multitude of challenges related to scientific, administrative and public work. With his participation and under him, advanced research has been carried out in the fields of heavy-ion nuclear reactions, the synthesis of new heavy and superheavy elements, the interaction mechanisms of complex nuclei and the physics of nuclear fission. Under him, the world's first isochronous heavy-ion cyclotron U-400 was developed and constructed within three years.

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The DLNP staff's primary efforts were focused on the launch of the "F" facility, preparing experiments for its research, as well as manufacturing and effectively utilizing the current physics facilities.

A significant amount of work was completed on both the "F" facility and the preparation of experiments at the Phasotron. The proton beam was extracted from the accelerator chamber with an efficiency of 50-70%. The maximum proton beam intensity was 7 µA. The automatic control system for the accelerator components was established and the bracing system was installed and adjusted. For the first time at JINR, a computer-based automatic dosimetry monitoring system was commissioned. Development of the pi-meson and neutron channels for the medical beam was completed.

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LHEP Chief Engineer L.G.Makarov enjoys great authority and respect within our Institute. He boasts a wealth of life experience, military exploits and outstanding work achievements. He served in the active army from the first to the last day of the Great Patriotic War, which he was awarded military orders and medals for.

With his enormous efforts, determination and organizational skills, L.G.Makarov contributed decisively to the development of LHEP's engineering and technical services, development of major engineering structures and experimental physics facilities, as well as the construction and development of new major research and production facilities.

Head of Sector of LHEP I.A.Shelaev, LHEP Chief Engineer L.G.Makarov and Design Bureau Head E.A.Matyushevsky
are discussing the development of the SPIN superconducting synchrotron.

46 years ago

No. 42 (3081), 30 October, 1991

Preparations are underway for a joint experiment with physicists from the Heavy Ion Research Society in Darmstadt, Germany, to search for two-photon Cherenkov radiation in beams of relativistic nuclei with energies of about 1 GeV per nucleon. Most of the equipment designed for this experiment in Dubna has already been sent to their German colleagues.

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LSHE Director I.A.Savin addressed the laboratory staff at the initiative of the national group of Soviet researchers.

Speaking about the Laboratory's development prospects, Director highlighted three key challenges in organizing research at the world's largest accelerators that are addressed by the three departments established for this aim: the preparation and implementation of experimental programmes, the development of a methodological base and the resolution of specific problems in accelerator physics and technology. One of the key conditions for success in these areas is effective participation in the international division of labor; each topic in the plan should be supported by broad international scientific and technical cooperation.

The main difficulties this year are related to insufficient funding for the laboratory's research programme. Under these circumstances, priority experiments which the Institute and the Laboratory have international obligations for were identified and the Institute's Directorate allocated extra funding for the Neptune Project (UNK) and the muon collaboration at CERN.

52 years ago

No. 80 (1897), 30 October, 1973

A renowned Finnish scientist and Head of the Nuclear Physics Department at the University of Helsinki Professor Kalervo Laurikainen has arrived in Dubna. He will work at the Laboratory of Theoretical Physics. During his stay, further relations between JINR and Finnish scientific organizations will be discussed. Finnish researcher S.Ljung currently works at JINR. She participates, along with LHEP physicists, in experiments at the IHEP hydrogen bubble chamber "Lyudmila".

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A senior researcher at the Laboratory of Theoretical Physics Fangil Gareev and a senior researcher at the Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions Sarkis Karamyan have departed for Denmark on an extended research trip. Gareev will work at the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen. Together with Danish physicist Dr. E.Bang, he will carry out theoretical research in the field of nuclear structure and nuclear reactions. This joint research has been implemented for several years and the scientists have published several papers. Dr. E.Bang has already visited Dubna twice this year. S.Karamyan will participate in experimental nuclear research at the University of Aarhus in the group of Professor K.O.Nilsson. The Dubna physicists will present at scientific seminars and share with their Danish colleagues the recent investigations at JINR in the field of nuclear theory and the synthesis of superheavy elements.

Columnist Irina Leonovich,
photo by Yury Tumanov