From October 28 to 30, the A. I. Alikhanyan National Science Laboratory (AANL) hosted the international RF Timer Workshop 2026, dedicated to ultra-precise radio-frequency timing technologies and their applications.
The workshop was organized by AANL with the support of the International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) under Project AM-2803. It brought together scientists and specialists from Armenia and abroad, who presented the latest developments in the field and discussed opportunities to improve timing precision and advance new technologies in particle and photon detection, nuclear and fundamental physics, microelectronics, optoelectronics, and medical imaging.
One of the workshop's key topics was the RFPMT (Radio-Frequency Photomultiplier Tube) technology being developed at AANL, which enables the measurement of individual photon arrival times with a precision of a few picoseconds. Discussions focused on the technology's ongoing development and its applications in scientific research, particle and radiation detectors, as well as emerging methods of medical diagnostics.
One of the workshop's special sessions was dedicated to collaboration between Armenian and Japanese scientists in developing new methods for the early detection of breast cancer. Specialists from AANL's RFPMT research group, the University of Tsukuba, and Hamamatsu University School of Medicine in Japan discussed the application of picosecond-level timing measurements in time-domain diffuse optical tomography (TD-DOT) and its potential for medical imaging.
Throughout the three-day workshop, presentations also covered nuclear and fundamental physics, hypernuclear research, high-speed detectors, and new measurement systems. As part of the program, participants were introduced to the RF Timer system operating at AANL and attended a laboratory demonstration.
The workshop provided an opportunity to showcase technologies being developed at AANL, explore new areas of application, and strengthen international scientific collaboration.
November
AANL to Participate in the “Science × Business” Conference
Septmber
AANL Participated in the “European Researchers’ Night in Armenia” Science Festival
Septmber
AANL Participated in the “BanUGorts․ YSU Expo-2026” Exhibition
July
An Amateur Chess Tournament Was Held at AANL
July
Presentation of the Armenian Translations of Works by Werner Heisenberg and Niels Bohr Held at AANL
June
International Children’s Day
May
AANL’s Participation in the International Exhibition “Global Education EXPO 2026”
February
AANL Participation in the “Successful R&I in Europe 2026” European Networking Event
December - April
Seminar at AANL Dedicated to Ruben Mkrtchyan’s 70th Anniversary
December - June
Year-End Summary Event at AANL
“Days of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research” Are Being Held in Armenia
International Workshop on Higher-Spin Theories Kicks Off
Public Television’s “Lurer” program covered the international “Yerevan Higher Spin Workshop 2026.”
AANL Young Researchers Participate in the International Conference “Beams and Radiation, Interaction and Applications”
The “Nor-Amberd” International School of Theoretical Physics in Tsaghkadzor
International Conference on “Statistical Physics of Complexity Growth During Evolution”
Closing of the “Progress through Effective Science 2026 (AAG-2026)” Conference
Scientific Conference on “Neutron Physics: Radiation Materials Science” Held at AANL
Conference on “Neutron Physics: Radiation Materials Science” Kicks Off
A Symposium on Symmetries, SymBAD'25, Has Started at AANL
Annual Final Meeting 2025
Conferences
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