Ashot Chilingarian

Ashot Chilingarian
Native name Աշոտ Չիլինգարյան
Born (1949-05-18)18 May 1949
Yerevan, Armenia
Residence Yerevan
Citizenship Armenia
Nationality Armenian
Fields High-energy astrophysics, space weather
Institutions Alikhanyan Physics Institute
Alma mater Yerevan State University

Ashot Chilingarian (Armenian: Աշոտ Չիլինգարյան; born 18 May 1949) is an Armenian physicist known for his contributions to the fields of high-energy astrophysics, space weather, and high-energy atmospheric physics. He is the head of the Cosmic Ray Division (CRD) and the director of the Alikhanyan Physics Institute in Armenia.[1][2][3]

Life and career

Chilingarian was born on 18 May 1949, in Yerevan, Armenia into an academic family. His father, Aghasi Chilingarian, was a biologist and the head of the Institute of Zoology of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, mother Nora Nazarbekova graduated from Saint Petersburg Chemistry-Technological Institute. His elder sister, Marina Chilingarian graduated from the Armenian State Pedagogical University.

He entered the Faculty of Physics of Yerevan State University in 1966, and in 1971 received his Bachelor degree in nuclear physics. He earned his PhD degree in 1984 and Doctorate of Science in Physics and Mathematics in 1991 from the Yerevan Physics Institute (YerPhi).

Awards


During his professional life, Chilingarian has received many awards including:

In 2012, Yerevan, Presidential Award in the field of physics for a series of research papers referred to as "High-energy phenomena in thunderous atmosphere"

Affiliations

Chilingarian is a member of many professional societies such as:

Publications (2007–2013)

  1. A. Chilingarian, B. Mailyan and L. Vanyan, Recovering of the energy spectra of electrons and gamma rays coming from the thunderclouds, Atmospheric Research 114–115, 1–16, (2012).
  2. A. Chilingarian, N. Bostanjyan, and L. Vanyan, Neutron bursts associated with thunderstorms, Physical Review D 85, 085017 (2012).
  3. Chilingarian, A. and Mkrtchyan, H., Role of the Lower Positive Charge Region (LPCR) in initiation of the Thunderstorm Ground Enhancements (TGEs), Physical Review D 86, 072003 (2012).
  4. A. Chilingarian, N. Bostanjyan, T. Karapetyan, Remarks on recent results on neutron production during thunderstorms, Physical Review D 86, 093017 (2012).
  5. Chilingarian, A., G. Hovsepyan and A. Hovhannisyan, Particle bursts from thunderclouds: Natural particle accelerators above our heads, Phys. rev. D, 2011, 83, 062001.
  6. A. Chilingarian, A. Daryan, K. Arakelyan, et al., Ground-based observations of thunderstorm-correlated fluxes of high-energy electrons, gamma rays, and neutrons, Phys. Rev. D., 82, 043009, 2010
  7. A. Chilingarian and N. Bostanjyan, On the relation of the Forbush decreases detected by ASEC monitors during the 23rd solar activity cycle with ICME parameters, Advances in Space Research, Volume 45, Issue 5, 1 March 2010, Pages 614-621
  8. Chilingarian, A., and N. Bostanjyan, Cosmic Ray Intensity Increases Detected by Aragats Space Environmental Center Monitors during the 23rd Solar activity Cycle in Correlation with Geomagnetic Storms, J. Geophys. Res., 114, A09107, doi: 10.1029/2009JA014346, 2009.
  9. Chilingarian A., Statistical Study of the Detection of Solar Protons of Highest Energies at 20 January 2005. J. Adv. Space Res., 43, 702-707, 2009.
  10. M. Zazyan, A. Chilingarian, Calculations of the Sensitivity of the Particle Detectors of ASEC and SEVAN Networks to Galactic and Solar Cosmic Rays, Astropart. Phys. 32, 185-192, 2009, doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2009.08.001
  11. Chilingarian A., Hovsepyan G., Arakelyan K., et al., Space Environmental Viewing and Analysis Network (SEVAN). Earth, Moon, and Planets, v.104, p. 195, 2009.
  12. Chilingarian A. and Reymers A. Investigations of the Response of Hybrid Particle Detectors for the Space Environmental Viewing and Analysis Network (SEVAN). Ann. Geophys., 26, 249-257, 2008.
  13. Chilingarian, L. Melkumyan, G. Hovsepyan, A. Reymers, The Response Function of the Aragats Solar Neutron Telescope, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A 574 (2007) 255-263
  14. A. Chilingarian, G. Hovsepyan, et al., Study of Extensive Air Showers and Primary Energy Spectra by MAKET-ANI Detector on Mountain Aragats, Astroparticle Physics 28 (2007) 58-71
  15. N. Bostanjyan, N.K. et al., On the Production of Highest Energy Solar Prrotons at 20 January 2005, J. Adv. Space Res. 39 (2007) 1456–1459
  16. A. Chilingarian, A.E. Reymers, Particle Detectors in Solar Physics and Space Weather Research, Astroparticle Physics (2007), Astropart. Phys., 27, 465-472

References

  1. ↑ "YerPhI And Programs Director — Cosmic Ray Division". Aragats.am. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
  2. ↑ "IHY — People". Ihy.boulder.swri.edu. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
  3. ↑ Yerevan Physics Institute. Administration. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  4. ↑ AZG Daily (2003-11-22). "ARMENIA'S COSMIC RAY DIVISION GETS WORLD SUMMIT AWARD". Azg.am. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
  5. ↑ "2012 Presidential Award Ceremony completed — Analysis — Panorama | Armenian news". Panorama.am. 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
  6. ↑ "Armenia scientist recognized by American Physics Society". The Armenian Reporter. 2011-12-06. Retrieved 2013-10-29. Prof. Ashot Chilingarian, the director of Yerevan Physics Institute and the head of its Cosmic Ray Division has been elected American Physical Society (APS) Fellow, a prestigious honor given to only a few of the world's greatest scientists.

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