RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR PHYSICS

Founded in 1936.

194 Stachky Ave., Rostov-on-Don, Russia 344090

E-mail: riph@riphys.rnd.su

The Institute for Physics was founded in 1936 as a scientific centre with diverse orientations in research. It is the leading research centre in Russia in the field of (1) physics of ferroelectics and development of ferroelectric materials; and (2) X-ray and X-ray emission spectroscopy of solid states.

Active investigations are being performed in such areas of modern physics as surface physics, physics of phase transitions, disordered solid state systems, nonlinear radiophysics etc.

The Institute has a well-equipped experimental and production unit, which can produce up to 5 tonnes of piezoceramic materials per year.

Tel. 28-06-76, 28-51-22. Fax: 28-50-44.

Vice- Directors for Research:

TSIKHOTSKY, Yevgeny Stanislavovich, Cand.S. in Phys. & Math.

Tel. 28-51-22

POLTAVTSEV, Alexandr Nikolayevich, Cand.S. in Phys. & Math.

Tel. 22-16-42

Staff: 360 members, including 17 with D.S. and 126 with Cand.S. degrees.

Departments and research laboratories:

— Department of X-ray and Electronic Spectroscopy ( headed by ShuPaev A.T.)

— Department of Optical Spectroscopy (headed by Rabkin L.M.)

— Department of Active Materials (headed by Reznichenko L.A.)

— Department of Physics of Crystals ( headed by Sakhnenko V.P.)

— Department of Physics of Semiconductors (headed by Raevsky I.P.)

— Department of Piezomaterials and Transducers (headed by Borodin V.Z.)

— Department of Quantum Radiophysics (headed by Sem M.F.)

— Department of Theoretical Physics (headed by Vedrinsky R.V.)

— Department of Space Research (headed by Pimenov S.F.)

— Department of Nuclear Physics (headed by Volkov V.F.)

— Department of Active Materials and Experimental Production (headed by Tsikhotsky Ye.S.)

— Laboratory of Analytical instrument-making (headed by SARYCHEV D.A.)

— Surface Physics Laboratory (headed by Kozakov A.T.)

— Cosmic Plasma Electrodynamics Laboratory (headed by Denisenko P.F.)

— Chronobiology Laboratory (headed by Zaguskin S.L.)

Institute’s main areas of research:

— structural and magnetic quantum transition, ferroelectric phase transitions; application of group theory methods in solid state physics; dynamics of unharmonic crystal lattice; critical phenomena in solid states;

— theoretical and experimental studies in the field of materials science: physics of ferroelectrics, piezoelectrics and piroelect-rics, physics of ferroelectric films;

— theoretical and experimental studies in the field of X-ray electron spectroscopy; EXAFS spectroscopy; X-ray emission spectroscopy, theoretical studies of X-ray and matter interactions.

— genesis, structure and evolution of galaxies; dynamics of galactic structure; physics of interstellar matter;

— studies in field theory;

— the theory of quantum liquids, liquids theory and superconductivity theory;

— interaction of charged particles with matter;

— development and study of new materials with specific electro-physical properties and development of technologies for their production;

— active and passive devices, operating in SHF range of electromagnetic waves;

— physics of gas discharge, development of lasers with active gas media;

— applied nuclear physics, neutron activation methods of matter analysis; database for neutron activation experiments;

— physics of ionosphere and magnetosphere of the Earth;

— Messbauer and X-ray instuments: design and production.

— Chronobiological mechanisms of biosystem stability; chronodiagnostics and biologically controlled chronophysiotherapy of cells and organisms;

Proposed areas of research for sponsors’ financial support and joint projects:

development and production of small lots of equipment for supersonic medical diagnostics, therapy and surgery;

development of advanced ferro-piezoelectric materials, piezoelectric elements and transducers;

development and application of active and passive SHF equipment;

development and application of metal vapour lazers;

methods of probing the Earth’s ionosphere.

Messbauer and X-ray instruments: design and production.