Training of Students and Scientists in the Republic of Armenia in the safety and fundamental science uses of cyclotrons.

这是一项关于对亚美尼亚A.阿里坎扬国家科学实验室(ANSL)的研究生和科学工作人员进行科学、应用、同位素生产和医学物理回旋加速器操作方面的培训的建议。亚美尼亚是一个核能国家，其战略位置决定了辐射监测的重要性。此外，中国还有重要的矿业利益。亚美尼亚共和国投资从IBA-比利时购买和安装了一台18 MeV回旋加速器。该研究所的国际咨询机构建议亚美尼亚实施一项低能量核科学研究方案以及一台能够生产用于核医学的同位素的回旋加速器。回旋加速器和它所在的建筑都是完全建造的。缺少的部分是研究生和工作人员在使用和操作设施方面的经验和技能。这是确保机器运行获得批准所必需的。这项提议将使澳大利亚国立大学和埃里温(亚美尼亚首都)的三所大学的学生学习STEM科目，即埃里温国立大学、埃里温理工大学和亚美尼亚俄罗斯大学。与这一要求相关的是关于回旋加速器安全运行的培训和教育，辐射监测方面。这是必要的，因为回旋加速器可以产生的放射性同位素是诊断和治疗许多健康状况的关键，例如各种癌症。一旦回旋加速器正在生产用于医学的同位素，ANSL的新的PET和SPECT仪器就可以有效地用于改善健康状况。亚美尼亚国家科学院被公认为该国最强大的科学机构，他们能够授予硕士和博士研究生学位。亚美尼亚完全缺乏低能核科学方面的专业知识。强有力的核科学教育和培训方案对亚美尼亚的福祉和进步至关重要的所有原因。本提案旨在满足亚美尼亚的核科学培训需求。伯明翰大学和萨里大学在低能核物理教学和研究方面有着悠久的历史。此外，自20世纪40年代以来，伯明翰一直在运营回旋加速器，用于核物理研究和医用同位素生产。这些专门知识将用于分两个阶段为亚美尼亚提供急需的培训1)英国学者将在ANSL为研究生提供为期四周的培训课程。这将在2019年和2020.2两年举行)由澳大利亚国家科学院和英国学者选出的最优秀的五名学生将前往英国，在萨里大学/国家物理实验室和伯明翰回旋加速器进行为期一个月的实际核谱学培训。这些技能将为这些学生在亚美尼亚继续攻读博士课程奠定实践基础，并形成能够运用和传授此类技能的新一代核心，这些技能对亚美尼亚的经济发展至关重要。

This is a proposal for the training of graduate students and scientific staff of A. Alikhanyan National Science Laboratory (ANSL), Armenia in the operation of cyclotrons for science, applications, isotope production, and medical physics. Armenia is a nuclear-energy country and its strategic location makes radiation monitoring important. There are also significant mining interests. The Republic of Armenia has invested in the purchase and installation of an 18-MeV cyclotron from IBA-Belgium. The international advisory body of the institute recommended that Armenia implement a research programme in low-energy nuclear science along with a cyclotron that can produce isotopes for nuclear medicine. The cyclotron is fully constructed as well as the building that houses it. The missing component is the experience and skill set of the graduate students and staff in the use and operation of the facility. This is needed to secure approval for running the machine. This proposal will engage students from ANSL and the three universities in Yerevan (the capital of Armenia) in strong in STEM subjects, namely, the Yerevan State University, the Yerevan Polytechnic University, and the Russian University of Armenia.Associated with this request for training and education in the safe operation of the cyclotron operation are radiation monitoring aspects. This is needed as radio-isotopes that the cyclotron can produce are key to diagnosing and treating many health conditions, such as a variety of cancers. The new PET and SPECT instruments at ANSL can be used effectively to improve health outcomes once the cyclotron is producing isotopes for medicine. The ANSL in Armenia has been recognised as the strongest scientific institution in the country and they are able to grant both Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees at the graduate level. The expertise in low energy nuclear science is completely missing in Armenia. All of the reasons why a robust education and training programme in nuclear science are crucial for the well-being and advancement of Armenia.This proposal aims to address the nuclear science training needs in Armenia. The Universities of Birmingham and Surrey have an established history of low-energy nuclear physics teaching and research. Additionally, since the 1940s Birmingham has operated cyclotrons for both nuclear physics research and medical isotopes production. This expertise will be used to offer much needed training for Armenia in two stages.1) Four-week training courses will be delivered by UK academics at ANSL for post-graduate students. This will take place in both 2019 and 2020.2) The best five students as selected by ANSL and UK academics will travel to the UK for a month to undertake hands-on nuclear spectroscopy training both at the University of Surrey/National Physical Laboratory and at the Birmingham cyclotron.These skills will provide the practical grounding for those students to proceed to the PhD programme in Armenia and form the core of a new generation able to carry out and teach such skills, essential for the economic development of Armenia.