CANDLE Synchrotron Research Institute
Project and research center in Armenia
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The Center for the Advancement of Natural Discoveries using Light Emission, more commonly called the CANDLE Synchrotron Research Institute, is a research institute in Yerevan, Armenia. CANDLE is a project of 3 gigaelectronvolts of energy, a third generation synchrotron light source for fundamental, industrial and applied research in biology, physics, chemistry, medicine, material and environmental sciences.
TypePublic
Established2010
AffiliationsMinistry of Education and Science of Armenia
DirectorProf. Vasili Tsakanov
CANDLE Synchrotron Research Institute | |
| Type | Public |
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| Established | 2010 |
| Affiliations | Ministry of Education and Science of Armenia |
| Director | Prof. Vasili Tsakanov |
| Location | , 40°13′21″N 44°33′10″E |
| Website | candle |
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The government of Armenia allocated an area of 20 hectares near the town of Abovyan for the center's projects.[1]