Ivan Aničin

Ivan Aničin
prof. Aničin, c. 2008
Born	(1944-03-25)March 25, 1944 Bor, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Nationality	Yugoslav
Alma mater	University of Belgrade (B.S., Mr, Doctor of Sciences in Physics)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	Max Planck Institute for Physics Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules (IN2P3) Institute of Physics Vinča Nuclear Institute Vinča Cyclotron Faculty of Physics, University of Belgrade

Ivan Aničin, Distinguished (teaching/research) Professor and Full Professor, (born 25 March 1944 in Bor, Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a Yugoslav and Serbian nuclear physicist, particle physicist,astrophysicist, and cosmologist.

He has been Head of Department of Nuclear and Particle Physics at University of Belgrade and Chief of Chair of Nuclear and Particle physics at Faculty of Physics, University of Belgrade, since 1997, Director of Doctoral Studies in Nuclear and Particle Physics at University of Belgrade, Distinguished (teaching/research) professor of both Institute of Physics Belgrade and the Institute for Nuclear Sciences "Boris Kidrič" (later renamed to "Vinča").

Professor Aničin is currently member of several international projects, including LHC CERN, ILIAS, LOREX, and projects funded by the Serbian Ministry of Science and Technology.

Education

Professor Aničin with Sir Arnold Whittaker Wolfendale FRS, British astronomer who served as Astronomer Royal, and professor Jovan Puzović (CERN and Faculty of Physics, University of Belgrade).

Professor Ivan Aničin was educated in Yugoslavia (Belgrade), United Kingdom (Bristol), France (Grenoble), and Germany (Munich).

He completed elementary school and Gymnasium education in Belgrade. At University of Belgrade he attained a First Class degree in physics in 1967, completed his Magister of Sciences in Physics or PhD degree in Physics in 1970, and Doctor of Sciences in Physics degree in 1973.

Professor Aničin did his postdoctoral studies, research, and, for some time, teaching, in the United Kingdom at University of Bristol, in Grenoble, France, at the Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules (IN2P3) of the National Center of Scientific Research (Centre national de la recherche scientifique, or CNRS), the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), and the Institut Laue-Langevin, or ILL), in Munich, Germany, at Max Planck Institute for Physics, and in Yugoslavia, at the Institute for Nuclear Sciences "Boris Kidrič" (later renamed to INS "Vinča").

Scientific career

Ivan Aničin earned Magister of Sciences in Physics or PhD degree in Physics in 1970, and Doctor of Sciences in Physics degree in 1973., in the field of nuclear physics. His interests and research are in the fields of nuclear spectroscopy of gamma radiation and conversion electrons and their angle correlations, studies of rare and low probability nuclear and fundamental processes (especially neutrinoless double beta decay, non-resonant excitations), detection of solar neutrinos, detection of dark matter, measurements of cosmic radiation, and methodology of experimental nuclear physics in general.

Teaching career

Prof. dr Ivan Aničin with his student-days professor of Nuclear Physics and a colleague from Institute for Nuclear Sciences Vinča and Faculty of Physics University of Belgrade, prof. dr Đuro Krmpotić, during a filming on formerly top-secret nuclear projects in Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia.

During and after holding post-doctoral research positions in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Yugoslavia, professor Aničin mostly taught at Belgrade University and the University of Novi Sad, at the Institute for Nuclear Sciences "Boris Kidrič" (later renamed to INS "Vinča")[4]), and Institute of Physics Zemun (renamed to "Institute of Physics Belgrade")[5].

Professor Aničin started his teaching career at 1969, as Assistant professor for Nuclear Physics and for General Courses in Physics, at University of Novi Sad. He also taught two more subjects at University of Novi Sad: Methods of Measurements, and Data Treatment.

At University of Belgrade, professor Aničin teaches or had taught the following subjects: Data Treatment in Physics, Order of Magnitude Physics, various courses of Nuclear Physics, Nuclear and Elementary Particle Physics, Foundations of Nuclear and Particle Physics, Higher Course in Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Instrumentation, Nuclear Spectroscopy, Selected Chapters of High Energy Physics, Detectors, Nondestructive Analysis, Rare Subatomic Processes, Astroparticle Physics, Radiation Physics.

From 1990 professor Aničin teaches History of Physics and Philosophy of Physics at postgraduate Center for Multidisciplinary Studies at University of Belgrade.

From 1980 Professor Aničin teaches specialized courses in "School of Isotopes" in the Institute for Nuclear Sciences "Vinča"[6]).

In Belgrade professor Aničin also taught general courses in physics at the Faculty for Teachers (Pedagogical Academy).

Petnica Scientific Center engagement

Professor Ivan Aničin is President of Scientific Committee of Youth International Scientific Conference, "A Step into Science", organized by famous Petnica Science Center, and a great contributor and patron of Petnica Science Center, PSC.

Bibliography

Textbooks

Professor Aničin is author or co-author of 19 textbooks and collections of worked problems in physics, for all levels of education (primary, secondary, tertiary):

• Elementary school: Physics textbook for 7^th grade (pupils 13-14 years old);
• Elementary school: Physics textbook for 8^th grade (pupils 14-15 years old);
• High School: Physics for 1^st grade - Textbook (pupils 15-16 years old);
• High School: Physics for 2^nd grade - Textbook (pupils 16-17 years old);
• High School: Physics for 3^rd grade - Textbook (pupils 17-18 years old);
• High School: Physics for 4^th grade - Textbook (pupils 18-19 years old);
• High School: Physics for 1^st grade - Physics Manual and Collection of Problems and Tasks (pupils 15-16 years old);
• High School: Physics for 2^nd grade - Physics Manual and Collection of Problems and Tasks (pupils 16-17 years old);
• High School: Physics for 3^rd grade - Physics Manual and Collection of Problems and Tasks (pupils 17-18 years old);
• High School: Physics for 4^th grade - Physics Manual and Collection of Problems and Tasks (pupils 18-19 years old);
• High School: Radio-dosimetry for 3^rd grade - Textbook (pupils 17-18 years old);
• High School: Nuclear and Particle Physics for advanced pupils - 4^th grade - Textbook (pupils 18-19 years old);

The rest of the published textbooks are university textbooks in Nuclear Physics, Elementary Particle Physics, Astro-particle Physics and Cosmology, Order of Magnitude Physics and Data Treatment in Physics.

Articles

Professor Aničin is regular contributor to science journals and popular science magazines. He published his first article in 1967 and since then continues to inspire young scientists and future scientist with his lucid and clear explanations of phenomena in general physics as well as in nuclear and particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology.

He published more than 200 papers and presentations for international and Yugoslav congresses and symposiums.

He contributes to monthly magazines

• "Planeta" ("Planet"),
• "Astronomija" (Astronomy"),
• "Galaksija" ("Galaxy"), and
• "Mladi fizičar" ("Young Physicist"), Yugoslav/Serbian Physical Society [7] magazine for elementary and high school students and teachers, where professor Aničin is also a member of scientific committee.

Selected scientific works

• 1.1. L.Marinkov, I.Aničin, I.Bikit and R.Stepić:

"On the Existence of the Electric Monopole Component in the 2⁺-2⁺ Transition in ¹⁹²Pt", Nuclear Physics, A131(1969)601

• 1.2. I.Aničin, Dj.Krmpotić, A.Kukoč and R.Vukanović:

"Onthe EO admixture determinaton by Gamma-Gamma Directional Correlation Measurements", Nuclear Instr. and Meth. 483(1970)293

• 1.3. I.V.Aničin and I.S.Bikit:

"A Note on the Finite Solid-Angle Corrections for Ge(Li) Detectors", Nuclear Instr. and Meth. 487(1970)145

• 1.4 L.Marinkov, I.Bikit, I.Aničin, M.Župančić, D.Cvetčanin, R.Stepić and R.Vukanović:

"The 693 keV Transition in ¹⁵⁴Gd", Zeit.fur Phys. 248(1971)345

• 1.5. I.V.Aničin, R.B.Vukanović and A.H.Kukoč:

"The New Feature of 1-3 Directional Correlations with Mixed Unobserved Transitions", Nuclear Instr. and Meth. 103(1972)395

• 1.6. D.K.Krpić, I.V.Aničin and R.B.Vukanović:

"Table of Reduced Penetration Matrix Elements for Nilsson Transitons in Odd-A Nuclei", Nuclear Data Tables All(1973)553

• 1.7. D.K.Krpić and I.V.Aničin:

"Some Remarks Concerning Nuclear Structure Effects in M1 Internal Conversion Processes", PhysRev., C9(1974)660

• 1.8. I.Savić, D.K.Krpić and I.V.Aničin:

"On the Experimental Revelation of the Possible Hidden Penetration Effect in Ml Internal Conversion Processes", Lett. al Nuovo Cimento, 11(1974)298

• 1.9. LBikit and I.Aničin:

"On the Spin Assignment to the 268 keV State in ¹⁹⁷Au", Zeit.fur Phys. A274(1975)69,

• 1.10. I.Aničin:

"Direct Experimental Check of the Isotropy of Electromagnetic Space", Lett. al Nuovo Cimento, 17(1976)508

• 1.11. D.Krpić, I.Savić and I.Aničin:

"E2 Transition Probabilities Between Nilsson States in Odd-A Nuclei", Atomic Data and Nucl. Data Tables, 18(1976)509

• 1.12. LBikit, I.Aničin, L.Marinkov:

"Monopolnaja Konversija, skritaja effektom proniknovenija v magnitnih dipolnih perehodah", IZVAN SSSR, 41(1977)2152

• 1.13. I.Aničin, .Bikit, C.Giit, H.Guven, W.D.Hamilton, and A.Yousif:

"Levels and Transitons in ²²⁷Ac", J.Phys.G, 8(1982)369

• 1.14. LBikit, J.Slivka, I.Aničin, L.Marinkov, A.Rudić and W.D.Hamilton:

"Photoactivation of ¹¹¹Cd^m without a nonresonant contribution", PhysRev. C35(1987)386

• 1.15. I.V.Aničin and C.T.Yap:

"New Approach to Detection Limit Determination in Spectroscopv", Nucl.Instr. and Meth., A259(l987)525

• 1.16. C.T.Yap and I.V.Aničin:

"An Attempt to Incorporate Gaussian Line Shape into the Limiting Line Intensity", Applied Spectroscopy, 41(1988)231

• 1.17. I.Bikit, I.Aničin and J.Slivka:

"Optimum Time of Coincidence Measurements of Decaving Sources", Nucl.Instr. and Meth., A269(1988)329

• 1.18. P.R.Adžić, I.V.Aničin, A.H.Kukoč, R.B.Vukanović and M.T.Župančić:

"The Background Gamma-ray Study Before and After the Chernobyl Accident", Env. International, 14(1988)295

• 1.19. I.Aničin, P.RAdžić, Dj.Krmpotić, A.Kukoč, R.Vukanović, and M.Zupančić,

"Taking a Ge-detector Down Into the Shaft of the Thallium Mine - What is the Relevance to the Solar neutrino Flux Determination via ²⁰⁵Pb?" Nucl.Instr.and Meth.,A271(\988)264,

• 1.20. D.Vesić and I.V.Aničin:

"Some Practical Aspects of Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy with Germanium Detectors", Nucl.Instr. and Meth., A276(1989)216

• 1.21. M.Vesković, I.Bikit, I.Aničin, W.D.Hamilton, J.Copnell, M.Krmar

and J.Slivka: "Some Aspects of the ¹¹¹Cd level Scheme", Phys.Rev. C42(1990)588

• 1.22. A.H.Kukoč, M.M.Marković', I.V.Aničin and P.R.Adžić:

"Natural Radioactive Impurities in Lanthanum Compounds as a Calibraton Source for Gamma Spectrometry of Voluminous Sources", Radiochim.Acta 33(1991)421

• 1.23. A.H.Kukoč, I.V.Aničin and P.RAdžić:

"The Gamma Contamination Food Factor", Appl.Radiat.Isot., 43(1992)83

• 1.24. GP.Škoro, I.V.Aničin, AJLKukoč, Dj.M.Krmpotić, P.RAdžić, R.B.Vukanović and

M.T.Župančić: "Environmental Neutrons as seen by a Germanium Gamma-Ray Spectrometer", Nucl.Instr. and Meth., A316(l992)333

• 1.25. A.H.Kukoč, M.M.Marković, I.V.Aničin, GP.Škoro and GPantelić:

"Determination of ¹³⁸La Activity in La₂0₃ from Known ⁴⁰K Activity", Radiochimica Acta 60(1993)25

• 1.26. D.K.Krpić and I.V.Aničin:

"The planets, after all, move only in perfect circles - but in the velocity space!", Europhys.J., 14(1993)255

• 1.27. I.Bikit, I.Aničin, M.Krmar, J.Slivka, M.Vesković, and Lj.Čonkić:

"On the Depopulation of the Isomeric State of ⁹⁹Tc by Photon Irradiation", J.Phys.G, 19(1993)1359

• 1.28. P.R.Adžić, M.T.Župančić, R.B.Vukanović, I.V.Aničin, G.P.Škoro,

A.H.Kukoč, M.Lindroos, O.Tengblad and M.Vesković: "Study of β+/EC Decay of ⁷⁶Sr in γ-γ Coincidence Measurements", Phys.Rev. C48(1993)2598

• 1.29. I.V.Aničin, Đ.M.Krmpotić, R.B.Vukanović, A.H.Kukoč, M.T.Župančić, I.S.Bikit, J.Slivka,

M.Vesković, P.R.Adžić, G.P.Škoro: "Possible solution of the high backgroung problem in the thallium solar neutrino experiment", N.Jb.Miner. Abh. 167(1994)265

• 1.30. G.P.Skoro, JPuzović, A.Kukoč, R.Vukanović, M.Župančić, PAdžić, I.Aničin:

"Effective equivalent depth of an underground location by single detector measurements of cosmic-ray intensity" Appl.Radiat.Isot. 46(1995)481-482

• 1.31. J.Puzović, G.Škoro, I.Aničin:

"Production of anihilation radiation in iron and lead by cosmic-rays at sea-level" Appl.Radiat.Isot. 46(1995)431-432

• 1.32. LBikit, M.Krmar, J.Slivka, I.Aničin, M.Vesković, Lj.Čonkić:

"Neutrinoless double electron capture of ⁵⁴Fe", ApplRadialsot. 46(1995)447-448

• 1.33. LBikit, M.Krmar, J.Slivka, I.Aničin, M.Vesković, Lj.Čonkić:

"Electron-positron conversion decay of ⁶⁴Zn", ApplRadialsot. 46(1995)455-456

• 1.34. I.Bikit, I.Aničin, J.Slivka, M.Krmar, JPuzović, Lj.Conkić:

"Population of the 283 keV level of ¹³⁷Ba by the beta decay of ¹³⁷Cs" Phys. Rev. C54(1996)3270

• 1.35. J.Puzović and I.Aničin

'User friendly Monte-Carlo program for the generation of gamma-ray spectral responses in complex source-detector arrangements' Nuclear Instr. and Meth.,A414 (1998) 29-282

• 1.36. D.Vesić, J.Puzović, I.Aničin,

'Towards the definition of the optimum heigh of voluminous cylindrical sources for gamma-ray spectroscopy' Appl. Radiat. Isot. 50(1999)999

• 1.37. I.V.Aničin, D.K.Krpić, I.S.Bikit and W.D.Hamilton:

"The new recurrence relation for magic numbers and some of its possible implications" J.Phys.G, Nucl.Par.Phys. 25(1999)1-3

• 1.38. I.Bikit,.J.Slivka, M.Krmar, Lj.Čonkić, M.Vesković, Ž.Đurčić, N.Žikić, Aničin

"Detection limits of the NaI(Tl) shielded HPGe spectrometer" Nuclear Instr. and Meth., A421(1999)266

• 1.39. J.Puzović and I.V.Aničin

"Simple method to reduce the dead time of multichannel analyzers" RevSciJnstr. 70(1999)2882

• 1.40. R.Antanasijević, I.Aničin, I.Bikit, R.Banjanac, A.Dragić, D.Joksimović, Đ.Krmpotić,

V.Udovičić, J.Vuković: "Radon Measurements During the Building of a Low-level Laboratory" Rad. Meas., 31(1999)371

• 1.41. I. Bikit, M. Krmar, J. Slivka, M. Vesković, Lj. Čonkić, I. Aničin

"New results on the double beta decay of Iron" Phys. Rev. C, 58, 2566-2567, 1998

• 1.42. I. Anicin and J. Puzovic

"Production of positron annihilation radiation by cosmic-rays near sea-level"; Nucl Instr & Meth in Phys Res, A480 (2002) 565 - 570

• 1.43. I. Bikit, N. Zikic-Tordorivic, J. Slivka, M. Veskovic, M. Krmar, C. Conckic, J. Puzovic, I.V. Anicin

"Double beta decay of Cr-50". Phys.Rev. C67 (2003) 658

(Source: Faculty of Physics old website, last updated in 2003.)