What Lebedev Physics Institute RAS does

The Lebedev Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (FIAN) is a federal state budgetary scientific institution headquartered at Leninsky Prospekt 53, Moscow. Founded in 1934 by Academician S.I. Vavilov (with roots to the 1724 Physical Cabinet of Peter the Great's Academy of Sciences), it is the oldest and largest multi-disciplinary physics research center in Russia, organized into six scientific divisions (Astro Space Center, Quantum Radiophysics named after N.G. Basov, Optics, Theoretical Physics named after I.E. Tamm, Solid State Physics, Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics) with branches in Troitsk, Samara, Protvino, Pushchino, Kalyazin, Dolgoprudny, and historically Pamir (Tajikistan) and Almaty (Kazakhstan).

Name

Lebedev Physics Institute RAS

Legal name

Federal State Budgetary Institution of Science Physics Institute named after P.N. Lebedev of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Физический институт им. П.Н. Лебедева Российской академии наук)

Website

https://lebedev.ru

Company type

Private

Founded year

1934

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Lebedev Physics Institute RAS (FIAN) is Russia's oldest and largest federal multi-disciplinary physics research institute, conducting fundamental and applied research across six scientific divisions for the Russian Academy of Sciences, training graduate physicists, and developing scientific instruments and medical technologies.

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Scientific Research Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Space Research and Technology (92711)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

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Quantum Materials, Qubits & Device Physics Research (HDAGAMAA), Quantum Hardware & Lab Operations Training (HDAGALAE)

Keywords

• Fundamental physics research
• Scientific instrumentation development
• Space physics observations
• Proton therapy systems
• Graduate physics education

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. State Budget Funding: As a Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution under the Russian Academy of Sciences, FIAN's primary revenue comes from Russian government budget allocations for fundamental research activities. This includes state assignments, national project funding under 'Science and Universities', and federal targeted programs.
2. Research Grants: Competitive grants from the Russian Science Foundation (RSF), President of Russia grants for young scientists, and other national funding programs provide project-based research financing.
3. Medical Services (Proton Therapy): The Protvino-based Physico-Technical Center provides proton cancer therapy services, generating revenue through medical treatment contracts with healthcare institutions and patients.
4. Educational Services: Graduate education (aspirantura) programs, dissertation defenses, targeted training agreements, and summer science programs for schoolchildren provide supplementary non-commercial educational services.

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Core offering

FIAN is Russia's oldest and largest multi-disciplinary physics research center, conducting fundamental and applied research across all major branches of physics including quantum electronics, laser physics, superconductivity, plasma physics, astrophysics, particle physics, and solid state physics. The institute develops unique scientific instruments for space missions (Sun-Terahertz on ISS, RadioAstron, Millimetron, GAMMA-400), produces particle detectors for international experiments (CERN ATLAS/TRT), and has developed the Prometheus compact proton therapy system for cancer treatment deployed in Russian hospitals. It also provides graduate physics education across seven specialties.

Product overview

Lebedev Physics Institute RAS (ФИАН) operates as a multi-disciplinary physics research center organized into six scientific divisions equivalent to full research institutes within the Russian Academy of Sciences. The institute's portfolio includes scientific instruments developed for space missions (Sun-Terahertz on ISS, RadioAstron, Millimetron, GAMMA-400), medical technology (Prometheus proton therapy system), research data processing systems (PAVIKOM), and specialized research equipment at its shared use centers. The institute also provides graduate education programs in physics specialties. Research divisions include the Astrospace Center, Quantum Radiophysics Division, Optics Division, Theoretical Physics Division, Solid State Physics Division, and Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics Division, along with various branches and laboratories.

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Products and services

• Sun-Terahertz (Солнце-Терагерц) A unique scientific instrument designed to register solar electromagnetic radiation in the terahertz range (0.4-12 THz) for studying processes of acceleration and interaction of charged particles in the solar atmosphere. Installed on the Russian segment of the International Space Station.
• Prometheus (Прометеус) - Proton Therapy Complex A compact, low-cost proton therapy system developed by the Physics-Technical Center of FIAN for cancer treatment. Registered by Roszdravnadzor in 2017. Two units deployed in Protvino and Obninsk hospitals, having treated over 300 patients.
• PAVIKOM (ПАВИКОМ) - Fully Automated Measuring Complex A fully automated measuring complex for high-tech processing of data from emulsion and solid-state track detectors in nuclear physics, cosmic ray physics, and high-energy physics. Unparalleled in Russia, used by FIAN and other Russian laboratories. Officially accredited as a participant in the OPERA international experiment.
• RadioAstron (Радиоастрон) An international space radio telescope project led by FIAN for astrophysics research using space-ground radio interferometry.
• Millimetron (Миллиметрон) A large space-based millimeter/submillimeter wave radio telescope project for astrophysics research.
• GAMMA-400 (ГАММА-400) A gamma-ray telescope project for high-precision gamma-astronomy and cosmic ray research.
• Graduate School (Aspirantura) Graduate education programs in physics covering specialties including physics of space, experimental physics instruments, theoretical physics, optics, condensed matter physics, nuclear physics, and laser physics. Licensed and accredited educational programs with 4-year full-time study.
• CCP FIAN - Research Center for Strongly Correlated Systems A center for collective use providing access to scientific equipment for creating extreme conditions including ultra-low temperatures, strong magnetic fields, high pressures, and strong electric fields for research on high-temperature superconductors and strongly correlated electron systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• ~1500 scientific articles published annually in Russian and international journals, along with ~20 monographs per year
• +3 more outcomes

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIAN actively participates in CERN experiments, particularly the ATLAS and CMS experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). FIAN developed the TRT (Transition Radiation Tracker) for ATLAS and contributes data analysis expertise. FIAN's PAVIKOM automated measurement complex is officially accredited for the OPERA experiment.
• KEK (High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Japan)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIAN staff participate in the Belle & Belle II experiments at KEK, studying charmed and bottom hadrons, heavy quarkonium, and exotic hadron states.
• Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIAN is a Federal State Budgetary Institution of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The institute operates under RAS governance and participates in national scientific programs coordinated by RAS.
• Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIAN contributed to the formation of JINR's High Energy Physics Laboratory (named after V.I. Veksler and A.M. Baldin) and Neutron Physics Laboratory (named after I.M. Frank). Ongoing collaboration in nuclear physics research.
• FSBI 'National Medical Research Center of Radiology' of the Ministry of Health of RussiamajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe MRRC im. A.F. Tsyb in Obninsk hosts the second Prometheus proton therapy installation developed by FIAN's Physico-Technical Center for oncological treatment.
• Space Agencies (Roscosmos)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIAN developed the Sun-Terahertz instrument installed on the ISS Russian segment (2026) for solar physics research. Also develops RadioAstron and Millimetron space observatory projects.
• DANSS Experiment CollaborationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIAN staff are members of the DANSS experiment collaboration studying neutrino physics.
• CALICE CollaborationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIAN staff participate in the CALICE collaboration developing calorimeters for future colliders.

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Direct peers

• Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR): International intergovernmental research organization in Dubna, Russia, covering nuclear, particle, and condensed-matter physics. Most direct comparable peer to FIAN — both are major Russian physics research hubs with active CERN collaborations, large research staff, and multi-disciplinary physics scope.
• Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics: Leading Siberian Branch RAS institute for particle physics, plasma physics, and accelerator technology. Comparable as a Russian state-funded fundamental physics institute with international collaborations and accelerator/instrument development capabilities.
• Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute: Major Russian Academy of Sciences physics institute in Saint Petersburg covering solid-state physics, semiconductors, astrophysics, and plasma physics. Comparable as a multi-disciplinary Russian physics research institute under RAS governance with similar scale and funding model.
• NRC Kurchatov Institute: Russia's leading national research center for nuclear and particle physics, plasma physics, and nanotechnology. Closely comparable to FIAN in scale, federal funding model, broad physics scope, and government-lab operating structure.
• Institute for Nuclear Research (INR RAS): Spin-off from FIAN (established 1970) covering experimental and theoretical nuclear physics, neutrino physics, and cosmic ray research. Direct institutional descendant and close research peer.

Broad incumbents

• DESY (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron): German national laboratory for particle physics, photon science, and accelerator development. Comparable in detector/accelerator R&D, CERN-grade international collaborations, and government-funded multi-physics mandate.
• Brookhaven National Laboratory: U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory with major programs in nuclear and high-energy physics, advanced instrumentation, and space science. Comparable as a multi-disciplinary government-funded physics lab with large staff and flagship international experiments.
• Max Planck Institute for Physics: Germany's flagship fundamental physics research institute covering particle physics, astrophysics, and theoretical physics. Comparable in fundamental research depth, Nobel-affiliated leadership, and international collaboration footprint.
• Paul Scherrer Institute: Swiss multidisciplinary research institute for natural and engineering sciences, including particle physics, proton therapy, and synchrotron radiation. Notable peer because it combines fundamental physics with clinical proton therapy, mirroring FIAN's research-plus-medical positioning.
• MIT Department of Physics: Leading global physics research and education department combining fundamental research across all physics subfields with graduate training. Comparable to FIAN in multi-physics breadth, publication output, and role as a feeder institution for elite physics talent.

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