Moscow State University Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics

Name

Moscow State University Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics

Legal name

Federal State Budget Educational Institution of Higher Education "M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University", Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics named after D.V. Skobeltsyn (abbreviated: SINP MSU)

Website

https://sinp.msu.ru

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

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Product category

Nuclear Physics Research

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts (3760)

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Keywords

• Nuclear physics research
• Cosmic ray detection
• Space instrumentation
• Particle physics experiments
• Distributed computing

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Funding: As a Federal State Budget Educational Institution of Higher Education, the institute receives direct funding from the Russian federal budget for fundamental scientific research, educational activities, and nuclear physics development programs. Research is conducted under state assignments and federal target programs.

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The institute conducts fundamental research in nuclear physics, cosmic ray astrophysics, high-energy particle physics, and space physics. It develops space-based scientific instruments and satellites (such as Monitor-3 and Monitor-4 CubeSats with DeKor-2 detectors), operates ground-based research facilities (Tunka installations near Lake Baikal), contributes to international particle physics experiments at CERN (ATLAS, CMS, LHCb), and provides graduate and postgraduate physics education through its affiliated departments at Moscow State University.

Product overview

SINP MSU operates as a nuclear physics research institute within Lomonosov Moscow State University, offering a portfolio of scientific research services, educational programs, and space-based and ground-based scientific instrumentation. The core products include small spacecraft (MONITOR-3/MONITOR-4 CubeSats) equipped with DeKoR-2 detectors for cosmic radiation studies; specialized scientific instruments (RELÉK for atmospheric and cosmic phenomena, TUS orbital telescope, OLVE high-energy observatory, NEYTRONIY-100 lunar complex); ground-based research facilities (Tunka installations near Lake Baikal); and data services (space weather monitoring, nuclear databases, publications systems). The institute also provides educational services through innovative teaching programs for physics students and schoolchildren. These offerings are interconnected through the institute's distributed GRID computing infrastructure that supports data processing from various experiments including CERN collaborations.

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Products and services

• MONITOR-3 and MONITOR-4 Small Spacecraft CubeSat 3U format small scientific satellites designed for cosmic radiation research and observation of space flares in X-ray and gamma-ray ranges. Each spacecraft carries the DeKoR-2 cosmic radiation detector.
• DeKoR-2 (ДеКоР-2) Cosmic Radiation Detector Cosmic radiation detector installed on MONITOR-3 and MONITOR-4 satellites for registering gamma radiation and electrons in low near-Earth orbit.
• RELÉK (РЭЛЕК) Scientific Instrumentation Complex Complex of instruments developed by SINP MSU for studying high-altitude electrical discharges, atmospheric transient phenomena (sprites, blue jets, elves), and relativistic electron precipitations from Earth's radiation belts. Also detects gamma bursts from distant space related to supernova explosions.
• TUS Orbital Telescope (Космический телескоп ТУС) Orbital detector designed for observing ultraviolet (300-400 nm wavelength) flashes in Earth's night atmosphere. Stands for 'Track-type Universe Setup' (Трековая Установка).
• NEYTRONIY-100 Lunar Science Complex Scientific complex on the lunar surface designed for studying ultra-high-energy cosmic rays.
• OLVE (ОЛВЭ) Orbital Scientific Instrument High-Energy Radiation Observatory - orbital scientific instrument based on heavy-class spacecraft for studying the Galaxy and Universe by registering primary high-energy cosmic radiation in the energy range 10^10-10^17 eV.
• Interhelio-Zond Spacecraft Spacecraft intended for studying solar physics and solar-terrestrial relations. The probe will gradually approach the Sun using multiple gravitational maneuvers around Venus.
• Tunka Experimental Installations Ground-based Cherenkov detector installations located near Lake Baikal for studying ultra-high-energy cosmic rays. Includes Tunka-133 and Tunka-HiSCORE installations.
• Space Weather Data and Real-Time Analysis Online resource providing space weather data and analysis in real time.
• Operational Space Monitoring Data Center Data center providing operational space monitoring data.
• Mössbauer Spectrometer Remote Access Remote access Mössbauer spectrometer for scientific measurements.
• Relational Databases on Atomic Nuclei and Nuclear Reactions (CDFE) Comprehensive databases on atomic nuclei and nuclear reactions maintained by the institute.
• ISTINA Scientific Publications System Online system for managing and accessing scientific publications and research data.
• Distributed Computing GRID Infrastructure Pioneering GRID distributed computing infrastructure in Russia, supporting scientific data processing and computational needs for particle physics experiments.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

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

• Europlanet 2020 Research Infrastructure (Horizon 2020)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Collaborative project under EU Horizon 2020 program focused on planetary magnetosphere research, including development of generalized planet magnetosphere model (GPMM) using data from interplanetary missions to Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, and Saturn.
• Roscosmos (Russian Federal Space Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Space program collaborations including Lomonosov satellite development and launch (April 2016 from Vostochny cosmodrome), Interhelio-Zond mission for solar physics, and ongoing development of university satellite constellations.
• CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSINP MSU participates in three major LHC experiments: ATLAS (world's largest particle physics detector for proton collisions at 14 TeV), CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid for Higgs boson studies), and LHCb (studying matter-antimatter asymmetry). The institute contributes detector development, data analysis, and theoretical research.
• KM3NeT CollaborationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeep-sea neutrino telescope project in the Mediterranean Sea. SINP MSU participates as part of Russian involvement alongside Italy, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Cyprus, Netherlands, Romania, Spain, and UK. Designed to detect astrophysical neutrinos from stars, galactic nuclei, and supernovae.
• ANTARES CollaborationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeep-sea neutrino telescope in the Mediterranean Sea, precursor to KM3NeT. SINP MSU participates in neutrino detection and astrophysical research using underwater detector technology.
• NEMO CollaborationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeep-sea neutrino telescope project in the Mediterranean Sea. SINP MSU contributes to the design and development of underwater detector infrastructure for astroparticle physics research.
• Tunka Observatory (Russia-Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGround-based cosmic ray detection facility in Tunka Valley near Lake Baikal. SINP MSU leads Russian involvement with German partners. Includes Tunka-133, Tunka-Grande, and Tunka-HiSCORE installations for ultra-high energy cosmic ray studies.
• ATIC Experiment (Russia-USA-China-Korea-Germany)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAntarctic balloon-based cosmic ray detector for direct measurements of cosmic ray energy spectrum and composition. SINP MSU leads Russian participation in this international collaboration studying cosmic rays at ultra-high altitudes.
• JINR Dubna (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment of central tracking system for MPD (Multi-Purpose Detector) at NICA heavy-ion collider. SINP MSU contributes detector technology development for studying quark-gluon plasma in heavy-ion collisions.
• Space-Pi Project ConsortiummajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational and scientific small satellite program. SINP MSU developed and launched Monitor-3 and Monitor-4 CubeSat 3U satellites (June 27, 2023) for cosmic radiation monitoring, featuring DeKor-2 detectors. Project involves schoolchildren, students, and postgraduate researchers.
• Constellation-270 ProjectmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity small satellite constellation for scientific and educational purposes. SINP MSU contributes satellite development expertise and mission operations for radiation monitoring and space weather research.
• Rosatom (Russian Atomic Energy Corporation)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on nuclear physics research, radiation safety technologies, and nuclear energy applications. Supported through federal nuclear science programs.
• Russian Academy of SciencescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutional membership and collaboration through RAS departments. Contributes to national physics research programs and scientific coordination.
• Breakthrough InitiativesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSINP MSU researcher Elena Popova contributed to solar activity minimum forecasting research published in Scientific Reports, part of Yuri Milner and Stephen Hawking-backed interstellar exploration initiative.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CERN: European Organization for Nuclear Research operating the LHC and its experiments (ATLAS, CMS, LHCb). SINP is a participating institution across these experiments; CERN is the broader incumbent that hosts them.
• Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab): U.S. national laboratory for high-energy physics and accelerator research. Comparable in mission around particle physics, neutrino science (DUNE), and cosmic ray studies; serves as a benchmark for SINP's role in fundamental research.
• DESY (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron): German national laboratory for particle and photon science operating accelerators and large-scale detectors. Comparable in mission profile (fundamental research, accelerator science, international collaborations) and a frequent European counterpart to SINP.
• Brookhaven National Laboratory: U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory with major programs in nuclear physics (RHIC, EIC) and particle physics. Comparable scale and scope of facilities and detector development programs.
• Lebedev Physical Institute (LPI RAS): Major Russian physics institute historically led by D.V. Skobeltsyn after he directed NIIYaF. Adjacent in nuclear and astrophysics research and shares overlap in cosmic ray and fundamental physics studies.

Direct peers

• Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR): Intergovernmental nuclear physics laboratory in Dubna operating the NICA collider and other facilities. SINP MSU has a Dubna branch collaborating with JINR on the MPD detector, making it the most directly comparable peer in the Russian nuclear-physics ecosystem.
• Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics (INP SB RAS): Major Russian research institute focused on high-energy physics, accelerator physics, and plasma physics. Comparable national peer with overlapping particle accelerator, detector, and collaborative research programs with CERN.
• Kurchatov Institute: Russia's leading nuclear research center covering reactor physics, plasma physics, and particle accelerators. Operates similar large-scale facilities and shares the same Russian federal funding ecosystem for nuclear research.
• Institute for Nuclear Research (INR RAS): Russian Academy of Sciences institute conducting research in particle physics, neutrino physics, and cosmic ray studies. Direct overlap with SINP's high-energy physics and cosmic ray astrophysics programs.

Regional players

• Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN) - Italy: Italian national institute for nuclear and particle physics, a key SINP collaborator through KM3NeT, ANTARES, and other Mediterranean neutrino projects. Comparable in mission scope but operating from a different national jurisdiction.

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Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

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