Ivan Aničin

Ivan Aničin, (born 25 March 1944 in Bor, Serbia, Yugoslavia, died 2 April 2016) was Yugoslav and Serbian nuclear physicist, particle physicist, astrophysicist, and cosmologist, university Full Professor and Distinguished (teaching/research) Professor of scientific institutes in Belgrade (Serbia), Bristol (United Kingdom), Grenoble (France), and Munich (Germany).

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, and Director of Doctoral Studies in Nuclear and Particle Physics at University of Belgrade. Professor Aničin was distinguished professor of both Institute of Physics Belgrade and Vinča Institute for Nuclear Sciences, where he led projects in cosmology and astroparticle physics.

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

Education
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.

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
During and after holding post-doctoral research positions in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Yugoslavia, 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")), and Institute of Physics Zemun (renamed to "Institute of Physics Belgrade").

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 Aničin teaches History of Physics and Philosophy of Physics at postgraduate Center for Multidisciplinary Studies at University of Belgrade. From 1980 Aničin teaches specialized courses in "School of Isotopes" in the Institute for Nuclear Sciences "Vinča"). In Belgrade Aničin also taught general courses in physics at the Faculty for Teachers (Pedagogical Academy).

Professor Aničin is a frequent lecturer at Kolarac Institute, where he gives public lectures for a broader (non-physicists) audience.

Professor Aničin is author and lecturer of courses "How to teach physics – order of magnitude physics", "How to teach physics – nuclear and particle physics", and "How to teach physics – astrophysics and cosmology", at University of Belgrade, aimed at college, high school, and elementary school professors and teachers, who need to advance their knowledge both in named fields on physics and in methodology and didactics, and at scientists and engineers at physics teaching positions. The courses are part of broader Master of Science level at Faculty of Physics, University of Belgrade. These MSc courses are for teachers, professors, engineers, and graduated physicists only. They are part of postgraduate education scheme "Physics and Engineering Education for Graduated Physicists, Graduated Engineers, College Teachers, and Professors" academic discipline "MSc in Physics and Engineering" with professional title "Professor of Physics, Science, Informatics, and Engineering – Master", awarded jointly by Faculty of Physics and University of Belgrade. This diploma allows its holders to teach in any of the following subject areas, at college, high school, or elementary school level: physics, science, informatics and related subjects (e.g. computer programming languages), engineering, and mathematics.

Professor Aničin mentored or was member of degree granting committee of more than 200 MSc, PhD, and Doctor of Sciences in Physics degrees to American, British, Croatian, French, German, Greek, Iraqi, Iranian, Libyan, Montenegrin, Russian, Serbian, Slovenian, Soviet, and Yugoslavian physicists. He also mentored MSc and Doctor of Sciences in Physics degrees of his colleagues and successors at Faculty of Physics of University of Belgrade: professors Jovan Puzović (at CERN from 2000), and professor Goran Škoro (from 2004 on leave at UK Neutrino Factory).

Petnica Scientific Center engagement
Ivan Aničin was 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.

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

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
Aničin was 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.

Selected scientific works

 * 1) LBikit, J.Slivka, I.Aničin, L.Marinkov, A.Rudić and W.D.Hamilton:"Photoactivation of 111Cdm without a nonresonant contribution", PhysRev. C35(1987)386
 * 2) 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(1992)333
 * 3) 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
 * 4) LBikit, M.Krmar, J.Slivka, I.Aničin, M.Vesković, Lj.Čonkić: "Electron-positron conversion decay of 64Zn", ApplRadialsot. 46(1995)455–456
 * 5) 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

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 * 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
 * 2) I.Aničin, Dj.Krmpotić, A.Kukoč and R.Vukanović: "On the  EO   admixture   determination   by   Gamma-Gamma   Directional Correlation Measurements",  Nuclear Instr. and Meth. 483(1970)293
 * 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
 * 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

"Table  of   Reduced   Penetration   Matrix     Elements     for     Nilsson Transitions in Odd-A Nuclei", Nuclear Data Tables All(1973)553 "Levels and Transitions in 227Ac", J.Phys.G, 8(1982)369
 * 1) D.K.Krpić, I.V.Aničin and R.B.Vukanović:
 * 1) D.K.Krpić and I.V.Aničin:"Some Remarks Concerning Nuclear Structure Effects in  M1   Internal Conversion Processes", PhysRev., C9(1974)660
 * 2) 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
 * 3) LBikit and I.Aničin:"On the Spin Assignment to the 268 keV State in 197Au", Zeit.fur Phys. A274(1975)69,
 * 4) I.Aničin:"Direct Experimental Check  of   the   Isotropy   of   Electromagnetic Space", Lett. al Nuovo Cimento, 17(1976)508
 * 5) 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
 * 6) LBikit, I.Aničin, L.Marinkov:"Monopolnaja  Konversija,   skritaja   effektom    proniknovenija     v magnitnih dipolnih perehodah", IZVAN SSSR, 41(1977)2152
 * 7) I.Aničin,  .Bikit, C.Giit, H.Guven, W.D.Hamilton, and A.Yousif:


 * 1) I.V.Aničin and C.T.Yap:"New Approach to Detection Limit Determination in Spectroscopv", Nucl.Instr. and Meth., A259(1987)525
 * 2) C.T.Yap and I.V.Aničin:"An Attempt to Incorporate Gaussian Line Shape into  the   Limiting Line Intensity", Applied Spectroscopy, 41(1988)231
 * 3) I.Bikit, I.Aničin and J.Slivka:"Optimum Time of Coincidence Measurements of Decaving Sources", Nucl.Instr. and Meth., A269(1988)329
 * 4) 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
 * 5) 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,
 * 6) D.Vesić and I.V.Aničin:"Some Practical Aspects of Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy  with   Germanium Detectors", Nucl.Instr. and Meth., A276(1989)216
 * 7) 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
 * 8) A.H.Kukoč, M.M.Marković', I.V.Aničin and P.R.Adžić: "Natural  Radioactive   Impurities   in   Lanthanum   Compounds   as   a Calibration Source for Gamma Spectrometry of Voluminous Sources", Radiochim. Acta 33(1991)421
 * 9) A.H.Kukoč, I.V.Aničin and P.RAdžić: "The Gamma Contamination Food Factor", Appl.Radiat.Isot., 43(1992)83

Radiochimica Acta 60(1993)25 "Study of β+/EC Decay of 76Sr in  γ-γ   Coincidence Measurements", Phys.Rev. C48(1993)2598 M.Vesković, P.R.Adžić, G.P.Škoro: "Possible solution of the high background problem in the thallium solar neutrino experiment", N.Jb.Miner. Abh. 167(1994)265
 * 1) A.H.Kukoč, M.M.Marković, I.V.Aničin, GP.Škoro and GPantelić:"Determination of 138La Activity in La203  from Known 40K Activity",
 * 1) 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
 * 2) 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
 * 3) 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:
 * 1) I.V.Aničin, Đ.M.Krmpotić, R.B.Vukanović, A.H.Kukoč, M.T.Župančić, I.S.Bikit, J.Slivka,
 * 1) 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
 * 2) J.Puzović, G.Škoro, I.Aničin:"Production of annihilation radiation in iron and lead by cosmic-rays at sea-level" Appl.Radiat.Isot. 46(1995)431–432
 * 3) LBikit, M.Krmar, J.Slivka, I.Aničin, M.Vesković, Lj.Čonkić: "Neutrinoless double electron capture of 54Fe", ApplRadialsot. 46(1995)447–448


 * 1) 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

"Detection limits of the NaI(Tl) shielded HPGe spectrometer" Nuclear Instr. and Meth., A421(1999)266 "Double beta decay of Cr-50". Phys.Rev. C67 (2003) 658
 * 1) 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
 * 2) 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
 * 3) I.Bikit,.J.Slivka, M.Krmar, Lj.Čonkić, M.Vesković, Ž.Đurčić, N.Žikić,  Aničin
 * 1) J.Puzović and I.V.Aničin "Simple method to reduce the dead time of multichannel analyzers" RevSciJnstr. 70(1999)2882
 * 2) 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
 * 3) 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
 * 4) 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
 * 5) I. Bikit, N. Zikic-Tordorivic, J. Slivka, M. Veskovic, M. Krmar, C. Conckic, J. Puzovic, I.V. Anicin

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