Yerevan Physics Institute (Armenian: Երևանի Ֆիզիկայի Ինստիտուտ) is a research and development institute, located in Yerevan, Armenia. It was founded in 1942 as a branch of Yerevan State University by brothers, Abraham Alikhanov and Artem Alikhanian. It was often referred to by the acronym YerPhI (ԵրՖԻ). In 2011 it was renamed to A. Alikhanyan National Laboratory (AANL)(Yerevan Physics Institute).
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