SCHOOL OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND MEDICINE
ILIA STATE UNIVERSITY

Theoretical Astrophysics, Associate Professor

Researcher, Institute of Theoretical Physics, ISU





Born on July 2nd, 1985, in Tbilisi. PhD in Theoretical Astrophysics at Ilia State University (2011). Researcher at the Center for Theoretical Astrophysics, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Ilia State University (since 2010). Assistant Professor for Theoretical Astrophysics (since 2017)  School of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Ilia State University.

Scientific interests / research interests

  • High energy Astrophysics;
  • Plasma Astrophysics, Cosmic Plasma;
  • Pulsars, AGNs;
  • Emission mechanisms in Astrophysical Sources.

Featured publications
Chkheidze, N. & Babyk, Iu.
“Synchrotron emission model of gamma-ray pulsar PSR J2021+3651”,
New Astronomy, Vol. 35, p. 27 (2015)

Chkheidze, N., Machabeli, G., & Osmanov, Z.
“On the spectrum of the pulsed gamma-ray emission from 10MeV to 400GeV of the Crab pulsar”,
Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 773, Issue 2, (2013)

Chkheidze, N. & Babyk, Iu.
“Nonthermal emission model of isolated X-ray pulsar RX J0420.0-5022”,
Advances in Astronomy & Space Physics, Vol. 3, p. 32 (2013)

Mahajan, S., Machabeli, G., Osmanov, Z., & Chkheidze, N.
“Ultra High Energy Electrons Powered by Pulsar Rotation”,
Scientific Reports, (Nature Publishing Group), Vol. 3, (2013)

Chkheidze, Nino,
“Synchrotron emission model of RX J1856.5-3754”,
New Astronomy, Vol. 17, Issue 2, p. 227 (2012)

An extensive list of publications
• Osmanov, Z., Mahajan, S., Machabeli, G., & Chkheidze, N.
“Efficiency of Centrifugal Mechanism in Producing PeV Neutrinos From Active Galactic Nuclei”,
Astroparticle Physics (accepted for publication) (2018)
• Machabeli, G., Rogava, A., Chkheidze, N., Osmanov, Z., Shapakidze, D.
“The Crab nebula energy origin and its high frequency radiation spectra”,
Journal of Plasma Physics, Vol. 82, Issue 3, (2016)
• Osmanov, Z., Mahajan, S., Machabeli, G., & Chkheidze, N.
“Millisecond newly born pulsars as efficient accelerators of electrons”,
Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group), Vol. 5, (2015)

• Chkheidze, N. & Babyk, Iu.
“Synchrotron emission model of gamma-ray pulsar PSR J2021+3651”,
New Astronomy, Vol. 35, p. 27 (2015)

• Osmanov, Z., Mahajan, S., Machabeli, G., & Chkheidze, N.
“Extremely efficient Zevatron in rotating AGN magnetospheres”,
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 445, Issue 4, p. 4155 (2014)

• Machabeli, G. & Chkheidze, N.,
“On high frequency Cherenkov-type radiation in pulsar magnetospheric electron-positron plasma”,
Astrophysics and Space Science, Vol. 354, Issue 2, p. 443 (2014)

• Machabeli, G. & Chkheidze, N.,
“A possible mechanism for forming the radio emission spectrum of the Crab pulsar”,
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 440, Issue 4, p. 3426 (2014)

• Chkheidze, N., Machabeli, G., & Osmanov, Z.
“On the spectrum of the pulsed gamma-ray emission from 10MeV to 400GeV of the Crab pulsar”,
Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 773, Issue 2, (2013)

• Chkheidze, N. & Babyk, Iu.
“Nonthermal emission model of isolated X-ray pulsar RX J0420.0-5022”,
Advances in Astronomy & Space Physics, Vol. 3, p. 32 (2013)

• Mahajan, S., Machabeli, G., Osmanov, Z., & Chkheidze, N.
“Ultra High Energy Electrons Powered by Pulsar Rotation”,
Scientific Reports, (Nature Publishing Group), Vol. 3, (2013)

• Osmanov, Z. & Chkheidze, N.,
“Synchrotron emission driven by the Cherenkov-drift instability in Active Galactic Nuclei”,
Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 764, Issue 1, (2013)

• Chkheidze, Nino,
“Synchrotron emission model of RX J1856.5-3754”,
New Astronomy, Vol. 17, Issue 2, p. 227 (2012)

• Chkheidze, N. & Osmanov, Z.,
“On the mechanism of the pulsed high-energy emission from the pulsar PSR B1509-58”,
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 419, Issue 3, p. 2391 (2012)

• Chkheidze, N., Machabeli, G. & Osmanov, Z.,
“On the Very High Energy Spectrum of the Crab Pulsar”,
Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 730, Issue 2, (2011)

• Chkheidze, N.,
“The plasma emission model of RBS1774”,
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol. 527, (2011)

• Chkheidze, N.,
“The emission polarization of RX J1856.5-3754”,
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol. 500, Issue 2, p. 861 (2009)

• Chkheidze, N. & Lomiashvili, D.,
“On the recently discovered pulsations from RX J1856.5-3754”,
New Astronomy, Vol. 13, Issue 1, p. 12 (2008)

• Chkheidze, N. & Machabeli, G.,
“The plasma emission model of RX J1856.5-3754”,
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol. 471, Issue 2, p. 599 (2007)

Current Courses

Course Catalog

Bachelor’s level

  • Mathematical Analysis II

Master’s level

  • Radiation processes in Astrophysics
  • Introduction to Astrophysics of Compact Objects
  • Selected Topics of Mathematical Physics
  • Analysis of High-Frequency Data

Bachelor’s level

  • Theory of Probability and Statistics
  • Virtual Laboratory of Astrophysics
  • The Classical Theory of Fields
  • Mathematical Analysis I
  • Mathematical Methods of Natural Sciences
  • Practical methods of scientific critical thinking

Master’s level

  • Selected Topics of Theoretical Physics
  • Data Analysis in Physics
  • Radiation processes in Astrophysics

2020-2020 Year

Bachelor’s level

  • Virtual Laboratory of Astrophysics
  • Clasical Mechanics
  • Virtual Laboratory of Astrophysics
  • Mathematical Methods of Natural Sciences
  • The Classical Theory of Fields

Master’s level

  • The Observational Data Analysis 2
  • The Observational Data Analysis I

Doctoral level

  • Research Seminar I
  • Doctoral Seminar II

2019-2020 Year

Bachelor’s level

  • Clasical Mechanics
  • Mathematical Methods of Natural Sciences
  • The Classical Theory of Fields

Master’s level

  • Radiation processes in Astrophysics
  • The Observational Data Analysis 2
  • The Observational Data Analysis I

Doctoral level

  • Problems of Modern Astrophysics
  • Pulsar Astrophysics
  • Doctoral Seminar I

2018-2019 Year

Bachelor’s level

  • Virtual Laboratory of Astrophysics
  • Practical methods of scientific critical thinking
  • Mathematical Methods of Natural Sciences
  • Clasical Mechanics

Master’s level

  • The Observational Data Analysis 2
  • The Observational Data Analysis I

Doctoral level

  • Problems of Modern Astrophysics
  • Pulsar Astrophysics
  • Doctoral Seminar I

2017-2018 Year

Bachelor’s level

  • Virtual Laboratory of Astrophysics
  • Clasical Mechanics
  • Practical methods of scientific critical thinking
  • Mathematical Methods of Natural Sciences

Master’s level

  • The Observational Data Analysis I

2016-2017 Year

Bachelor’s level

  • Clasical Mechanics
  • Mathematical Methods of Natural Sciences

Master’s level

  • Radiation processes in Astrophysics

2015-2016 Year

Bachelor’s level

  • Clasical Mechanics
  • Virtual Laboratory of Astrophysics
  • Mathematical Methods of Natural Sciences

Master’s level

  • The Observational Data Analysis 2
  • The Observational Data Analysis I

2014-2015 Year

Bachelor’s level

  • Bachelor’s Thesis
  • Virtual Laboratory of Astrophysics
  • Mechanics

2013-2014 Year

Bachelor’s level

  • Virtual Laboratory of Astrophysics
  • Mechanics

2011-2012 Year

Bachelor’s level

  • Mathematical Methods in Natural Science

Master’s level

  • Principles of Modern Astrophysics

Doctoral level

  • Principles of Modern Astrophysics (PHD)

2009-2010 Year

Bachelor’s level

  • General English II (pre-intermediate 2)
  • General English IV (pre-intermediate 1)
  • General English I (starter)
  • General English III (elementary 2)