Yvette Cauchois
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Yvette Cauchois (French pronunciation: [ivɛt koʃwa] ⓘ; 19 December 1908 – 19 November 1999) was a French physicist known for her contributions to X-ray spectroscopy and X-ray optics, and for pioneering European synchrotron research.
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Professor Yvette Cauchois | |
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Born | (1908-12-19)19 December 1908 Francueil, Indre-et-Loire, France |
Died | 19 November 1999(1999-11-19) (aged 90) Paris |
Resting place | Monastery at Bârsana, Romania |
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | Sorbonne |
Known for | Inventing the Cauchois spectrometer Development and use of Synchrotron light President of the French Society of Physical Chemistry |
Awards | Ancel Prize from the Société chimique de France (1933) Officer of the Legion of Honour |
Scientific career | |
Fields | X-ray spectroscopy X-ray optics |
Institutions | CNRS National Laboratories of Frascati |
Thesis | Extension de la spectroscopie des rayons X. Spectrographe à focalisation par cristal courbé; spectre d'émission X des gaz (1934) |
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