Wolfgang Paul
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This article is about the German physicist. For the Austrian-Swiss physicist who received the Nobel Prize in 1945, see Wolfgang Pauli. For the German footballer, see Wolfgang Paul (footballer).
Wolfgang Paul (German pronunciation: [ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ˈpaʊ̯l] ⓘ; 10 August 1913 – 7 December 1993) was a German physicist, who co-developed the non-magnetic quadrupole mass filter which laid the foundation for what is now called an ion trap.[2] He shared one-half of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1989 for this work with Hans Georg Dehmelt; the other half of the Prize in that year was awarded to Norman Foster Ramsey, Jr.
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Wolfgang Paul | |
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Born | (1913-08-10)10 August 1913 |
Died | 7 December 1993(1993-12-07) (aged 80) |
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | Technical University of Munich Technische Universität Berlin University of Göttingen |
Known for | Ion traps Quadrupole mass analyzer |
Awards | Nobel Prize in physics (1989) UNSW Dirac Medal (1992) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | University of Bonn University of Kiel |
Doctoral advisor | Hans Kopfermann |
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He humorously referred to Wolfgang Pauli as his "imaginary part".[1] |
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