Wolfgang Paul
Wolfgang Paul | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 August 1913 |
| Died | 7 December 1993 (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 |
| Notes | |
He humorously referred to Wolfgang Pauli as his "imaginary part". | |
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. 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.