Rudolf Mössbauer
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Rudolf Mössbauer | |
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Technical University of Munich | |
Known for | Mössbauer effect Mössbauer spectroscopy Lamb–Mössbauer factor |
Spouses | Elizabeth Pritz (m. 1957)Christel Braun (m. 1985) |
Awards | Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts (1996) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Nuclear and atomic physics |
Institutions | Technical University of Munich Caltech |
Doctoral advisor | Heinz Maier-Leibnitz |
Rudolf Ludwig Mössbauer (German spelling: Mößbauer; German pronunciation: [ˈʁuːdɔlf ˈmœsˌbaʊ̯ɐ] ⓘ; 31 January 1929 – 14 September 2011[1]) was a German physicist best known for his 1957 discovery of 'recoilless nuclear resonance fluorescence', for which he was awarded the 1961 Nobel Prize in Physics. This effect, called the Mössbauer effect, is the basis for Mössbauer spectroscopy.[2]
Career
Mössbauer was born in
In his PhD work, he discovered recoilless nuclear fluorescence of gamma rays in 191 iridium, the
On the suggestion of
In 1972, Rudolf Mössbauer went to Grenoble to succeed Heinz Maier-Leibnitz as the director of the
Mössbauer was regarded as an excellent teacher. He gave highly specialized lectures on numerous courses, including Neutrino Physics, Neutrino Oscillations, The Unification of the Electromagnetic and Weak Interactions and The Interaction of Photons and Neutrons With Matter. In 1984, he gave undergraduate lectures to 350 people taking the physics course. He told his students: “Explain it! The most important thing is, that you are able to explain it! You will have exams, there you have to explain it. Eventually, you pass them, you get your diploma and you think, that's it! – No, the whole life is an exam, you'll have to write applications, you'll have to discuss with peers... So learn to explain it! You can train this by explaining to another student, a colleague. If they are not available, explain it to your mother – or to your cat!”
Personal life
Mössbauer married Elizabeth Pritz in 1957. They had a son, Peter and two daughters Regine and Susi.[3][4] They divorced in 1983, and he married his second wife Christel Braun in 1985.[4][citation needed]
Mössbauer died at Grünwald, Germany on 14 September 2011 at the age of 82.
References
- ^ (in German) Münchner Physik-Nobelpreisträger Mößbauer ist tot – München. Bild.de (2011-09-21). Retrieved on 2012-06-26.
- PMID 22012384.
- ^ Louise S. Sherby (2002). The Who's Who of Nobel Prize Winners, 1901–2000 (4th ed.). Westport, CT: Oryx Press. p. 224. Archived from the original on 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2018-06-19.[ISBN missing]
- ^ a b "Rudolf L. Mössbauer". Physics History Network. American Institute of Physics. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
External links
- Literature by and about Rudolf Mössbauer in the German National Library catalogue
- Rudolf Mössbauer on Nobelprize.org , a major source for this article
- Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2014. Web. 3 Jan 2015. Interview with Rudolf Mössbauer (18 minutes)