NIST Physicist William Phillips Wins 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics | NIST

NIST physicist William Phillips wins 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics
– Shares award with Steven Chu and Claude Cohen-Tannoudji for work on laser cooling and trapping atoms
– Research has enabled observation of quantum phenomena and creation of Bose-Einstein condensate
– Phillips has made significant contributions to laser cooling techniques and ultra-cold atom research at NIST
– His work has applications in atomic clocks, atom lasers, and atomic lithography
– Phillips is a NIST Fellow and was elected to the National Academy of Sciences earlier this year

Source: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/1997/10/nist-physicist-william-phillips-wins-1997-nobel-prize-physics

Keywords: Laser, Cooling, Atoms, Measurement, Standards

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