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October 3, 2023
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics to Pierre Agostini (USA), Ferenc Krausz (Germany), and Anne L'Huillier (Sweden) for generating attosecond pulses of light to study electron dynamics in matter.
Photo: Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 joint winners Pierre Agostini (USA), Ferenc Krausz (Germany), and Anne L’Huillier (Sweden). Image provided by & credit Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach.
Stockholm, October 3, 2023 — The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has announced the winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics 2023. This year’s laureates are Pierre Agostini (USA), Ferenc Krausz (Germany), and Anne L’Huillier (Sweden). The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has recognized them for their groundbreaking work on experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light to study electron dynamics in matter.
Their experiments have provided humanity with new tools for exploring the world of electrons inside atoms and molecules. The laureates’ method of creating extremely short pulses of light has enabled us to measure the rapid processes in which electrons move or change energy. It is a significant breakthrough as these changes occur in a few tenths of an attosecond.
With the help of these attosecond pulses of light, the laureates have provided images of processes inside atoms and molecules that were previously impossible to obtain. Their work has given us a better understanding of the world of electrons and their rapid movements.
We congratulate Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, and Anne L’Huillier on their remarkable achievement and thank them for advancing our understanding of the universe.
Source: Nobel Prize Outreach
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