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PHYSICS PRIZE 2018 Nobel Prize Lessons
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Nobel Prize Lessons
THE NOBEL PRIZE NOBEL PRIZE LESSONS NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS 2018
The Nobel Prize in PhysicsSince 1901
”to the person who made the most important discovery or invention in the field ofphysics”
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Who is rewarded with the Physics Prize?
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Persons who have madeimportant discoveries or inventions in the field ofphysics.
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Physics Prize 2018
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A tool for using laser light to capture and manipulate particles, and a method for creating very strong, rapid laser pulses.
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The 2018 Nobel Laureates in PhysicsArthur Ashkin, “for the optical tweezers and their application to biological systems”.
Donna Strickland and Gérard Mourou, “for their method of generating high-intensity, ultra-short optical pulses”.
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Lasers
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A laser generates light with a single wavelength, intensity and direction.
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Optical tweezers
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Using a laser beam to move and capture objects.
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Benefits of opticaltweezers
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By using a laser that generated infrared light, Ashkin was able to capture viruses, bacteria and living cells.
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Pulsing lightsA method for regulating laser intensity and pulses.
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CPA improves the laser
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A short, intensive pulse is stretched, amplified and then compressed, forming a short and much more intensive pulse.
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The benefits
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CPA makes it possible to use a laser as a knife or to record images of rapid events.
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FOR THE GREATESTBENEFIT TO HUMANKIND
Nobel Prize Lessons
