Otto Stern (1888-1969): The founding father of experimental atomic physics

Details Otto Stern (1888-1969): The founding father of experimental atomic physics Otto Stern (1888-1969): The founding father of experimental atomic physics

2011-09-22

arxiv.org/abs/1109.4864v1

Physics

History and Philosophy of Physics

39 pages, 8 figures

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We review the work and life of Otto Stern who developed the molecular beam technique and with its aid laid the foundations of experimental atomic physics. Among the key results of his research are: the experimental determination of the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution of molecular velocities (1920), experimental demonstration of space quantization of angular momentum (1922), diffraction of matter waves comprised of atoms and molecules by crystals (1931) and the determination of the magnetic dipole moments of the proton and deuteron (1933).

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