John Henry Carver 1926 - 2004

2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
R. W. Crompton ◽  
G. D. Dracoulis ◽  
B. R. Lewis ◽  
K. G. McCracken ◽  
J. S. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Physics ◽  
Outer Space ◽  
Small Satellite ◽  
Physical Sciences ◽  
Molecular Physics ◽  
Atmospheric Physics ◽  
Research School ◽  
Scientific Advisory ◽  
Atomic And Molecular Physics ◽  
The University

John Henry Carver made distinguished contributions to national and international physics, not only through his research in nuclear physics, atomic and molecular physics, and planetary atmospheric physics, but also as a scientific administrator. His years as the Elder Professor of Physics at the University of Adelaide saw him enter the field of rocket-based atmospheric physics by forging strong links with the nearby Weapons Research Establishment through which he had access to rockets to fly equipment developed in his laboratory and, eventually, to launch a small satellite developed and built by his team. This led to his appointment to the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, which he chaired for the record term of twenty-five years. As an academic administrator he was equally distinguished, serving on numerous boards and committees of the University of Adelaide before moving to Canberra as Director of the Australian National University's Research School of Physical Sciences, a position he held for fifteen years. In addition, he served with distinction on numerous national and international scientific advisory bodies. He was a passionate advocate for his School and his leadership will be long remembered.

scholarly journals Introduction

1996 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 197
Author(s):  
Stephen J Buckman ◽  
Erich Weigold
Keyword(s):  
National Science Foundation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Chemical Physics ◽  
Physical Sciences ◽  
Molecular Physics ◽  
Research School ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
National Science ◽  
National University ◽  
Atomic And Molecular Physics

The Advanced Workshop on Atomic and Molecular Physics was held at the Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University between February 13-15, 1995. The Workshop was a bilateral meeting involving physicists and chemists from Australia and the United States and the main goals were to bring together research workers in the field of low energy atomic and chemical physics to review recent advances and to chart possible directions for the future. The Workshop attracted 75 registrants. Of these, 20 eminent speakers in diverse areas of atomic and molecular physics were supported directly by grants from the Department of Industry, Science and Technology (Australia) and the National Science Foundation (USA). The remaining 55 attendees comprised 30 staff and, most importantly, 25 postgraduate students from Australian institutions.

Physics research in Israel—A preliminary bibliometric analysis

1984 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 185-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Subbiah Arunachalam ◽  
M.K. Dhirendra Rao ◽  
Praveen K. Shrivastava
Keyword(s):  
Particle Physics ◽  
Nuclear Physics ◽  
Condensed Matter ◽  
The United States ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Condensed Matter Physics ◽  
Molecular Physics ◽  
Atomic And Molecular Physics ◽  
The Impact

The impact of physics research carried out in Israel on the international literature is assessed from data on publication and citation counts. We have considered in this analysis all papers published from Israel and covered under six of the ten major sections of INSPEC's Physics Abstracts, January-June 1977 (covering condensed matter physics, nuclear and particle physics, atomic and molecular physics and biophysics and physical chemistry) as well as citations to these papers as seen from five annual editions of Science Citation Index, 1977-1981. An analysis of these data permits us to identify: (i) areas of research in which Israel is strong, (ii) highly cited publications, (iii) the distribution of citations over the years, and (iv) how quickly the papers get cited. Israel accounts for less than 1% of the world's physics publications, but undeniably physics done in Israel is an integral part of the mainstream of world physics. Israeli physicists place almost all their work in foreign journals, most of them published from the United States, the Nether lands and the United Kingdom. Many of these journals have a good standing as seen from their high impact factors and immediacy indices. Nearly all papers in our sample have originated in eight institutions, indicating that Israel is free from the common Third World malady of spreading the butter of R&D budget too thinly. Overall, Israeli physics appears to be productive in condensed matter physics, nuclear physics and atomic and molecular physics. However, chemical physics tops the list if one considers both the number of papers published and the cognitive impact these papers have had. Two areas where Israel did not publish much and yet had a few publica tions of high impact are: (i) special theories, interaction models and particle systematics, and (ii) biophysics. Surprisingly for a nation interested in both the military and civilian applications of nuclear energy, Israel's publications in nuclear physics are not as well cited as her publications in many other subfields of physics.

Robert Street 1920–2013

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael N. Barber ◽  
Paul G. McCormick
Keyword(s):  
Research Field ◽  
Strategic Thinking ◽  
Physical Sciences ◽  
Solid State Physics ◽  
Research Grants ◽  
Research School ◽  
Vice Chancellor ◽  
National University ◽  
Research Students ◽  
The University

Following wartime work on radar and a University of London PhD awarded for measurement of absolute power, Bob Street developed his interest in low-temperature magnetism in solids while on the staff at Sheffield University. In 1960 he became Foundation Professor of Physics at Monash University where he built a department with strong capabilities in solid state physics. His own research continued at Monash but was put aside when he became Director of the Research School of Physical Sciences at the Australian National University (1973–7) and then Vice-Chancellor at the University of Western Australia (1978–86). Although the ANU experience was not a happy one, he flourished at UWA where his initiatives and strategic thinking laid the groundwork for advancement of the university. Street had kept up with advances in his research field and upon retirement he went back to it with notable success in publication, supervision of research students, acquisition of research grants and fruitful collaborations. He is fondly remembered as a first class physicist with a passion for cricket.

scholarly journals Special Issue on Atomic and Ionic Collisions with Formation of Quasimolecules

Atoms ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Vladimir Srećković ◽  
Milan Dimitrijević ◽  
Nikolai Bezuglov
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Physics ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Laboratory Plasma ◽  
Molecular Physics ◽  
Molecular Collision ◽  
Collision Processes ◽  
Plasma Research ◽  
Community Of Researchers ◽  
Atomic And Molecular Physics ◽  
Broad Community

Many areas of science today, like atomic and molecular physics, nuclear physics, astrophysics, laboratory plasma research etc., depend on data for ionic, atomic, and molecular collision processes. The purpose of the Special Issue “Atomic and Ionic Collisions with Formation of Quasimolecules” in Atoms is to engage a broad community of researchers to consolidate knowledge, make new discoveries, and to continue the exchange of ideas.

scholarly journals Hellmann Potential in Spinless Salpeter Equation with Potential Barrier within the Framework of Nikiforov-Uvarov method

2017 ◽  
Vol 71 ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Akaninyene Daniel Antia
Keyword(s):  
Potential Barrier ◽  
Nuclear Physics ◽  
Approximation Scheme ◽  
Numerical Data ◽  
Molecular Physics ◽  
Molecular Chemistry ◽  
Energy Eigenvalues ◽  
Hellmann Potential ◽  
Atomic And Molecular Physics ◽  
Uvarov Method

<p>In this paper, we have solved the spinless Salpeter equation (SSE) with Hellmann potential under the framework of NIkiforov-Uvarov (NU) method. The energy eigenvalues and corresponding wave functions for this system express in terms of the Jacobi polynomial are also obtained. With the help of approximation scheme the potential barrier has been evaluated. The results obtained in this work would have many applications in nuclear physics, chemical physics, atomic and molecular physics, molecular chemistry and other related areas as the results under limiting cases could be used to study the binding energy and interaction of some diatomic molecules. As a guide to interested readers, we have provided numerical data which discuss the energy spectra for this system.</p><p> </p>

Report on the Seventh International Shock Tube Symposium

1969 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 727-734
Author(s):  
Daniel Bershader ◽  
Wayland C. Griffith
Keyword(s):  
Shock Tube ◽  
Air Force ◽  
United States Air Force ◽  
The United States ◽  
Molecular Physics ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
University Of Toronto ◽  
Atomic And Molecular Physics ◽  
American Physical ◽  
The University

The Seventh Shock Tube Symposium was held 23–25 June 1969 in Toronto, Canada. Sponsored by the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies and the United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the meeting drew nearly 300 attendees from some 20 countries. Of the 40 invited and contributed papers, several described new shock-tube techniques while the majority presented recent experimental results and related theory in the fields of shock structure, atomic and molecular physics, radiation, plasma flows, shock waves in solids, and boundary layers. This report summarizes the principal advances presented and attempts a projection of future directions in shock-tube research. The full proceedings will be published by the University of Toronto Press; the programme was published in the Bulletin of the American Physical Society, June 1969, p. 754.

Cambridge and the Cavendish

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger H. Stuewer
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Physics ◽  
Trinity College ◽  
Cavendish Laboratory ◽  
Research School ◽  
Experimental Physics ◽  
University Of Cambridge ◽  
The World ◽  
Research Students ◽  
Peter Kapitza ◽  
The University

J.J. Thomson was elected Cavendish Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Cambridge in 1884, and after new degree regulations were instituted in 1895, he led the Cavendish Laboratory to become the leading research school in experimental physics in the world. He relinquished the Cavendish Professorship in 1919 to become Master of Trinity College and was succeeded by his first research student, Ernest Rutherford, who led the Cavendish to become the leading research school in nuclear physics in the world. Rutherford attracted outstanding research students, among them Englishman John Cockcroft and Russian Peter Kapitza, both of whom were perceptive observers of Rutherford’s personality, style, and methods.

Physics on the Periphery: A Research School at the University of Lisbon under Salazar's Dictatorship

2011 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 303-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Júlia Gaspar ◽  
Ana Simões
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Physics ◽  
Scientific Policy ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
High Culture ◽  
Research School ◽  
National Education ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Political Environments ◽  
The University

In this paper we discuss the emergence, consolidation, and dissolution of the research school that blossomed at the Laboratory of Physics of the University of Lisbon under the joint leadership of Cyrillo Soares and Manuel Valadares. From 1929 to 1947, this school flourished by the training of some of its members in European research centers, followed by research activity on x-ray spectrography, radioactivity, and nuclear physics at home. This project was supported by grants awarded by the Board for National Education created in 1929, and then the Institute for High Culture, established in 1936 during the period of Salazar's dictatorship. While the success of the Laboratory of Physics as a research school in a so-called peripheral context follows Gerald Geison's criteria, these criteria are unable to account for its dissolution. Its example illuminates how the interactions of a research school with its immediate social, academic, and political environments may be important to take into consideration. We offer a new historiographical interpretation of the events behind the dissolution of the Laboratory of Physics. Contrary to the received view, we argue that these events were not strictly political, and that discussions within the Faculty of Sciences on the role of scientific research, and on scientific policy generally, generated a hostile academic environment which played a leading role in the dissolution. Finally, we highlight the advantages of rethinking the concept of "periphery" as a perspective, following the suggestion of Gavroglu and colleagues.

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