An experimental atomic physicist who developed precision measurements on isolated trapped charged particles. In a Penning trap, electric and magnetic fields confine the particle long enough for its characteristic oscillations and spin transitions to be studied. Isolation reduces collisions and permits repeated observations of the same particle, connecting trap design to unusually precise measurements.[ref]
Experiments with an isolated subatomic particle at rest by Hans Georg Dehmelt. Nobel lecture: isolated-particle trapping and precision spectroscopy
Hans Georg Dehmelt was a German-American physicist known for his pioneering work in the field of atomic physics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1989, which he shared with Wolfgang Paul and Norman Foster Ramsey. Dehmelt's contributions primarily involved the development of techniques to trap charged particles, which he used to study their properties.
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