= Clyde Edward Wiegand
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= Clyde Wiegand
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= Clyde E. Wiegand
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= C. Wiegand
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An experimental <particle physicist> who contributed to the discovery of the <antiproton>. A negative particle had to be distinguished from the much more abundant light particles with the same electric charge: momentum selection and velocity-sensitive detectors together established its large mass. Instrument design therefore formed part of identifying the new particle, alongside its production in an accelerator.https://www2.lbl.gov/Science-Articles/Archive/Claude-Wiegand-obit.html[Berkeley Lab account: central role and contributions to the 1955 antiproton experiment]{ref}
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