November 1, 1982
Spectroscopy In A New Light
Dr. Arthur L. Schawlow
Stanford University
Darwin 103
3:00 PM
Award Recipient: National Medal of Science, Nobel Prize
Dr. Arthur L. Schawlow of Stanford University, co-winner of the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physics, will describe how-with intense,directional, and monochromatic light from lasers-it is possible to detect single atoms, to resolve hidden details of spectra, and to make measurements of unprecedented precision.