The Rolf Wideroe Prize is awarded every third year by the Accelerator Group of the
European Physical Society
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(EPS), in memory of
Rolf Widerøe
Rolf Widerøe (11 July 1902 – 11 October 1996) was a Norwegian accelerator physicist who was the originator of many particle acceleration concepts, including the ''resonance accelerator'' and the betatron accelerator.
Early life
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, to individuals in recognition of outstanding work in the field of accelerator physics.
The prize was awarded for the first time in 1996, but was only named the Rolf Wideroe Prize in 2011. Before this year the prize was simply referred to as ''EPS Accelerator Group Prizes''.
Laureates
* 2020:
Lucio Rossi
* 2017:
Lyn Evans
* 2014:
* 2011: Shin-Ichi Kurokawa
*2008:
*2006
Vladimir Teplyakov
*2004:
*2002:
*2000: Eberhard Keil
*1998:
Cristoforo Benvenuti
*1996: R.D. Kohaupt and the
DESY
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Feedback Group: M. Ebert, D. Heins, J. Klute, K.-H. Matthiesen, H. Musfeldt, S. Pätzold, J. Rümmler, M. Schweiger, J. Theiss
See also
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List of physics awards
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References
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Physics awards
Awards of the European Physical Society