Nobelpreis: Neutrinoforscher Francis Halzen erhält den Physik-Nobelpreis
Die Akademie in Stockholm hat den neuen Nobelpreisträger für Physik verkündet. Ausgezeichnet wird ein belgisch-amerikanischer Forscher für seine Entdeckung hochenergetischer Neutrinos.
In 2023, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Francis Halzen, an 82-year-old Belgian-American particle physicist, for his significant contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. According to the Nobel Committee's chairman, Mark Pearce, Halzen's perseverance and scientific vision paved the way for a new form of astronomy.
As a researcher at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Halzen recognized that the ice at the South Pole was suitable for tracking neutrinos, often referred to as ghost particles. He initially presented his plans in 1988. This vision and his role as a scientific leader were crucial to the success of IceCube, a cubic kilometer of ice equipped with sensors and completed in 2011.
Through this observatory, scientists can detect neutrinos from highly energetic processes in the distant universe. Halzen led an international team of researchers and engineers who equipped them with a fantastic instrument.
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