Franco Pacini
Franco Pacini (born May 10, 1939 in Florence , † January 25, 2012 ibid) was an Italian astrophysicist .
Pacini attended school in Urbino and studied physics in Pisa and Rome , where he graduated in 1964. From 1967 to 1973 he was at Cornell University . From 1975 to 1978 he worked at ESO , then professor of astrophysics at the University of Florence and head of the Arcetri observatory there .
In 1967 Pacini postulated that strongly magnetized neutron stars could give up their rotational energy and generate a strong flow of relativistic particles. The discovery of the pulsars only a few months later confirmed his theory.
Pacini was a member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Associate Member of the Royal Astronomical Society, and Member of the American Astronomical Society . In 1997 he received the Italian Government Prize for Science ( Premio della Presidenza del Consiglio per la Scienza ). From 2001 to 2003 he was President of the International Astronomical Union .
The asteroid (25601) Francopacini , discovered by Maura Tombelli and Luciano Tesi in 2000 , was named after him.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ E 'morto Franco Pacini il mondo dell'astrofisica in lutto. Retrieved March 1, 2012 (Italian).
- ^ Franco Pacini, 1939–2012. Retrieved March 1, 2012 (English).
- ^ Energy Emission from a Neutron Star . bibcode : 1967Natur.216..567P (English).
- ↑ JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 25601 Francopacini (2000 AX2). Jet Propulsion Laboratory , September 28, 2004, accessed July 14, 2012 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pacini, Franco |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian astrophysicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 10, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Florence |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 25, 2012 |
| Place of death | Florence |