Günter Schmahl (physicist)

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Günter Schmahl (born March 26, 1936 in Wilhelmshaven ; † August 14, 2018 in Göttingen ) was a German physicist , professor at the University of Göttingen and a pioneer of X-ray microscopy .

The focus and the essential importance of Schmahl's work lay in the development of full - field X-ray microscopy with soft X-rays . He was one of the first to recognize the potential of this method and the pioneering technological approach of using zone plates as lenses in such a microscope. Schmahl and his team continued to develop the chosen approach until it was ready for use in two- and three-dimensional imaging of biological samples.

Schmahl founded the Institute for X-ray Physics at the University of Göttingen and headed it until his retirement in 2002. He was one of the founders and the first organizing organizer of the International Conference on X-ray Microscopy, which has been held every three years since 1983 and biennial since 2008.

Honors and memberships

Publications (selection)

  1. ↑ G. Schmahl, D. Rudolph: Bright zone plates as imaging systems for soft X-rays . In: Optics (Jena) . tape 29 , 1969, p. 577 .
  2. ^ B. Niemann, D. Rudolph, G. Schmahl: Soft-x-ray imaging zone plates with large zone numbers for microscopic and spectroscopic applications . In: Optics Communications . Vol. 12, 1974, S. 160-163 , doi : 10.1016 / 0030-4018 (74) 90381-2 .
  3. ↑ Patent DE3642457 : X-ray microscope. Registered on December 12, 1986 , published on June 30, 1988 , applicant: Carl Zeiss Foundation, inventor: G. Schmahl, D. Rudolph. ‌
  4. ↑ Patent US4870674 : X-ray microscope. Registered on December 9, 1987 , published on September 26, 1989 , applicant: Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung, inventor: G. Schmahl, D. Rudolph ( also on Google Patents ). ‌
  5. ↑ G. Schmahl, D. Rudolph, P. Guttmann, G. Schneider, J. Thieme, B. Niemann: Phase contrast studies of biological specimens with the x ‐ ray microscope at BESSY . In: Review of Scientific Instruments . Vol. 66, 1995, pp. 1282-1286 , doi : 10.1063 / 1.1145955 .
  6. ↑ D. Weiß, G. Schneider, B. Niemann, P. Guttmann, D. Rudolph, G. Schmahl: Computed tomography of cryogenic biological specimens based on X-ray microscopic images . In: Ultramicroscopy . Vol. 84, 2000, pp. 185-197 , doi : 10.1016 / S0304-3991 (00) 00034-6 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Prof. Dr. Günter Schmahl: Obituaries . In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . August 18, 2018 ( faz.net ).
  2. ^ Memorial to Günter Schmahl. In: xrm2018.com. 14th International Conference on X-ray Microscopy, accessed on August 26, 2018 .
  3. ^ A b X-ray badge award winners archive 1992. German X-ray Museum , accessed on November 7, 2014 .
  4. ↑ Norbert Lossau: From the X-ray of a hand to looking into living cells. In: welt.de . November 7, 1995. Retrieved August 19, 2018 .
  5. ^ Institute for X-ray Physics. University of Göttingen, archived from the original on August 19, 2018 ; Retrieved on August 19, 2018 (with G. Schmahl obituary).
  6. ↑ XRM Conference Series History. In: xrm2018.com. 14th International Conference on X-ray Microscopy, accessed on August 26, 2018 .
  7. ^ The Lower Saxony State Prize. State of Lower Saxony , accessed on September 9, 2019 (description and list of winners).
  8. ↑ Röntgen Prize 1995 to Günter Schmahl . In: Physical sheets . Vol. 51, No.  12 , 1995, p. 1149 , doi : 10.1002 / phbl.19950511203 .
  9. ↑ Prof. Dr. Günter Schmahl. Person details. Academy of Sciences in Göttingen , archived from the original on March 15, 2018 ; accessed on August 19, 2018 .
  10. ^ Schmahl, Kirz Received Compton Award for Contributions to X-ray Microscopy. Argonne National Laboratory , 2005, archived from the original on January 8, 2017 ; accessed on April 4, 2017 (press release).
personal data
SURNAME Schmahl, Günter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German physicist
DATE OF BIRTH March 26, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Wilhelmshaven
DATE OF DEATH August 14, 2018
Place of death Goettingen