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AWARDS

1998 Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science - Bill Phillips

Bill Phillips
Credit: © Robert Rathe

Phillips was chosen "for pioneering experiments in laser cooling and trapping, including the first demonstrations of Zeeman cooling, the magnetic trapping of neutral atoms and the extension of laser cooling below the Doppler limit."

Physics
Created September 1, 2017
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