Stuart Thomas Butler

Stuart Thomas Butler ( born July 4, 1926 in Naracoorte, Australia, † 15 May 1982) was an Australian theoretical nuclear physicist.

Butler grew up as the son of a, two Welsh school teacher. He studied mathematics and physics at the University of Adelaide (Bachelor in 1945, Master 1947) and received his doctorate in 1951 at the University of Birmingham, where he worked with a scholarship since 1949, with Rudolf Peierls. Here is his pioneering work on direct nuclear reactions, especially Strippingreaktionen emerged, and their use for the determination of the angular momentum quantum numbers of discrete nuclear states. Mid-1960s, he continued these studies continued with new methods. After that, he was at Cornell University under Hans Bethe and Edwin Salpeter, before he returned to Australia in 1953. In 1954 he was Reader at the University of Sydney with Harry Messel. During this time he worked with John M. Journal of sheep and MR Roth. In 1959 he became professor of theoretical physics and plasma physics. 1970 to 1973 he was dean of the faculty. In 1978 he became Professor Emeritus.

Stuart Thomas Butler was also involved in energy loss in plasmas, low-temperature physics ( superconductivity) and absorption of solar energy in the ozone layer.

In 1977 he was awarded the Tom W. Bonner Prize for nuclear physics. In 1966, he received the Thomas Rankin Lyle Medal. He was a member of the Australian Academy of Science. In 1961 he was commissioned by the Australian National University a D. Sc.

1977 until his death in 1982 he was director of the Australian Atomic Energy Commission Research Establishment at Lucas Heights.

Writings

  • On angular distribution of (d, p) and ( d, n) nuclear reactions. In: Physical Review. Volume 80, 1950, p 1095th
  • Direct nuclear reactions. In: Physical Review. Volume 106, 1957, p 272
  • With others: A modern introduction to physics, Sydney, Horwitz Grahame 1960, 1965 Volume 1 with John M. Journal of Mechanics of particles,
  • Volume 2 with leaf Kinetic theory of matter and mechanics of solids
  • Volume 3 Sound and wave motion
  • Volume 5 with Harry Messel Atomic Physics
  • Volume 6 with Harry Messel Light and Optics
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