Pascal Elleaume
Pascal Elleaume (1956–2011) was a French physicist and a pioneer in the field of synchrotron light sources,[1] where his work, an insertion device[2] was pivotal. He died in 2011.[3]
Pascal Elleaume | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1956 |
| Died | 2011 (aged 54–55) |
| Alma mater | Ecole Normale Superieure |
| Known for | Insertion device Free-electron laser |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | ESRF CEA |
Education and career
Elleaume studied at the Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris, France, where he completed his PhD on turbulence in Helium and obtained his agrégation in 1978. After completing his PhD, he became a visiting scholar at Berkeley for a year, then joined the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), where he started working on Free-electron lasers with Yves Petroff. He joined the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in 1986,[4] where he became the director of the accelerator division.
References
- Pascal Elleaume – The Institute of Theoretical Physics
- Elleaume, Pascal (2002). Undulators, Wigglers and Their Applications. CRC Press. ISBN 9780415280402.
- Obituary, Pascal Elleaume – L'Archicube 13 Bis Numéro Spécial (Février 2013)
- Pascal Elleaume obituary, ESRF
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