Nikolai Borisovich Delone
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Nikolai Borisovich Delone (22 May 1926 – 11 September 2008), was a Soviet physicist born in Leningrad
, USSR (now Saint Petersburg
, Russia
).
. He graduated from the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute
in 1951, and obtained his Ph.D at the Lebedev Physical Institute
in the late 1950s.
Delone is recognized for the first observations of multiphoton ionization, in 1965. Delone, along with Maxim Ammosov and Vladimir P. Krainov
, developed the ADK formula, relating tunneling ionization
in laser fields. He was also a lecturer at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union
, he travelled abroad and worked on international collaborations on multiphoton physics.
Leningrad
Leningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province...
, USSR (now Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, Russia
Russia
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).
Life
Delone was born in Leningrad on 22 May 1922. He is the son of Boris Delone, a mathematicianMathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
. He graduated from the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute
Moscow Engineering Physics Institute
National Research Nuclear University MEPhI / NRNU MEPhI, NIYaU MEPhI or MEPhI) is one of the most recognized technical universities in Russia. MEPhI was founded in 1942 as the Moscow Mechanical Institute of Munitions , but it was soon renamed the Moscow Mechanical Institute. Its original mission...
in 1951, and obtained his Ph.D at the Lebedev Physical Institute
Lebedev Physical Institute
The Lebedev Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences , situated in Moscow, is one of the leading Russian research institutes specializing in physics. It is also one of the oldest research institutions in Russia: its history dates back to a collection of physics equipment established by...
in the late 1950s.
Delone is recognized for the first observations of multiphoton ionization, in 1965. Delone, along with Maxim Ammosov and Vladimir P. Krainov
Vladimir P. Krainov
Vladimir Petrovich Krainov is a full professor in department of theoretical physics of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology in Dolgoprudny...
, developed the ADK formula, relating tunneling ionization
Tunnel ionization
Tunnel ionization is a process in which electrons in an atom pass through the potential barrier and escape from the atom . In an intense electric field, the potential barrier of an atom is distorted drastically...
in laser fields. He was also a lecturer at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
The dissolution of the Soviet Union was the disintegration of the federal political structures and central government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , resulting in the independence of all fifteen republics of the Soviet Union between March 11, 1990 and December 25, 1991...
, he travelled abroad and worked on international collaborations on multiphoton physics.
Publications
Delone published over 200 scientific papers, a four-book series on the physics of strong laser fields and on multiphoton physics, and a series of high-school level Russian textbooks.External links
- Death notice in Physics TodayPhysics TodayPhysics Today, created in 1948, is the membership journal of the American Institute of Physics. It is provided to 130,000 members of twelve physics societies, including the American Physical Society...
- Various books by N.B. Delone at OpenLibrary