User:Kondor53/Fesseha Gebre Mariam

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Fesseha Gebre Mariam (born September 11, 1950) is a American nuclear physicist of Ethiopian origin.

Fesseha Gebre Mariam
Born(1950-09-11)11 September 1950
Adwa
Ephiopia
Alma materYale University
MIT
Addis Ababa University
Known forprecise muon momentum measurements
SpouseMulu
Scientific career
FieldsParticle physics
Proton radiography
InstitutionsLos Alamos National Laboratory
Thesis Muon Momentum Measurements  (1982)
Doctoral advisorVernon Hughes

Student of the notable nuclear physicist Vernon W. Hughes at Yale, Fesseha is well known for his extremely precise measurements of muon magnetic momentum [1] he performed at Los Alamos National Laboratory. He leads Proton Radiography [2] team at Los Alamos Neutron Science Center.

Education[edit]

Current position[edit]

  • Proton Radiography Team Leader, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Awards and honors[edit]

Research areas[edit]

Muon physics, adaptive optics, accelerators, proton radiography

References[edit]

  1. ^ Higher Precision Measurement of the hfs Interval of Muonium and of the Muon Magnetic Moment Mariam, F. , Beer, W. , Bolton, P., et al. Physical Review Letters, 1982, Vol.49(14), pp.993-996
  2. ^ http://www.lanl.gov/p/thrusts/proton-radiography.shtml
  3. ^ http://wikimapia.org/5685064/Queen-Sheba-High-School

External links[edit]

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