Hannspeter Winter
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Hannspeter Winter was an Austrian plasma physicist
who did research on hollow atoms
. He won the Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art: Class 1 in 2001 and the prestigious German "Alexander von Humbold Research Price" in 2003.
Plasma (physics)
In physics and chemistry, plasma is a state of matter similar to gas in which a certain portion of the particles are ionized. Heating a gas may ionize its molecules or atoms , thus turning it into a plasma, which contains charged particles: positive ions and negative electrons or ions...
who did research on hollow atoms
Hollow atoms
Hollow Atoms are short-lived multiply excited neutral atoms which carry a large part of their Z electrons in high-n levels while inner shells remain empty...
. He won the Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art: Class 1 in 2001 and the prestigious German "Alexander von Humbold Research Price" in 2003.