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Ingolf Lindau

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Evert Ingolf Lindau
Born (1942-10-04) 4 October 1942 (age 82)
Växjö, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Alma materChalmers University of Technology
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsLund University
Stanford University
Notable studentsMichael Duryea Williams

Evert Ingolf Lindau (4 October 1942) is a Swedish physicist and professor emeritus at Lund University and Stanford University and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Biography

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Lindau was awarded his PhD in 1971 at Chalmers University of Technology with his dissertation about photoemission and optical absorption studies of the band structure.[1] After the dissertation, he began working at the Silicon Valley–based company Varian Associates in Palo Alto between 1971 and 1972 before he was employed at Stanford University in 1972.[2] In 1973 he obtained the first X-ray photoemission spectra of the 4f levels of gold.[3] In 1980 he became a professor at Stanford University for his research in electrical engineering and photonics.[2] During his professorships he took a sabbatical at Lund University between 1988 and 1989, where he worked at MAX Lab to expand its research facility. After his sabbatical ended he return to Lund University to become a professor for his research in synchrotron light physics.[4] In 1991, Lindau succeeded Bengt Forkman as director of the Max Lab. As a director, he was in charge of the creation of the second accelerator for synchrotron radiation research in MAX Lab.[5]

His research has focused on studies of electronic properties of semiconductor surfaces and their boundary layers using synchrotron light.[2] He has also contributed to the production and development of instruments used in synchrotron light systems, both at SLAC and at Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource.[6] He was elected as a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences as the 1402th member.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Lindau, Ingolf (1971). Photoemission and optical absorption studies of the band structure and plasmon excitations in metallic systems. Gothenburg.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b c "SIMES » » Ingolf Lindau". simes.stanford.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-02-28. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  3. ^ Doniach, S.; Hodgson, K.; Lindau, I.; Pianetta, P.; Winick, H. (1997-11-01). "Early Work with Synchrotron Radiation at Stanford". Journal of Synchrotron Radiation. 4 (6): 380–395. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.177.3236. doi:10.1107/s0909049597012235. ISSN 0909-0495. PMID 16699252.
  4. ^ Forkman, Bengt; Holmin, Verdozzi Kristina, eds. (2016). Fysik i Lund: i tid och rum (in Swedish). Lund: Fysiska institutionen i samarbete med Gidlunds förlag. pp. 401–402. ISBN 9789178449729.
  5. ^ Forkman, Bengt; Nyberg, Annika; Nygren, Mats, eds. (2016). MAX-lab i förklarat ljus: från Ur-MAX till MAX IV (in Swedish). Lund: MAX IV. p. 31. ISBN 9789176236796.
  6. ^ "Seminar Honors Ingolf Lindau". SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  7. ^ "Ingolf Lindau". Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien. Retrieved 2017-05-23.