The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics honors three scientists Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L' Huillier

The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics honors contributions to research related to attosecond light pulses.

On the afternoon of October 3, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics went to three scientists, Pierre Agostini (French), Ferenc Krausz (Austrian-Hungarian) and Anne L' Huillier (Swedish-French) for "experimental methods of generating attosecond light pulses for the study of electron dynamics in matter".

3 scientists were awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics. Photo: CNN

The three scientists were honored for experiments that have given humanity new tools to explore the world of electrons inside atoms and molecules. They demonstrated a way to create extremely short pulses of light that can be used to measure rapid processes in which electrons move or change energy.

This is the second award announced in the 2023 Nobel Prize season. Previously, on the afternoon of October 2, the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm announced that the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine went to two scientists, Katalin Kariko (Hungary) and Drew Weissman (USA) for their contributions to the development of an effective mRNA vaccine to prevent COVID-19.

The next awards to be announced include the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (October 4) and the Nobel Prize in Literature (October 5). The Nobel Peace Prize is the only award to be announced in Oslo, Norway, on October 6. Meanwhile, the Nobel Prize in Economics will close the 2023 Nobel Week on October 9.

The Nobel Prize award ceremony will be held on December 10 in Stockholm (Sweden) and Oslo (Norway) with each prize worth 11 million Swedish crowns (986,000 USD), an increase of 1 million Swedish crowns compared to last year.

The Nobel Prize is an international award established by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm in 1901 based on the estate of Alfred Nobel, the Swedish inventor and businessman.

The prize is awarded annually to individuals and organizations with outstanding contributions in the fields of Medicine, Chemistry, Physics, Literature, and Peace. In 1968, the Swedish Central Bank established the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Nobel, also known as the Nobel Prize in Economics.

Each award consists of a medal, a personal certificate and a cash prize. From 1901 to 2022, the prize has been awarded 615 times to 989 individuals and organizations around the world./.

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