Helmuth Kulenkampff
Helmuth Kulenkampff | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 December 1895 |
| Died | 12 June 1971 (aged 75) |
| Education | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München |
| Known for | Studies of X-ray behaviour |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physicist |
| Workplaces | University of Würzburg |
| Ernst Wagner | |
Doctoral students | Elmar Zeitler |
Helmuth Kulenkampff (5 December 1895 – 12 June 1971) was a physicist notable for his studies of X-rays. He obtained his PhD in 1922 under Ernst Wagner at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München with a thesis entitled: Über das Kontinuierliche Röntgenspektrum (On the continuous X-ray spectrum).[1]
In 1937, Alfred Ehmert made the surprising observation that cosmic ray absorption in water is less than in air for same effective thickness. In 1938, Kulenkampff was the first to correctly explain this effect in terms of meson decay, and this enabled Hans Heinrich Euler and Werner Heisenberg to calculate an improved value for meson decay time.[2]
References
- ↑ Raether, Heinz (1982). "Kulenkampff, Helmuth". Neue Deutsche Biographie. 13: 274. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ Brown, Laurie M.; Rechenberg, Helmut (1996). The Origin of the Concept of Nuclear Forces. IOP. p. 181. ISBN 0 7503 0373 5.
External links
- Kulenkampff's math genealogy
- Kulenkampff family connections
- An account of Kulenkampff's opposition to the Nazi X-ray gun