Frank Read

Frank Henry Read
Frank Henry Read
Born	6 October 1934
Alma mater	University of London (BSc)[1]; University of Manchester (PhD);
Awards	FRS (1984); Holweck Prize (2000);
	Scientific career
Fields	atomic physics;
Institutions	University of Manchester;

Frank Henry Read FRS FInstP (born 6 October 1934) is a British physicist. He is an Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Manchester.[2]

Research

Read is known for his experimental studies of electron collisions with atoms and molecules, for associated work in instrument design, and for theoretical work on the interpretation of the experimental results. He made advances in the study of threshold effects in electron collisions, and of post-collision interactions in the near-threshold excitation of resonance states.

His studies of the influence of molecular rotation and vibration on the angular distribution of scattered electrons enabled him to deduce the electronic configurations of short-lived molecular negative ion states. He also used the technique of delayed coincidences between electrons and photons for the precision measurements of lifetimes for atomic and molecular states.[2]

Books

Electrostatic lenses (1976)
Electromagnetic radiation (1980)

Awards and honours

Read was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1984.[2] In 2000, he was awarded the Holweck Prize for his work on atomic and molecular physics.[3]

References

Prof Frank Read, FRS Authorised Biography, retrieved 2016-03-14.
"Frank Read". London: Royal Society. One or more of the preceding sentences may incorporate text from the royalsociety.org website where "all text published under the heading 'Biography' on Fellow profile pages is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License." "Royal Society Terms, conditions and policies". Archived from the original on February 20, 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-09.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
http://www.hep.manchester.ac.uk/babarph/, retrieved 2016-03-14.

Academic offices
Preceded by	Langworthy Professor at the University of Manchester 1998–2001	Succeeded by Andrew Lyne

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[1] Prof Frank Read, FRS Authorised Biography, retrieved 2016-03-14.

[FRS-2] "Frank Read". London: Royal Society. One or more of the preceding sentences may incorporate text from the royalsociety.org website where "all text published under the heading 'Biography' on Fellow profile pages is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License." "Royal Society Terms, conditions and policies". Archived from the original on February 20, 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-09.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[3] ttp://www.hep.manchester.ac.uk/babarph/, retrieved 2016-03-14.