This year's Röntgen Prize of the Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU) goes to physicist Dr. Roy Shiloh from the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen (FAU) and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Pfeiffer Vacuum and the Ludwig Schunk Foundation are jointly donating the prize money of 15,000 euros.
Prize for nanophotonic electron acceleration
Dr. Shiloh receives the prize for his outstanding research on the topic of "nanophotonic electron acceleration". For over 125 years, X-ray sources have been based on the principle of electron acceleration in a vacuum. Based on this principle, Dr. Shiloh was able to show that electrons can be actively guided in nanophotonic structures with the help of optical fields. Using a new method, he has succeeded in realizing the world's first particle accelerator on a microchip.
Visit to Pfeiffer Vacuum
The day before the award ceremony, the scientist visited the sponsoring company Pfeiffer Vacuum and reported on his findings. Daniel Sälzer, Managing Director of Pfeiffer Vacuum, congratulated the prizewinner: "It is very important for Pfeiffer Vacuum to promote cutting-edge research and, in particular, young scientists.