| RefNo | EC/2019/08 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Butler, Peter: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Date | 28 March 2019 |
| Description | Certificate endorsing election of Peter Butler as a Fellow of the Royal Society, including personal details of the elected Fellow and citing the reasons for election and names of proposers. Signed by the Executive Director of the Royal Society, Julie Maxton. |
| Citation | Peter Butler has made an outstanding contribution to our understanding of nuclear structure, especially properties of nuclei far from the line of beta stability, elucidating many aspects of nuclear behaviour. He discovered evidence of reflection-asymmetric intrinsic states in atomic nuclei, including pear-shapes that give rise to transitions with large electric dipole and octupole moments. He pioneered the technique of collinear conversion-electron spectroscopy His team's studies of isomers in nuclei with atomic number beyond 100 have been crucial for understanding the single-particle structure of super-heavy elements. He has been a key figure in defining the future directions of nuclear physics worldwide. He was awarded the Rutherford Prize and Medal of the Institute of Physics in 2012. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Computer printout |
| PhysicalDescription | A4 papers |
| AccessStatus | Closed |
| AccessConditions | Election certificates are subject to 50 year closure period from date of election. Details of proposers are kept confidential until the 50 year closure period has elapsed. |