HZB researcher receives Europhysics Prize 2012

Prof. Alan Tennant from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin receives the Europhysics Prize 2012 for his discovery of magnetic monopoles. Tennant and his colleagues have proven the existence of magnetic monopoles using neutron scattering at the Berlin research reactor BER II. Tennant shares the award endowed with 12,000 Euro with five other scientists, who likewise have published articles regarding the observation of magnetic monopoles.

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