Jindřich Bačkovský (; May 4, 1912 – 2000) was an eminent Czechoslovak
physicist whose work focused on
X-ray spectroscopy
Spectroscopy is the field of study that measures and interprets the electromagnetic spectra that result from the interaction between electromagnetic radiation and matter as a function of the wavelength or frequency of the radiation. Matter wa ...
, the structure of crystals,
vacuum techniques,
radiometry
Radiometry is a set of techniques for measurement, measuring electromagnetic radiation, including visible light. Radiometric techniques in optics characterize the distribution of the radiation's power (physics), power in space, as opposed to phot ...
and the physics of high pressures. Many of his findings are used in industry, especially in the manufacture of
semiconductor parts and
synthetic diamonds.
External links
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Czechoslovak physicists
1912 births
2000 deaths