Wolfgang Stahl (1 April 1956 in Kiel – 28 August 2020 in Aachen) was a German spectroscopist. He was a professor at the RWTH Aachen University.

Life

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Wolfgang Stahl finished his diploma in chemistry at the University of Kiel in 1983.[1] He received his doctorate in 1987 at the University of Kiel.[2] In 1992, he finished his habilitation in physical chemistry at the University of Kiel.[2] Since 1995, he was professor for molecular spectroscopy at the RWTH Aachen University.[2] For many years he was chairman of the examination board for chemistry and person in charge for the Erasmus Programme in chemistry.[1]

Research

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His research focused on following topics in the field of microwave spectroscopy:[3]

  • Large amplitude motions in molecules
  • Theory of rotational spectra
  • Quantum mechanical and group theoretical calculation
  • Nuclear quadrupole coupling

Publications (selection)

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He published 149 journal articles.[4] A selected number of his articles for different topics:

Instrumental work for Fourier transform microwave (FTMW) spectroscopy

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  • Grabow, Jens‐Uwe; Stahl, Wolfgang; Dreizler, Helmut (1996-12-01). "A multioctave coaxially oriented beam‐resonator arrangement Fourier‐transform microwave spectrometer". Review of Scientific Instruments. 67 (12): 4072–4084. Bibcode:1996RScI...67.4072G. doi:10.1063/1.1147553. ISSN 0034-6748.
  • Grabow, J.-U.; Stahl, W. (1990-08-01). "Notizen: A Pulsed Molecular Beam Microwave Fourier Transform Spectrometer with Parallel Molecular Beam and Resonator Axes". Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A. 45 (8): 1043–1044. Bibcode:1990ZNatA..45.1043G. doi:10.1515/zna-1990-0817. ISSN 0932-0784. S2CID 95622302.
  • Stahl, W.; Fliege, E.; Dreizler, H.; Schwarz, R. (1984-04-01). "A Microwave Fourier Transform Spectrometer for the Lower K-band" (PDF). Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A. 39 (4): 354–356. Bibcode:1984ZNatA..39..354S. doi:10.1515/zna-1984-0406. ISSN 0932-0784. S2CID 93099446.
  • Dreizler, H.; Fliege, E.; Mäder, H.; Stahl, W. (1982-11-01). "Microwave Fourier Transform Double Resonance Experiment and Theory" (PDF). Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A. 37 (11): 1266–1271. Bibcode:1982ZNatA..37.1266D. doi:10.1515/zna-1982-1109. ISSN 0932-0784. S2CID 3504895.

Naturally occurring substances and fragrances

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Nuclear quadrupole coupling constants

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Nachruf Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Stahl - RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY Fachgruppe Chemie - Deutsch". www.chemie.rwth-aachen.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  2. ^ a b c "Wolfgang Stahl Obituary". www.aachen-gedenkt.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  3. ^ "Research group at the RWTH Aachen University". www.ipc.rwth-aachen.de. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  4. ^ "List of publications". www.ipc.rwth-aachen.de. Retrieved 2020-09-07.