Paul Marmet

Paul Marmet; (20 May 1932 – 20 May 2005) was a Canadian physicist and professor, best known for developing, along with his mentor Larkin Kerwin, a high resolution electron selector for the study of ionic electronic states.[4] This instrument, along with a mass spectrometer he developed, had an energy resolution superior to previous instruments, and was widely used by scientists for electron scattering studies which led to the discovery of enhanced vibrational excitation in nitrogen, and of Feshbach resonances.[5][6]

Paul Marmet
Born(1932-05-20)20 May 1932
Lévis, Quebec, Canada
Died20 May 2005(2005-05-20) (aged 73)
Ottawa, Ontario
Alma materUniversité Laval
Known forLow-energy Monoenergetic Electron Spectrometer
Spouse(s)Jacqueline Marmet
AwardsHerzberg Medal of the Canadian Association of Physicists, 1971[1]

Léo-Pariseau Prize of the French Canadian Association for the Advancement of Science (ACFAS), 1976[2]

Service Award, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, 1977[3]

Officer, Order of Canada, 1981[3]
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsProfessor of Physics, Université Laval

Director, Laboratory for Atomic and Molecular Physics, Université Laval

Senior Researcher, Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, National Research Council (Canada)

Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Ottawa
Academic advisorsLarkin Kerwin

Marmet and his research group used the electron selector to discover atomic and molecular states which are excited by electron impact but not by photons, such as doubly excited states which disobey spectroscopic selection rules, and negative-ion resonances in which the incident electron is temporarily attached to the target molecule.[7][8]

Career

Beginning in 1967 Marmet served as director of the laboratory for Atomic and Molecular Physics at Laval University in Quebec City, Canada, serving in that role until 1982. From 1983 to 1990, Marmet was a senior researcher at the Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics of the National Research Council of Canada in Ottawa. In 1990 Marmet was an Assistant Professor of Physics at the University of Ottawa.[9]

Opposition to Quantum Mechanics, Relativity, and the Big Bang

In his later years Marmet was an outspoken critic of the Copenhagen Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics, the theory of relativity, and the Big Bang cosmological model. In 1993 he self-published a book entitled "Absurdities in Modern Physics".[10] He also maintained a web site devoted to his ideas.[11] His views have not found acceptance within the mainstream scientific community.

Bibliography

Paul Marmet published more than 100 original research papers, as well as a number of books, websites and animated demonstrations for the teaching of Physics.[9]

References
  1. "CAP Herzberg Medal – Current and Previous Winners". Canadian Association of Physicists Canadian Association of Physicists. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. "Prix Acfas Léo-Pariseau". Acfas PRIX. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  3. "Paul Marmet". Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Retrieved 2 October 2020. He was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1981....He received the RASC Service Award in 1977.
  4. Marmet, Paul; Kerwin, Larkin (June 1960). "An improved electrostatic electron selector". Canadian Journal of Physics. 38 (6): 787–796. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  5. Biondi, Manfred A.; Herzenberg, Arvid; Kuyatt, Chris E. (October 1979). "Resonances in atoms and molecules". Physics Today. 32 (10): 44–49. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  6. Marmet, Paul; Kerwin, Larkin (23 November 1987). "This Week's Citation Classic: Marmet P & Kerwin L An improved electrostatic electron selector" (PDF). Current Contents (47): 20. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  7. Bolduc, E.; Quéméner, J. J.; Marmet, P. (1972). "Autoionizing 2s22p43s3l States of Ne and Related Ne− Resonances". Journal of Chemical Physics. 57 (5): 1957. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  8. Valin, M; Marmet, P (1975). "Atomic structures in Kr between 22 and 32 eV". Journal of Physics B: Atomic and Molecular Physics. 8 (18): 2953–2967. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  9. Marmet, Paul. "About the Author". Newton Physics. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  10. Marmet, Paul (1993). Absurdities in Modern Physics. Éditions du Nordir. p. 144. ISBN 0921272154.
  11. Marmet, Paul. "Absurdities in Modern Physics".
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