A. W. Pryor

A. W. Pryor
Born31 August 1928
Died6 September 2014 (2014-09-07) (aged 86)
Sydney
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Queensland
Durham University
Known forCrystalography
Neutron diffraction
Molecular laser isotope separation
AwardsDavid Syme Research Prize
Scientific career
FieldsCrystallography
Physics
InstitutionsAustralian Atomic Energy Commission
Macquarie University

Arthur William Pryor (31 August 1928 – 6 September 2014) was an Australian physicist known for his contributions to neutron diffraction[1] and infrared laser isotope separation.[2][3] Pryor authored and co-authored a number of papers in the field of crystallography[4] and he also co-authored, with B. T. M. Willis, the book Thermal Vibrations in Crystallography.[5]

  1. ^ Seymour, R. S.; Pryor, A. W. (1 October 1970). "Neutron diffraction study of NH4Br and NH4I". Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry. 26 (10). International Union of Crystallography (IUCr): 1487–1491. Bibcode:1970AcCrB..26.1487S. doi:10.1107/s0567740870004375. ISSN 0567-7408.
    - Paul, G. L.; Pryor, A. W. (15 September 1972). "The study of sodium nitrate by neutron diffraction". Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry. 28 (9). International Union of Crystallography (IUCr): 2700–2702. Bibcode:1972AcCrB..28.2700P. doi:10.1107/s0567740872006806. ISSN 0567-7408. S2CID 97693200.
  2. ^ Eberhardt, J.E.; Johnson, D.A.; Knott, R.B.; Pryor, A.W.; Waugh, A.B. (1982). "Multiphoton dissociation of two vanadyl compounds". Chemical Physics Letters. 93 (5). Elsevier BV: 448–452. Bibcode:1982CPL....93..448E. doi:10.1016/0009-2614(82)83219-3. ISSN 0009-2614.
    - Eberhardt, J.E.; Hoare, I.E.; Johnson, D.A.; Knott, R.B.; Pryor, A.W.; Waugh, A.B. (1982). "Multiphoton dissociation of some volatile uranyl complexes. I. The phenomena of reversible and permanent dissociation". Chemical Physics. 72 (1–2). Elsevier BV: 41–49. Bibcode:1982CP.....72...41E. doi:10.1016/0301-0104(82)87064-x. ISSN 0301-0104.
  3. ^ A. W. Pryor, Personal memories of two advanced uranium enrichment projects at Lucas Heights in the years 1972-1980, The Australian & New Zealand Physicist 33 (3-4), 53-58 (1997).
  4. ^ Pryor, A. W. (1 January 1966). "Debye–Waller factors in crystals of the sodium chloride structure". Acta Crystallographica. 20 (1). International Union of Crystallography (IUCr): 138–140. Bibcode:1966AcCry..20..138P. doi:10.1107/s0365110x66000252. ISSN 0365-110X.
    - Elcombe, M M; Pryor, A W (1 March 1970). "The lattice dynamics of calcium fluoride". Journal of Physics C: Solid State Physics. 3 (3). IOP Publishing: 492–499. Bibcode:1970JPhC....3..492E. doi:10.1088/0022-3719/3/3/002. ISSN 0022-3719.
    - Pryor, A. W.; Sanger, P. L. (1 September 1970). "Collection and interpretation of neutron diffraction measurements on urea". Acta Crystallographica Section A. 26 (5). International Union of Crystallography (IUCr): 543–558. Bibcode:1970AcCrA..26..543P. doi:10.1107/s0567739470001390. ISSN 0567-7394.
    - Rouse, K. D.; Willis, B. T. M.; Pryor, A. W. (23 January 1968). "Anharmonic contributions to the Debye–Waller factors of UO2". Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry. 24 (1). International Union of Crystallography (IUCr): 117–122. Bibcode:1968AcCrB..24..117R. doi:10.1107/s0567740868001779. ISSN 0567-7408.
  5. ^ Willis, B. T. M.; Pryor, A. W. (1975). Thermal Vibrations in Crystallography. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521204477.