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| | ALSNews Vol. 153 May 24, 2000 |
 | | Klaus Halbach, the Berkeley Lab physicist whose idea for permanent-magnet undulators ushered in the era of third-generation synchrotrons, died on May 11, 2000, at his home in Berkeley, following a long battle with prostate cancer. |
 | | Klaus's most famous invention, the permanent-magnet undulator, is the essential driving technology behind third-generation synchrotrons such as the ALS. |
 | | Unlike electromagnets, permanent-magnet undulators require neither expensive electrical power nor space-consuming coils to produce their powerful magnetic fields. |
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