今年诺贝尔物理学奖的得主是弗朗西斯·哈尔岑。瑞典皇家科学院周二表示，这位科学家因“对冰立方中微子天文台作出决定性贡献，并发现天体物理起源的高能中微子”而获此殊荣。哈尔岑周二从意大利通过电话与评委会进行了交谈。他说：“这是一个巨大的惊喜，我显然没有预料到。”
The winner of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics is Francis Halzen. The scientist was honoured for “decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin”, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm said on Tuesday. Halzen spoke to the committee by phone from Italy on Tuesday. “It was a great surprise and I obviously didn’t expect it,” he said.
哈尔岑出生于比利时，现年82岁，隶属于美国威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校。他早在20世纪80年代就开始研究在南极捕捉中微子。
Born in Belgium, the 82-year-old Halzen is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the United States. His research into capturing neutrinos at the South Pole dates back to the 1980s.
根据冰立方中微子天文台官网介绍，该研究设施位于南极洲的南极点，威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校是其牵头机构。
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is a research facility located at the South Pole in Antarctica, according to its website, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison is its lead institution.
诺贝尔物理学奖委员会主席马克·皮尔斯在新闻稿中表示：“弗朗西斯·哈尔岑领导了一支由研究人员和工程师组成的国际团队，为我们提供了一件出色的仪器。他的坚韧不拔和科学远见为一种新型天文学铺平了道路。”物理学奖是本赛季颁发的第二项诺贝尔奖。
“Francis Halzen has led an international team of researchers and engineers who have provided us with a fantastic instrument. His tenacity and scientific vision have paved the way for a new kind of astronomy,” Mark Pearce, chair of the Nobel Committee for Physics, said in a news release. The Physics award is the second Nobel of the season.
周一，医学奖授予了三位科学家，他们的工作开发出了一项利用光线帮助揭示大脑运作机制的工具。
On Monday, the Medicine Prize was awarded to three scientists whose work led to a tool that uses light to help unravel how the brain works.
诺贝尔奖由瑞典发明家和慈善家阿尔弗雷德·诺贝尔（1833–1896）创立。在他的遗嘱中，诺贝尔规定，奖项应授予那些“为人类带来最大利益”的人。物理学是他遗嘱中提到的第一个奖项类别。
The Nobel Prizes were established by Swedish inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel (1833–1896). In his will, Nobel stipulated that the prizes should recognise those who had “conferred the greatest benefit to humankind”. Physics was the first category mentioned in his testament.
去年，诺贝尔物理学奖授予了英国人约翰·克拉克、法国人米歇尔·德沃雷特和美国人约翰·马丁尼斯，以表彰他们将量子力学付诸实践，并推动了从手机到新一代计算机等各种数字技术的发展。
Last year, the Physics Prize went to Briton John Clarke, Frenchman Michel Devoret and American John Martinis for putting quantum mechanics into action and enabling the development of all kinds of digital technology from mobile phones to a new generation of computers.
今年的奖金为1200万瑞典克朗（约合120万美元），无论获奖者是个人、小型获奖团体还是组织。未来几天，化学、文学、和平与经济领域的获奖者将陆续公布。来源：各通讯社
The prize money this year is 12 million Swedish kronor (about US$1.2 million), whether for an individual, small group of laureates or organisation. Over the coming days, winners in Chemistry, Literature, Peace and Economics will be announced. By Agencies