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{{short description|Australian radio astronomer}}
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| birth_name = Ruby Violet Payne-Scott
| birth_date        = {{Birth date|df=yes|1912|5|28}}
| birth_place       = [[Grafton, New South Wales]], Australia
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1981|5|25|1912|5|28}}
| death_place       = [[Mortdale]], [[New South Wales]], Australia
| nationality       = [[Australia]]n
| fields            = [[Radio astronomy]], [[radiophysics]], [[Radio-frequency engineering]]
| workplaces        = [[CSIRO]]
| alma_mater        = [[University of Sydney]]
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'''Ruby Violet Payne-Scott''' (28 May 1912 – 25 May 1981) was an Australian pioneer in [[radiophysics]] and [[radio astronomy]], and was one of two [[Antipodean]] women pioneers in radio astronomy and radio physics at the end of the second world war, Ruby Payne-Scott the Australian and [[Elizabeth Alexander (scientist)|Elizabeth Alexander]]<ref name="Alexander"/>  the New Zealander.

==Early life and education==
Ruby Payne-Scott was born on 28 May 1912 in [[Grafton, New South Wales]], the daughter of Cyril Payne-Scott and his wife Amy (née Neale).<ref name="Index of Births"/> She later moved to [[Sydney]] to live with her aunt. There she attended the Penrith Public Primary School (1921–24),<ref name="NT1921"/><ref name="NT2014"/> and the Cleveland-Street Girls' High School (1925–26),<ref name="SMH1925"/><ref name="SMH1926"/> before completing her secondary schooling at [[Sydney Girls High School]].<ref name="DistinguishedOldGirls"/> Her school leaving certificate included honours in mathematics and botany.<ref name="SMH1929a"/>

She won two scholarships to undertake tertiary education at the [[University of Sydney]], where she studied physics, chemistry, mathematics and botany.<ref name="SMH1929b"/><ref name="SMH1930"/> She earned a [[Bachelor of Science|BSc]] in 1933—the third woman to graduate in physics there{{r|Goss2010|p=22}}—followed by an [[Master of Science|MSc]] in physics in 1936<ref name="SH1952"/> and a [[Diploma of Education]] in 1938.

==Early career==

In 1936, Payne-Scott conducted research with William H. Love at the Cancer Research Laboratory at the University of Sydney. They determined that the [[magnetism]] of the Earth had little or no effect on the vital processes of beings living on the Earth by cultivating chicken embryos with no observable differences, despite being in magnetic fields up to 5,000 times as powerful as that of the Earth.<ref name="Gozzard2016"/> Some decades earlier it was a widely held belief that the Earth's magnetic field produced extensive effects on human beings, and many people would sleep only with the head to the north and the body parallel to the magnetic meridian.<ref name="Examiner1936"/>

After her cancer research, she worked for a year and a term as a secondary school teacher at [[St Peter's Woodlands Grammar School]] from 1938 through 1939.<ref name="Goss2013a"/>{{rp|61}}  Shortly after this, Payne-Scott joined [[Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia)|AWA]], a prominent electronics manufacturer and operator of [[two-way radio]] communications systems in Australia.<ref name="CSIROpedia"/> Although originally hired as a librarian, her work quickly expanded to leading the measurements laboratory and performing electrical engineering research.{{r|Goss2013a|p=64}}  She left AWA in August 1941, having grown displeased with its research environment.{{r|Goss2010|p=31}}

==Contributions to radar and radio astronomy==

[[Image:Jessica-chapman.csiro.rubyalecchris.jpg|thumb|300px|upright|With Alec Little (middle) and [[Wilbur Norman Christiansen|"Chris" Christiansen]] at the [[Potts Hill, New South Wales|Potts Hill Reservoir]] Division of Radiophysics field station in about 1948]]
[[Image:Jessica-chapman.URSI Group.jpg|thumb|300px|Participants in the International Union of Radio Science conference at the University of Sydney (1952). Payne-Scott is in the front row.]]

On 18 August 1941, Payne-Scott joined the Radiophysics Laboratory of the [[Australian government]]'s [[CSIRO|Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation]] (CSIRO). During [[World War II]], she was engaged in [[Classified information|top secret]] work investigating [[radar]] technology, becoming Australia's expert on the detection of aircraft using [[Plan Position Indicator]] (PPI) displays. After the war, in 1948, she published a comprehensive report on factors affecting visibility on PPI displays.{{r|Goss2010|p=64}}  She also made important contributions to prototype radar systems operating in the [[L band|25cm microwave band]], achieving significant improvements.{{r|Goss2010|p=60}}

As the focus of the Radiophysics Lab switched from developing radar systems to repurposing them for scientific pursuits, she was a major contributor to setting new goals. Payne-Scott's expertise as both a physicist and an electrical engineer distinguished her among her colleagues, most of whom lacked a formal physics education.{{r|Goss2010|p=81}}  In October 1945, together with [[Joseph Lade Pawsey|Joe Pawsey]], who acknowledged her potential in the field of radio astronomy and motivated her to apply her skills using radios techniques, and Lindsay McCready, she wrote to ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]'' documenting a connection between [[sunspots]] and increased radio emissions from the Sun (published February 1946).<ref name="Pawsey1946"/>

In December 1945, she authored a summary of "all knowledge available and measurements taken" at the Radiophysics Lab, and suggested future research directions that "set the thinking" for the group.<ref name="Sullivan2009"/>{{rp|130–131}}

In February 1946, Payne-Scott, McCready, and Pawsey made use of the [[Sea interferometry|sea-cliff]] location of their observation sites to perform the first radio [[interferometry]] for astronomical observations, their observations confirming that intense radio 'bursts' originated from the sunspots themselves.{{r|Sullivan2009|p=132}}  Their paper was also the first suggestion of [[Fourier synthesis]] in radio astronomy, an idea that hinted at the field's future of [[aperture synthesis]].{{r|Goss2010|p=102}}

From 1946 to 1951, Payne-Scott focused on these 'burst' radio emissions from the Sun, and is credited with discovering Type I and III bursts, and with gathering data that helped characterise Types II and IV.  As part of this work, together with Alec Little, she designed and built a new 'swept-lobe' interferometer that could draw a map of solar radio emission strength and [[polarization (waves)|polarization]] once every second, and would automatically record to a movie camera whenever emissions reached a certain intensity.{{r|Goss2010|p=171}}

==Resignation and second career==
In 1951, Payne-Scott's scientific career ended abruptly, with her decision to resign in order to start a family; at the time, there was no maternity leave.{{r|Sullivan2009|p=127}}{{r|Goss2010|p=47}}

In August 1952, she returned briefly to radio astronomy, participating in the 10th [[International Union of Radio Science]] General Assembly at the University of Sydney.

From 1963 to 1974, Payne-Scott returned to teaching at [[Danebank]] School, in a southern suburb of Sydney.

==Personal life==
Payne-Scott was an [[atheism|atheist]], a [[feminism|feminist]], and an advocate for [[women's rights]],{{r|Goss2010|p=253}}<ref name="Goss2013b"/> and it was alleged a sometime member of the [[Communist Party of Australia]].<ref name="Secret Life"/> As a result, the [[Australian Security Intelligence Organisation]] (ASIO) created a substantial file on her activities, with some distortions.<ref name="Secret Life"/>

She was a passionate [[bushwalking|bushwalker]], a lover of cats,{{r|Goss2010|p=255}} and also enjoyed [[knitting]].{{r|Goss2010|p=201}}

===Family===
Ruby Payne-Scott and William ("Bill") Holman Hall secretly married in 1944; at this time, the Commonwealth government had legislated for a [[marriage bar]] specifying that married women could not hold a permanent position within public service. She continued to work for CSIRO while secretly married, until the regulations of the new CSIRO in 1949 raised the issue of her marriage. The following year, her treatment by CSIRO resulted in hostile written exchanges with Sir [[Ian Clunies Ross]] (Chairman of CSIRO) about the status of married women in the work place. As a result, Payne-Scott lost her permanent position in CSIRO; however, her salary was maintained at a level comparable to that of her male colleagues.<ref name="DeBakcsy2018"/> In 1951 – just a few months before her son, [[Peter Gavin Hall]], was born – Payne-Scott resigned her post due to there being no maternity leave available at the time.

On leaving her role at CSIRO – with her marriage to Bill having been exposed – Payne-Scott took her husband's name, and was then known as Ruby Hall. They had two children: [[Peter Gavin Hall]] – a mathematician who worked in theoretical statistics and probability theory; and [[Fiona Margaret Hall]], an Australian artist whose career is described by Julie Ewington in her 2005 book, ''Fiona Hall''.

===Death and legacy===
Ruby Payne-Scott died in [[Mortdale, New South Wales]], on 25 May 1981, three days short of her 69th birthday. Towards the end of her life, Payne-Scott suffered from [[Alzheimer's disease]].<ref name="Newman2004"/> In 2018, ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote a belated obituary for her, detailing how her work helped lay the foundation for a new field of science called radio astronomy.<ref name="Halleck2018"/>

In 2008, CSIRO acknowledged Payne-Scott's contribution to science, and established the Payne-Scott Award, intended "for researchers returning from family-related career breaks".{{r|Goss2010|p=7}}

Danebank School, where she taught after her radio astronomy career, hosts an annual Ruby Payne-Scott Lecture "presented by outstanding women scientists in a variety of fields".{{r|Goss2010|p=250}}

In 2017, the [[University of Sydney]] inaugurated the Payne-Scott Professorial Distinctions to  honour distinguished professors for their contributions to the university across all areas of leadership, teaching and research.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/11/21/5-professors-honoured-for-inaugural-leadership-award.html|title = 5 professors honoured for inaugural leadership award}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/09/25/academics-recognised-for-leadership-teaching-and-research-impact.html|title = Academics recognised for leadership, teaching and research impact}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/09/09/payne-scott-distinctions-for-academic-excellence-announced.html|title = Payne-Scott distinctions for academic excellence announced}}</ref>

In 2021, the Australian Academy of Science established the [[Ruby Payne-Scott Medal and Lecture]] for Women, to honour Australian pioneer women scientists.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ruby Payne-Scott Medal and Lecture for Women in Science {{!}} Australian Academy of Science |url=https://www.science.org.au/about-us/philanthropy/awards/ruby-payne-scott-medal-and-lecture-for-women-in-science |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=www.science.org.au |language=en}}</ref>

== Professional roles ==

* Research fellow, Cancer Research Committee, University of Sydney, 1932–35<ref name="NT1935"/>
* Woodlands Church of England Grammar School Glenelg (Adelaide) 1938–1939.
* Engineer, AWA Ltd, 1939–41.
* Division of Radiophysics, CSIR (now CSIRO), 1941–51.
* Home duties 1951–63.
* Mathematics/science teacher, Danebank Church of England School, Sydney, 1963–74.

==Publications==
* {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104682047 |title=Moonlight on the Nepean |newspaper=[[Nepean Times]] |location=Penrith, NSW |date=29 December 1923 |page=4 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
* "Relative intensity of spectral lines in indium and gallium". ''Nature'', 131 (1933), 365–366.
* (With W.H. Love) "Tissue cultures exposed to the influence of a magnetic field". ''Nature'', 137 (1936), 277.
* "Notes on the use of photographic films as a means of measuring gamma ray dosage". Sydney University. Cancer Research Committee Journal, 7 (1936), 170–175.
* {{Citation | author1=Payne-Scott, Ruby Violet | title=The wave-length distribution of the acattered radiation in a medium traversed by a beam of x or gamma rays (MSc thesis)| date=1936 |publisher=University of Sydney | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/22030265| type=Thesis}}
* The wavelength distribution of the scattered radiation in a medium traversed by a beam of X or gamma rays. ''British Journal of Radiology'', N.S., 10 (1937), 850–870.
* (With A. L. Green) "Superheterodyne tracking charts". II. ''A.W.A. Technical Review'', 5 (1941), 251–274; ''Wireless Engineer'', 19 (1942), 290–302.
* "A note on the design of iron-cored coils at audio frequencies". ''A.W.A. Technical Review'', 6 (1943), 91–96.
* Eight unpublished classified technical reports at the Division of Radiophyiscs during World War II including Pawsey and Payne-Scott from 1944 : Measurements of the noise level picked up by an S-band aerial. CSIR Radiophysics Laboratory Report, RP 209 (1944).
* "Solar and cosmic radio frequency radiation; survey of knowledge available and measurements taken at Radiophysics Laboratory to Dec. 1, 1945".  CSIR Radiophysics Laboratory Report SRP 501/27 (1945).
*(With J. L. Pawsey and L. L. McCready) "Radio-frequency energy from the sun". ''Nature'', 157 (1946), 158.
*'A study of solar radio frequency radiation on several frequencies during the sunspot of July–August 1946. CSIR Radiophyscis Laboratory Report, RPL 9 (1947).
* McCready, L.L., J.L. Pawsey, and Ruby Payne-Scott. "Solar radiation at radio frequencies and its relation to sunspots." Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. ''Mathematical and Physical Sciences'' 190.1022 (1947): 357–375.
*(With D. E. Yabsley and J. G. Bolton) "Relative times of arrival of bursts of solar noise on different radio frequencies". ''Nature'', 160 (1947), 256.
* "The visibility of small echoes on radar PPI displays". ''Proceedings of the Institute of Radio Engineers'', 36 (1948), 180.
* "Solar Noise Records taken during 1947 and 1948". CSIR Radiophysics Laboratory Report. RPL 30 (1948).
*(With L.L. McCready) "Ionospheric effects noted during dawn observations on solar noise". ''Terrestrial Magnetism and Atmospheric Electricity'', 53 (1948), 429.
* "Bursts of solar radiation at metre wavelengths". ''Australian Journal of Scientific Research'' (A), 2 (1949), 214.
* "The noise-like character of solar radiation at metre wavelengths". ''Australian Journal of Scientific Research (A)'', 2 (1949), 228.
* "Some characteristics of non-thermal solar radiation at metre {{not a typo|wave-lengths}}". ''Journal of Geophysical Research'', 55 (1950), 233. (In collection of papers ''Summary of Proceedings of Australian National Committee of Radio Science, URSI, Sydney, 16–20 January 1950'')
*(With A. G. Little) "The position and movement on the solar disk of sources of radiation at a frequency of 97 Mc/s. I. Equipment". ''Australian Journal of Scientific Research (A)'', 4 (1951), 489.
*(With A. G. Little)  "The positions and movement on the solar disk of sources of radiation at a frequency of 97 Mc/s II. Noise Storms".  ''Australian Journal of Scientific Research (A)'', 4 (1951), 508.
* (With A. G. Little) "The position and movement on the solar disk of sources of radiation at a frequency of 97 Mc/s. III. Outbursts". ''Aust. J. of Scientific Research A'', 5 (1952), 32.

==See also==
*[[Joan Maie Freeman]]
*[[Rachel Makinson]]
*[[Joseph Lade Pawsey]]

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==Further reading==
* Goss, W. M. (Miller) & McGee, Richard; ''Under the Radar: The First Woman in Radio Astronomy: Ruby Payne-Scott.'' Springer, 2010 {{ISBN|978-3-642-03140-3}}
* Goss, W. M. (Miller); ''Making Waves: The Story of Ruby Payne-Scott: Australian Pioneer Radio Astronomer.'' Springer, 2013 {{ISBN|978-3-642-35751-0}} (An abbreviated, partly re-written version of "Under the Radar " intended for a non-specialist reader)
* {{cite news |last1=Halleck |first1=Rebecca |title=Overlooked No More: Ruby Payne-Scott, Who Explored Space With Radio Waves |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/29/obituaries/ruby-payne-scott-overlooked.html |access-date=31 August 2018 |work=The New York Times |date=29 August 2018}}

== External links ==
* {{Australian Women and Leadership|WLE0692b|Payne-Scott, Ruby Violet (1912–1981)}}
* {{cite book | last = Goss and McGee | first = W. M. and R. X. |date=November 2009 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=eLE9HlleSScC&q=Under+the+Radar:+The+First+Woman+in+Radio+Astronomy | title = Under the Radar The First Woman in Radio Astronomy, Rudy Payne-Scott | publisher = Springer | access-date = 12 February 2011 | isbn = 978-3-642-03141-0 }}
* {{cite web | last = Home | first = R. W. |date=June 1995 | url = http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/physics/P001778p.htm | title = Payne-Scott (later Hall), Ruby Violet | publisher = Australian Science Archives Project | access-date = 8 May 2007 }}
* {{YouTube|-3wbQj1Npd0|100th BirthDay Doodle for Ruby Payne-Scott}}
* {{cite web | last = Williams | first = Robyn |date=February 2004 | url = http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/scienceshow/ruby-payne-scott---radio-astronomer/3403336 | title = Ruby Payne-Scott, Radio Astronomer | publisher = ABC Radio National, The Science Show transcript | access-date = 7 June 2013 }}
* {{cite web | author = The Jodcast |date=August 2009 | url = http://www.jodcast.net/archive/200908/#interview | title = The Jodcast Podcast, Aug 2009, featuring extended interview with Ms Payne-Scott's biographer Professor Miller Goss of NRAO | publisher = Jodrell Bank Observatory | access-date = 9 August 2009 }}
* {{cite web | last = CSIROpedia | date = March 2011 | url = http://www.csiropedia.csiro.au/display/CSIROpedia/Payne-Scott,+Ruby | title = Ruby Payne-Scott [1912–1981] | publisher = CSIRO | access-date = 4 October 2012  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120901060859/http://www.csiropedia.csiro.au/display/CSIROpedia/Payne-Scott,+Ruby | archive-date = 1 September 2012 }}
* [http://www.ips.gov.au/Category/World%20Data%20Centre/Data%20Display%20and%20Download/Spectrograph/Solar%20Radio%20Burst%20Classifications.pdf Solar Radio Burst Classifications] with a description of Type I/II/III/IV bursts and sub-types
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