Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
Welcome to the Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik (MPIK, Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics) in Heidelberg, a research establishment of the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (Max Planck Society). The MPIK does experimental and theoretical basic research in the fields of Astroparticle Physics (crossroads of particle physics and astrophysics) and Quantum Dynamics (dynamics of atoms and molecules).
News
Through the spaceship atom's shield
Part of the science fiction genre is the famous protective shield that spaceships can raise. This is similar for atoms: The electron shell as an…
Unexpected behaviour of carbon dioxide dimers after ionisation
A team of international scientists from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the MPIK has unveiled a surprising discovery in molecular physics,…
Mildred Dresselhaus Award 2024 for Laura Cattaneo
Dr. Laura Cattaneo, head of the Max Planck Research Group „ULCD – Ultrafast Liquid Crystal Dynamics“ at MPIK, will be honored within the Mildred…
Research Fields
Astroparticle Physics
Sources of high-energy gamma rays
Dark matter and neutrinos
Matter-antimatter asymmetry
more
Quantum Dynamics
Properties of stored cold ions
Role of time in quantum systems
Effect of strong lasers on matter
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