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
Simplest Molecules Test Quantum Theory
A high-precision measurement of the properties of a molecular hydrogen ion tests new predictions from fundamental quantum theory and lays a foundation…
A whisper of nothing: tracking the neutrino mass with ‘cold’ detectors
The ECHo collaboration has determined a new upper limit for the neutrino mass, thereby laying the groundwork for further experiments aimed at refining…
Prof. Dr Thomas Pfeifer elected as Chair of the DPG’s Atomic Physics Division
At this year’s spring meeting of the Section for Atoms, Molecules, Optical Physics and Plasmas (SAMOP) of the German Physical Society (DPG) in March,…
Research Fields
Astroparticle Physics
Sources of high-energy gamma rays
Dark matter and neutrinos
Matter-antimatter asymmetry
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Quantum Dynamics
Properties of stored cold ions
Role of time in quantum systems
Effect of strong lasers on matter
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