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
MPIK congratulates Francis Halzen on receiving the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics
Francis Halzen of the University of Wisconsin-Madison was awarded this year’s prize “for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory…
Ulrich Bonse Prize for Ana Sofía Morillo Candás
Ana Sofía Morillo Candás received the 2026 Ulrich Bonse Prize for her pioneering work in the field of nonlinear X-ray spectroscopy.
Antiproton storage and transport records achieved
In March 2026, scientists succeeded in transporting antiprotons by road for the first time in a purpose-built trap loaded on a truck. The BASE…
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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