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
Werner Hofmann Scientific Award presented for the first time
Shotaro Abe Wins First Werner Hofmann Scientific Award
Dark Matter Experiment Achieves Record-Breaking Purity
New milestone in reducing background radiation in the XENONnT Experiment in Italy opens new possibilities in the Quest for Dark Matter detection
New director for the H.E.S.S. experiment
H.E.S.S. collaboration appointed Lars Mohrmann from the MPIK as new director
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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