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Key milestone towards establishing the CTA Observatory
Formal request to establish the CTAO ERIC submitted
Collisions with electrons cool molecular ions
Laser spectroscopic measurements on methylidene ions in the CSR using the elektron cooler
Intense laser light modifies the pairing of electrons
The quantum-mechanical exchange interaction between electrons, a consequence of the Pauli exclusion principle, can be specifically modified with…
Appointment of Giorgio Busoni
Assistance Professorship at the Australian National University
Frederik Depta receives a Best Paper Award
Frederik Depta receives a Best Paper Award from the Cluster of Excellence "Quantum Universe" for his paper "Dark Matter from Exponential Growth"…
H.E.S.S. watches a nova outburst for the first time
Last August marked the first opportunity to observe a nova outburst in very-high-energy gamma rays and to follow both its growth and subsequent fading…
Tracers of cosmic ray propagation
Halos around pulsars in very-high-energy gamma rays provide decisive clues.
Matter/antimatter symmetry and “antimatter clock” studied at once
In Nature, the BASE collaboration at CERN reports on the world's most accurate comparison between protons and antiprotons: The charge-to-mass ratios…
Explosion in a biomolecule
When cells are exposed to ionising radiation, more destructive chain reactions may occur than previously thought. An international team led by…
Quantum algorithms bring ions to a standstill
Laser beams can do more than just heat things up; they can cool them down too. That is nothing new for physicists who have devoted themselves to…
MPIK twice among the finalists for “Breakthrough of the Year 2021“
Both the work on coherent control of nuclear excitations with suitably shaped X-ray light and the new method for sympathetic laser cooling of protons…
Honorary doctorate for Heinrich Völk
The Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics congratulates Prof. Dr. Heinrich Völk on the award of an honorary doctorate by the Siberian Branch of the…
Adriana Pálffy-Buß appointed to the University of Würzburg
PD Dr. Adriana Pálffy-Buß has accepted an appointment to a W2 professorship in theoretical quantum information and quantum optics at…
Professorship for Anne Harth
Dr. Anne Harth, head of a junior research group in the Pfeifer department at MPIK, has accepted a professorship for “Computational Optics & Light…
3G Rule at MPIK
Wednesday, 24 November 2021, the 3G rule to reduce the incidence of infection goes into effect.
Employers and employees must carry certificates of…
Andreas Wolf receives Dieter Möhl Medal
Andreas Wolf received a Dieter Möhl Medal 2021 for “his pioneering work in the use of low energy electron coolers in merging electron beams for atomic…
CONUS narrows the scope for “new physics”
There are a number of reasons why the Standard Model of particle physics is not considered to be complete. One very interesting option here is the…
Dissertation Prize of DPG for Peter Micke
For his dissertation and lecture entitled „Quantum Logic Spectroscopy of Highly Charged Ions“, Dr. Peter Micke has been awarded the Dissertation Prize…
A passion for precision
The Otto Hahn Prize 2021 goes to Klaus Blaum of the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg. The award is endowed with 50,000 euros and…