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Priv. Doz. Dr. Holger Kreckel

Group leader CSR

BirthplaceBad Marienberg (Westerwald)
Family statusmarried, two children
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OfficeGE 212

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2021 Habilitation (Privatdozent) Heidelberg University
since 2017Max Planck Research Group Leader, MPI for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg
2012 - 2017Group Leader (ERC Starting Grant), MPI for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg
Winter term 2017Guest Professor, University of Innsbruck
2012Visiting Scientist MPI for Astronomy and MPI for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg
2009-2011Research Scientist, Chemistry Department, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA
2007-2009 Postdoctoral Researcher, Astrophysics Laboratory, Columbia University, New York City, NY, USA
2004-2007 Postdoctoral Researcher, Max-Planck-Institute for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg, Germany
2003 DoctorateDr. rer. nat (doctorate in nat. sciences) in Physics, Summa Cum Laude, University of Heidelberg, Germany. Advisor: Professor Andreas Wolf
2000 DiplomaDiploma in Physics, University of Heidelberg. Advisors: Profs. Dirk Schwalm and Andreas Wolf. Thesis: Coulomb Explosion Imaging of H3+
1996 VordiplomVordiplom in Physics, University of Siegen, Germany
FundingCo-PI Minerva Center “Making New Bonds by Fragmentation”, center director: D. Strasser, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

MPG Extension of ERC Starting grant group ASTROLAB, 2019-2021

MPG Extension of ERC Starting grant group ASTROLAB, 2017-2019

P.I. DFG grant "Spectroscopy of C60+ and Complex Organic Molecular Ions: from Mid-IR Emission to the Diffuse Interstellar Bands", 2014-2017

P.I. ERC Starting Grant: ASTROLAB, "Cold Collisions and the Pathways toward Life in Interstellar Space", Sept. 2012 - Nov. 2017

Co-P.I., D.W. Savin, H. Kreckel, Improved Understanding of Molecular Clouds and Emission Line Objects with Laboratory Astrophysics Studies at the Heidelberg Ion Storage Ring, NSF program: Galactic Astronomy, July 2008 – 2011
 
Patent“Ion Deflector for two-dimensional control of ion beam cross sectional spread”, H. Kreckel, H. Bruhns, D.W. Savin,
Columbia Technology Ventures, US utility patent application,
serial number 12/708,886 (2009)
RefereePhysical Review Letters, Journal of Chemical Physics, Nature Communications, The Astrophysical Journal, Physical Review A, Scietific Reports, International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, Theoretical Chemistry Accounts, Phil. Transactions of the Royal Society
MemberSwedish Research Council 2020
Swedish Research Council 2021
ReviewerDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), Germany,
National Science Foundation (NSF), USA,
French National Research Agency (ANR), France
Organization799. WE-Heraeus-Seminar: "Laboratory Astrophysics in the Age of ALMA and JWST", Heidelberg 2023

738. WE-Heraeus-Seminar: "New Frontiers at Heavy Ion Storage Rings: From Atomic Collisions to Many‐Body Systems", Bad Honnef 2022

Meeting German Laboratory Astrophysics Groups, Labastro Heidelberg 2015
WS2023/2024Lecture Molecular Astrophysics (with D. Semenov & G. Perotti, MPIA)
SS2023Tutor Experimental Physics II (Electrodynamics)
WS2022/2023Lecture course on Molecular Astrophysics (with D. Semenov, MPIA)
SS2022Tutor Experimental Physics II (Electrodynamics)
SS 2021Tutor Experimental Physics II (Electrodynamics)
SS2020Seminar "Key Experiments of Atomic and Molecular Physics", (with A. Wolf, MPIK)
WS 2019/2020Lecture course on Molecular Astrophysics (with D. Semenov, MPIA)
SS 2019Tutor Experimental Physics IV (Nuclear and Particle Physics)
SS 2018Tutor Experimental Physics IV (Nuclear and Particle Physics)
WS 2017/2018Lecture: Molecular Astrophysics (Innsbruck University)
SS 2017Tutor Experimental Physics IV (Nuclear and Particle physics)
WS 2016/2017Lecture: Molecular Astrophysics
SS 2015Tutor Experimental Physics IV (Atomic and Mol. Physics)
SS 2014Tutor Experimental Physics IV (Atomic and Mol. Physics)
WS 2013/2014Lecture course on Molecular Astrophysics (with D. Semenov, MPIA)
SS 2013Seminar on Advanced Topics in Quantum Mechanics (with A. Kellerbauer, M. Lange)
WS 2012/2013Tutor Experimental Physics III (Optics and Quantum Mechanics)
SS 2012Lecture: Molecular Astrophysics (with D. Semenov, MPIA), Heidelberg University
2004-2006Tutor, Seminar on At. and Mol. Physics, Heidelberg
50 Dissociative Recombination of Rotationally Cold OH+ and Its Implications for the Cosmic Ray Ionization Rate in Diffuse Clouds

Ábel Kálosi, L. Gamer, M. Grieser, R. von Hahn, L. W. Isberner, J. I. Jaeger, H. Kreckel, D. A. Neufeld, D. Paul, D. W. Savin, S. Schippers, V. C. Schmidt, A. Wolf, M. G. Wolfire, and O. Novotný
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 955, L26 (2023)

49 Velocity map imaging with no spherical aberrations

Y. Ben-Shabo, A. Kurbanov, C. D. Schröter, R. Moshammer, H. Kreckel, and Y. Toker
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 25, 25122, 25122-25129 (2023)

48 Understanding the temperatures of H3+ and H2 in diffuse interstellar sightlines

J. Le Bourlot, E. Roueff, F. Le Petit, F. Kehrein, A. Oetjens, and H. Kreckel
Molecular Physics (2023)

47 Experimental Determination of the Dissociative Recombination Rate Coefficient for Rotationally Cold CH+ and Its Implications for Diffuse Cloud Chemistry

D. Paul, M. Grieser, F. Grussie, R. von Hahn, L. W. Isberner, Ábel Kálosi, C. Krantz, H. Kreckel, D. Müll, D. A. Neufeld, D. W. Savin, S. Schippers, P. Wilhelm, A. Wolf, M. G. Wolfire, and O. Novotný
The Astrophysical Journal 939, 122 (2022)

46 Isochronous mass spectrometry in an electrostatic storage ring

M. Grieser, V. C. Schmidt, K. Blaum, F. Grussie, R. von Hahn, A. Kalosi, H. Kreckel, D. Müll, O. Novotný, F. Nüsslein, and A. Wolf
Review of Scientific Instruments 93, 063302 (2022)

45 An ion-atom merged beams setup at the Cryogenic Storage Ring

F. Grussie, A. P. O’Connor, M. Grieser, D. Müll, A. Znotins, X. Urbain, and H. Kreckel
Review of Scientific Instruments 93, 053305 (2022)

44 Laser-probing the rotational cooling of molecular ions by electron collisions

A. Kalosi, M. Grieser, R. von Hahn, U. Hechtfischer, C. Krantz, H. Kreckel, D. Müll, D. Paul, D. W. Savin, P. Wilhelm, A. Wolf, and O. Novotny
Physical Review Letters 128, 183402 (2022)

43 Metastable states of Si observed in a cryogenic storage ring

D. Müll, F. Grussie, K. Blaum, S. George, J. Goeck, M. Grieser, R. von Hahn, Z. Harman, Á. Kálosi, C. H. Keitel, C. Krantz, C. Lyu, O. Novotny, F. Nüsslein, D. Paul, V. C. Schmidt, S. Singh, S. Kumar, X. Urbain, A Wolf, and H. Kreckel
Physical Review A 104, 032811 (2021)

42 An approach for multi-color action spectroscopy of highly excited states of H+3

A. Znotins, F. Grussie, A. Wolf, X. Urbain, and H. Kreckel
Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy 378, 111476 (2021)

41 Quantum-state–selective electron recombination studies suggest enhanced abundance of primordial HeH+

O. Novotný, P. Wilhelm, D. Paul, A. Kalosi, S. Saurabh, A. Becker, K. Blaum, S. George, J. Göck, M. Grieser, F. Grussie, R. von Hahn, C. Krantz, H. Kreckel, C. Meyer, P. M. Mishra, D. Müll, F. Nüsslein, D. A. Orlov, M. M. Rimmler, V. C. Schmidt, A. Shornikov, A. S. Terekhov, S. Vogel, D. Zajfman, and A. Wolf
Science 365, 676-679 (2019)

40 Astrochemical studies at the Cryogenic Storage Ring

H. Kreckel, O. Novotný, and A. Wolf
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 377, 0412 (2019)

39 Low temperature rates for key steps of interstellar gas-phase water formation

S. Kumar, F. Grussie, Y. V. Suleimanov, H. Guo, H. Kreckel, and H. Kreckel
Science Advances 4, eaar3417 (2018)

38 Radiative Rotational Lifetimes and State-Resolved Relative Detachment Cross Sections from Photodetachment Thermometry of Molecular Anions in a Cryogenic Storage Ring.

C. Meyer, A. Becker, K. Blaum, C. Breitenfeldt, S. George, J. Göck, M. Grieser, F. Grussie, E. A. Guerin, R. von Hahn, P. Herwig, C. Krantz, H. Kreckel, J. Lion, S. Lohmann, P. M. Mishra, O. Novotny, A. O'Connor, R. Repnow, S. Saurabh, D. Schwalm, L. Schweikhard, K. Spruck, S. Kumar, S. Vogel, and A. Wolf
Physical Review Letters 119, 023202 (2017)

37 The Cryogenic Storage Ring CSR

R. von Hahn, A. Becker, F. A. Berg, K. Blaum, C. Breitenfeldt, H. Fadil, F. Fellenberger, M. Froese, S. George, J. Göck, M. Grieser, F. Grussie, E. A. Guerin, O. Heber, P. Herwig, J. Karthein, C. Krantz, H. Kreckel, M. Lange, F. Laux, S. Lohmann, S. Menk, C. Meyer, P. M. Mishra, O. Novotny, A. O'Connor, D. A. Orlov, M. L. Rappaport, R. Repnow, S. Saurabh, S. Schippers, C. D. Schröter, D. Schwalm, E. S. Schweikhard, T. Sieber, A. Shornikov, K. Spruck, S. Kumar, J. H. Ullrich, X. Urbain, S. Vogel, P. Wilhelm, A. Wolf, and D. Zajfman
Review of Scientific Instruments 87, 063115 (2016)

36 Photodissociation of an internally cold beam of CH+ ions in a cryogenic storage ring

A. O'Connor, A. Becker, K. Blaum, C. Breitenfeldt, S. George, J. Göck, M. Grieser, F. Grussie, E. A. Guerin, R. von Hahn, U. Hechtfischer, P. Herwig, J. Karthein, C. Krantz, H. Kreckel, S. Lohmann, C. Meyer, P. M. Mishra, C. Novotny, R. Repnow, S. Saurabh, D. Schwalm, K. Spruck, S. Kumar, S. Vogel, and A. Wolf
Physical Review Letters 116, 113002 (2016)

35 Generation of neutral atomic beams utilizing photodetachment by high power diode laser stacks

A. O'Connor, F. Grussie, H. Bruhns, N. de Ruette, T.P. Koenning, K A. Miller, D.W. Savin, J. Stützel, X. Urbain, and H. Kreckel
Review of Scientific Instruments 86, 113306 (2015)

34 Erratum: Dissociative Recombination Measurements of HCl+ Using an Ion Storage Ring" (2013, ApJ, 777, 54)

C. Novotny, A. Becker, H. Buhr h, C. Domesle, W. Geppert, M. Grieser, C. Krantz, H. Kreckel, R. Repnow, D Schwalm, K. Spruck, J. Stutzel, B. Yang, A Wolf, and D. W. Savin
Astrophysical Journal 810, 169 (2015)

33 Absolute configuration assignment of a chiral molecule in the gas phase using foil-induced Coulomb explosion imaging

P. Herwig, K. Zawatzky, D. Schwalm, M. Grieser, Heber, B. Jordon-Thaden, C. Krantz, O. Novotny, R. Repnow, V. Schurig, Z. Vager, A. Wolf, O. Trapp, and H. Kreckel
Physical Review A 90, 052503 (2014)

32 Erratum: Dissociative Recombination Measurements of HCl+ Using an Ion Storage Ring (2013, ApJ, 777, 54)

O. Novotný, A. Becker, H. Buhr, C. Domesle, W. Geppert, M. Grieser, C. Krantz, H. Kreckel, R. Repnow, D Schwalm, K. Spruck, J Stützel, B. Yang, A. Wolf, and D. W. Savin
The Astrophysical Journal 795, 176 (2014)

31 Dissociative Recombination Measurements of NH+ Using an Ion Storage Ring

O. Novotný, A. Becker, H. Buhr, C. Domesle, W. Geppert, M. Grieser, C. Krantz, H. Kreckel, R. Repnow, D Schwalm, K. Spruck, J Stützel, B. Yang, A. Wolf, and D. W. Savin
The Astrophysical Journal 792, 132 (2014)

30 First time-dependent study of H2 and H+3 ortho-para chemistry in the diffuse interstellar medium: observations meet theoretical predictions.

T. Albertsson, N. Indriolo, H. Kreckel, D. Semeno, K.N. Crabtree, and T.. Henning
The Astrophysical Journal 787, 44, 1-10 (2014)

29 Coulomb Explosion Imaged Cryptochiral (R,R)-2,3-Dideuterooxirane: Unambiguous Access to the Absolute Configuration of (+)-Glyceraldehyde

K. Zawatzky, P. Herwig, M. Grieser, O. Heber, B. Jordon-Thaden, C. Krantz, O. Novotny, R. Repnow, S. Schurig, D. Schwalm, Z. Vager, A. Wolf, H. Kreckel, and O. Trapp
Chemistry - A European Journal 20, 5555-5558 (2014)

28 Metastable states of diatomic hydrogen anions

H. Kreckel, P. Herwig, D. Schwalm, M. Cizek, R. Golser, O. Heber, B. Jordon-Thaden, and A. Wolf
Journal of Physics: Conference Series 488, 012034 (2014)

27 Imaging the Absolute Configuration of a Chiral Epoxide in the Gas Phase

P. Herwig, K. Zawatzky, M. Grieser, O. Heber, B. Jordon-Thaden, C. Krantz, O. Novotny, R. Repnow, V. Schurig, D. Schwalm, Z. Vager, A. Wolf, O. Trapp, and H. Kreckel
Science 342, 1084-1086 (2013)

26 Dissociative Recombination Measurements of HCl+ Using an Ion Storage Ring

O. Novotný, A. Becker, H. Buhr, C. Domesle, W. Geppert, M. Grieser, C. Krantz, H. Kreckel, R. Repnow, D Schwalm, K. Spruck, J Stützel, B. Yang, A. Wolf, and D. W. Savin
The Astrophysical Journal 777, 54 (2013)

25 Metastable states of D2- observed by foil-induced Coulomb explosion imaging

P. Herwig, D. Schwalm, M. Cizek, R. Golser, M. Grieser, O. Heber, R. Repnow, A. Wolf, and H. Kreckel
Physical Review A 87, 062513, 1-8 (2013)

24 Storage ring measurements of the dissociative recombination of H3+

H. Kreckel, A. Petrignani, O. Novotný, K. Crabtree, H. Buhr, B. J. McCall, and A. Wolf
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A 370, 5088-50100 (2012)

23 The low-temperature nuclear spin equilibrium of H3+ in collisions with H2

F. Grussie, M. H. Berg, K.N. Crabtree, S. Gärtner, B.J. McCall, S. Schlemmer, A. Wolf, and H. Kreckel
The Astrophysical Journal 759, 21, 1-5 (2012)

22 Structure and Stability of the Negative Hydrogen Molecular Ion

B. Jordon-Thaden, H. Kreckel, R. Golser, D. Schwalm, M. Berg, H. Buhr, H. Gnaser, M. Grieser, O. Heber, M. Lange, O. Novotny, S. Novotny, H. B. Pedersen, A. Petrignani, R. Repnow, H. Rubinstein, D. Shafir, A. Wolf, and D. Zajfman
Physical Review Letters 107, 193003, 1-4 (2011)

21 Rotational Cooling of HD+ by Superelastic Collisions with Electrons

D. Schwalm, D. Shafir, O. Novotny, H. Buhr, S. Altevogt, A. Faure, M. Grieser, A.G. Harvey, O. Heber, J. Hoffmann, H. Kreckel, L. Lammich, O. Motapon, I. Nevo, H. B. Pedersen, H. Rubinstein, I.F. Schneider, J. Tennyson, F.O. Waffeu Tamo, A. Wolf, and D. Zajfman
Journal of Physics: Conference Series 300, 012006, 1-8 (2011)

20 Resonant structure of low-energy H3+ dissociative recombination

A. Petrignani, S. Altevogt, M. H. Berg, D. Bing, M. Grieser, J. Hofmann, B. Jordon-Thaden, C. Krantz, M. B. Mendes, O. Novotný, S. Novotny, D. A. Orlov, R. Repnow, T. Sorg, J. Stützel, A. Wolf, H. Buhr, H. Kreckel, V. Kokoouline, and C. H. Greene
Physical Review A 83, 032711, 1-10 (2011)

19 Rotational cooling of HD+ molecular ions by superelastic collision with electrons

D. Shafir, S. Novotny, H. Buhr, S. Altevogt, A. Faure, M. Grieser, A. G. Harvey, O. Heber, J. Hoffmann, H. Kreckel, L. Lammich, I. Nevo, H. B. Pedersen, H. Rubinstein, I. F. Schneider, D. Schwalm, J. Tennyson, A. Wolf, and D. Zajfman
Physical Review Letters 102, 223202, 1-4 (2009)

18 Chemical probing spectroscopy of H3+ above the barrier of linearity

H. Kreckel, D. Bing, S. Reinhardt, A. Petrignani, M. Berg, and A. Wolf
Journal of Chemical Physics 129, 164312, 1-9 (2008)

17 Inelastic electron collisions of the isotopically symmetric helium dimer ion He-4(2)+ in a storage ring

H. Buhr, H. B. Pedersen, S. Altevogt, V. M. Andrianarijaona, H. Kreckel, L. Lammich, S. Novotny, D. Strasser, J. Hoffmann, M. Lange, M. Lestinsky, M. B. Mendes, M. Motsch, O. Novotny, D. Schwalm, X. Urbain, D. Zajfman, and A. Wolf
Physical Review A 77, 032719 (2008)

16 Three-body kinematical correlation in the dissociative recombination of CH2+ by three-dimensional imaging

I. Nevo, S. Novotny, H. Buhr, V. Andrianarijaona, S. Altevogt, O. Heber, J. Hoffmann, H. Kreckel, L. Lammich, M. Lestinsky, H. B. Pedersen, D. Schwalm, A. Wolf, and D. Zajfman
Physical Review A 76, 022713 (2007)

15 Electron-impact dissociation and transient properties of a stored LiH2- beam

L. Lammich, S. Altevogt, H. Buhr, H. Kreckel, S. Krohn, M. Lange, D. Strasser, R. Repnow, M. Grieser, R. Schinke, Z. W. Qu, H. Zhu, D. Schwalm, D. Zajfman, and A. Wolf
European Physical Journal D 41, 103-111 (2007)

14 Action spectroscopy of H3+ and D2H+ using overtone excitation

J. Glosik, P. Hlavenka, R. Plasil, F. Windisch, D. Gerlich, A. Wolf, and H. Kreckel
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 364, 2931-2942 (2006)

13 Wake effects in the evolution of fast molecular ions through thin foils

R. Garcia-Molina, I. Abril, S. Heredia-Avalos, L. Lammich, H. Buhr, H. Kreckel, S. Krohn, D. Strasser, R. Wester, A. Wolf, D. Zajfman, and D. Schwalm
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 230, 41-45 (2005)

12 Dissociative recombination and low-energy inelastic electron collisions of the helium dimer ion

H. Pedersen, H. Buhr, S. Altevogt, V. Andrianarijaona, H. Kreckel, L. Lammich, N. de Ruette, E. Staicu-Casagrande, D Schwalm, D. Strasser, X. Urbain, D. Zajfman, and A. Wolf
Physical Review A 72, 012712, 1-28 (2005)

11 Storage Ring Experiments with Cold Molecular Ions: the H3+ Puzzle

A. Wolf, L. Lammich, D. Strasser, S. Altevogt, V. Andrianarijaona, H. Buhr, O. Heber, H. Kreckel, H. Pedersen, D. Schwalm, and D. Zajfman
Physica Scripta T110, 193-199 (2004)

10 Coulomb-explosion imaging of CH2+: Target-polarization effects and bond-angle distribution

L. Lammich, H. Buhr, H. Kreckel, S. Krohn, M. Lange, D. Schwalm, R. Wester, A. Wolf, D. Strasser, D. Zajfman, Z. Vager, I. Abril, S. Heredia-Avalos, and R. Garcia-Molina
Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics) 69, 062904, 1-10 (2004)

9 Rovibrational relaxation model for H3+

H. Kreckel, J. Tennyson, D. Schwalm, D. Zajfman, and A. Wolf
New Journal of Physics 6, 151-151 (2004)

8 Breakup dynamics and isotope effects in D2H+ and H2D +dissociative recombination

D. Strasser, L. Lammich, H. Kreckel, M. Lange, S. Krohn, D. Schwalm, A. Wolf, and D. Zajfman
Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics) 69, 064702 - 1-064702 - 4 (2004)

7 Action spectroscopy and temperature diagnostics of H3+ by chemical probing

J. Mikosch, H. Kreckel, R. Wester, R. Plasil, J. Glosik, D. Gerlich, D. Schwalm, and A. Wolf
Journal of Chemical Physics 121, 11030-11037 (2004)

6 Evidence for Subthermal Rotational Populations in Stored Molecular Ions through State-Dependent Dissociative Recombination

L. Lammich, D. Strasser, H. Kreckel, M. Lange, H. Pedersen, S. Altevogt, V. Andrianarijaona, H. Buhr, O. Heber, P. Witte, D. Schwalm, A. Wolf, and D. Zajfman
Physical Review Letters 91, 143201, 1-4 (2003)

5 Breakup dynamics in the dissociative recombination of H3+ and its isotopomers

L. Lammich, H. Kreckel, S. Krohn, M. Lange, D. Schwalm, D. Strasser, A. Wolf, and D. Zajfman
(2003)

4 Physics with molecular ions in storage rings

D. Zajfman, S. Krohn, M. Lange, H. Kreckel, L. Lammich, D. Strasser, D. Schwalm, X. Urbain, and A. Wolf
(2003)

3 Breakup dynamics and the isotope effect in H-3(+) and D-3(+) dissociative recombination

D. Strasser, L. Lammich, H. Kreckel, S. Krohn, M. Lange, A. Naaman, D. Schwalm, A. Wolf, and D. Zajfman
Physical Review A 66, 032719, 032719-032719 (2002)

2 Breakup dynamics and the isotope effect in H3+ and D 3+ dissociative recombination

D. Strasser, L. Lammich, H. Kreckel, S. Krohn, M. Lange, A. Naaman, D. Schwalm, A. Wolf, and D. Zajfman
Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics) 66, 032719 -1-032719 -13 (2002)

1 Vibrational and rotational cooling of H3+

H. Kreckel, S. Krohn, L. Lammich, M. Lange, J. Levin, M. Scheffel, D. Schwalm, J. Tennyson, Z. Vager, R. Wester, A. Wolf, and D. Zajfman
Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics) 66, 052509 -1-052509 -11 (2002)