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
Manibrata Sen awarded a new Max Planck Partner Group in India
The Max Planck Society has approved a Max Planck Partner Group at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), in collaboration with the Max…
The Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino (KATRIN) experiment reached a remarkable milestone in October 2025: 1,000 days of data taking for a precision…
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…
Research Fields
Astroparticle Physics
Sources of high-energy gamma rays
Dark matter and neutrinos
Matter-antimatter asymmetry
more
Quantum Dynamics
Properties of stored cold ions
Role of time in quantum systems
Effect of strong lasers on matter
more
