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on the web pages of the Institute for Nuclear Physics (IKP) at the Technical University of Darmstadt.

We study and teach in the areas of nuclear structure physics, nuclear astrophysics, relativistic heavy-ion physics, plasma physics, astroparticle physics, accelerator physics and related fields in experimental and theoretical groups.

The IKP operates the Superconducting Darmstadt Linear Accelerator (S-DALINAC), various detector and targer laboratories as well as a Theory Center.

The Institute for Nuclear Physics is an essential participant in the research field M+M (Matter and Materials) of the Technical University of Darmstadt. It is an institute within the Department of Physics beside the Institute for Applied Physics and the Institute for Physics of Condensed Matter.

Experimentalists and theoreticians work closely together on a number of scientific topics.

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S-DALINAC
Picture: Jan-Christoph Hartung

Portrait of the Institute

The IKP was presented in the journal 'Nuclear Physics News'. The article can be found at

The article can be found here.

Virtual Tour

Visit the superconducting electron accelerator S-DALINAC virtually! The basic operation of the accelerator and its experiments is explained in this video.

More information can be found on the webpages of the S-DALINAC.

Funding and Collaborative Projects

Hessian Ministry for Science and the Arts
Hessian Ministry for Science and the Arts
Landes-Offensive zur Entwicklung Wissenschaftlich-ökonomischer Exzellenz
Landes-Offensive zur Entwicklung Wissenschaftlich-ökonomischer Exzellenz
LOEWE Research Cluster Nuclear Photonics
LOEWE Research Cluster Nuclear Photonics
Research Cluster ELEMENTS
Research Cluster ELEMENTS
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Collaborative Research Center 1245
SFB 1245
Collaborative Research Center – Transregio 211
SFB-TR 211
Research Training Group 2128 AccelencE
Research Training Group 2128 AccelencE
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
Helmholtz Research Academy Hesse for FAIR
Helmholtz Research Academy Hesse for FAIR
Helmholtz Graduate School for Hadron and Ion Research (HGS-HIRe)
Helmholtz Graduate School for Hadron and Ion Research (HGS-HIRe)
GSI Helmholtz Center for Heavy-Ion Research
GSI Helmholtz Center for Heavy-Ion Research
 
Extreme Matter Institute
Extreme Matter Institute
Federal Ministry for Education and Reseach
Federal Ministry for Education and Reseach
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
German Academic Exchange Service
German Academic Exchange Service
European Research Council – European Union
European Research Council - European Union

Accessing the Institute for Nuclear Physics

The Institute for Nuclear Physics occupies mainly two buildings in section S2 of Campus Stadtmitte. You can reach us following these directions.

More Information on the Campus Stadtmitte can be found on the main webpages of TU Darmstadt.