Institute for Nuclear Physics
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.
TUdiscover – Lecture for KIDS: Materialien mit Superkraft
März 02, 2026
Samstag, 18.04.2026 | 10:00 Uhr | S2|06 Raum 030 (Großer Physikhörsaal)
Kindervorlesung mit spannenden Experimenten, veranstaltet vom Fachbereich Physik der TU Darmstadt. Die Veranstaltung gibt einen Ausblick auf die TUdiscover-Ferienwoche im nächsten Jahr mit dem Thema „Materialien mit Superkraft – Licht, Kristalle und Quanten“.
AI accelerates elucidation of nuclear forces
February 26, 2026
Innovative machine learning uses data of neutron stars
Which complex forces operate in atomic nuclei? A research team with participation of TU Darmstadt has used astrophysical explosions to understand them better. The results were published in the prestigious journal „Nature Communications“.
The IKP was presented in the journal 'Nuclear Physics News'. The article can be found at
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.