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.
‘TURM Observatory goes South’
May 13, 2026
First Light of the telescopes in Namibia delights 125 guests – a special evening for the TURM Observatory and all astronomy enthusiasts
Around 125 guests gathered for the event marking the official ‘First Light’ of the new telescopes in Namibia. The visitors travelled from a catchment area stretching in some cases over 150 kilometres, well beyond the Rhine-Main region. The high level of interest once again demonstrated the appeal of the TURM Observatory and the enthusiasm for astronomical research.
Universal three-body s-wave resonance
May 04, 2026
New Publication in Nature Communications
An experiment at the RIKEN Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory has evidenced the existence of a three-body halo system with one s-wave resonance in the unbound nucleus 10He, composed of 2 protons and 8 neutrons.
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.