The Research Cluster “ELEMENTS: Exploring the Universe from Microscopic to Macroscopic Scales” brings together world-leading scientists from distinct fields of research – the physics of particles and nuclei, the gravitational physics of neutron stars, and the nucleosynthesis of heavy elements – to combine the microscopical scales of elementary particles with the macroscopical scales of astrophysical objects. The ultimate goal is to address the question of the origin of the heavy chemical elements, such as gold and platinum, in our universe.
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- Results on the multi-turn energy recovery mode at the S-DALINAC published in Nature PhysicsAt the S-DALINAC, Norbert Pietralla’s team has succeeded for the first time in demonstrating the reuse of previously used energy in a two-fold energy recovery mode: Electrons were…
- Successful workshop on Statistical Mechanics and non-perturbative Field Theory comes to a closeFrom 19 to 21 December, the 19th edition of the traditional “SM&FT” workshop on Statistical Mechanics and Non-Perturbative Field Theory was held in Bari, Italy. This event is…
- ELEMENTS hosts talk on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Early Career ResearchersOur Early Career Researchers recently came together to attend a talk by Dr. Tana Joseph, who is the Equity and Inclusion Officer for Dutch astronomy and founder of AstroComms.…
- First round of Ira Rischowski scholarship in full swingIn November 2022, the first cohort of the Ira Rischowski Programme at the Institute for Nuclear Physics has continued to grow: three young women have started their Master’s…
- ELEMENTS joins RMU panel discussion on science communicationThis week, ELEMENTS participates in the event “Perspektive offene Wissenschaft” (English: perspectives on open science), which is hosted by the Rhine-Main-Universities on 30 November 2022. The entire day…
- 300 students get up early to learn about neutron starsLast weekend, the popular event series Saturday Morning Physics at TU Darmstadt featured a lecture by ELEMENTS PI Achim Schwenk, who introduced the high school students to neutron…