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Research Field Accelerator Physics

Accelerator science aims at developing and advancing drivers for novel X-ray light sources, such as for the European X-ray Free-Electron Laser XFEL as well as for high-power-laser-based, ultra-compact X-ray sources that can be used for new methods in medical imaging applications.

  • Research Group Prof. Dr. Florian Grüner
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Research Field Astroparticle, Neutrino and Gravitational Wave Physics

The research field is focused on the various messengers of astrophysics and particle physics. We are developing experimental techniques and methods to study the high-energy universe (Horns), gravitational waves (Gerberding), neutrino physics (Hagner),  and dark matter (Garutti, Horns, Nikolopoulos)

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  • ERC-SG-Gruppe Assoc. Prof. Dr. Manuel Meyer
  • Research Group Prof. Dr. Konstantinos Nikolopoulos
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Research Field Research with Photons

  • Research Group Prof. Dr. Markus Drescher
  • Research Group Prof. Dr. Tais Gorkhover
  • Research Group Prof. Dr. Markus Ilchen
  • Research Group Dr. Michael Martins
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Research Field Particle and Detector Physics

The research programme of the Particle Physics & Detector Development group is characterised by the study of the fundamental building blocks of matter, their properties, dynamics and interactions.

  • Research Group Prof. Dr. Erika Garutti
  • Research Group Prof. Dr. Johannes Haller
  • Research Group Jun.-Prof. Dr. Gregor Kasieczka
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11 September 2025|Diversity

From particle physics to AI: Physics Project Days for young female researchers

This year's Physics Project Days takes place from September 10 to 13 at Science City Hamburg-Bahrenfeld. The four-day event is aimed specifically at female students from Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, and Lower Saxony. Around 50 students work in small groups on 15 different experiments and research projects supervised by...

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César Cabrera in front of an experiment

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4 September 2025|Advanced Imaging of Matter

Exploring Superfluidity with Quantum Gases

Dr. César Cabrera Córdova, an experimental physicist at the University of Hamburg, has been awarded a prestigious Starting Grant from the European Research Council, receiving €1.9 million to uncover the fundamental mechanisms behind superconductivity and open new pathways toward future quantum technologies.

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Prof. Dr. Herwig Schopper im Jahre 2019

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21 August 2025|CHAMPP

The Department of Physics mourns the passing of Prof. Dr. Herwig Schopper

With great sadness we have learned of the passing of our highly esteemed emeritus professor, Prof. Dr. Herwig Schopper. He passed away on August 19, 2025, at the age of 101 in Hamburg.
Herwig Schopper, born on February 24, 1924, in Landskron (Czechoslovakia), was an outstanding figure in German and international physics.
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21 August 2025|Event

Summer brings international students to Quantum Universe

This July, the Hamburg International Summer School “Particles, Strings and Cosmology” brought 27 students from 11 different countries to Hamburg. In two weeks’ time, they had the opportunity to get to know the University of Hamburg’s Cluster of Excellence Quantum Universe and the Campus Bahrenfeld.

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8 August 2025|Campus

Interdisciplinarity is key

The Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld is changing faster than any other research center in Hamburg. On occasion, we ask University of Hamburg members to introduce their workplace in existing or planned Science City research buildings and tell us what makes their building special. Today: the Center for Hybrid Nanostructures...

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6 August 2025|Research

Gravitational waves from the Sun

It’s not just sunshine that comes from our nearest star — according to new research by IFIC, DESY and the Cluster of Excellence Quantum Universe at the University of Hamburg, the Sun also emits ultra-weak gravitational waves over an enormous frequency range. These gentle ripples in space and time could one day shed new...

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