Department of physics
Particle Physics and Astrophysics
| Experimental particle physics at colliders | Homepage |
- CMS detector upgrade projects
- Basic research in silicon radiation damage
- Particle flow calorimetry; calorimeters for medical applications (PET)
Prof. Dr. Johannes Haller
- Experimental Particle Physics with the CMS experiment at the LHC
- Search for physics beyond the Standard Model
- Global interpretation of HEP data
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Christian Sander
- Search for Supersymmetry with the CMS experiment at the LHC
- Jet energy measurements at CMS
Prof. Dr. Peter Schleper
- Experimental Particle Physics with the CMS experiment at the LHC
- Higgs, Supersymmetry and Top Quark Physics
- Silicon Detectors, Jet Calibration
Accelerators and detectors
Prof. Dr. Eckhard Elsen- Experimental Particle Physics in pp- und ee-collisions
- International Linear Collider (ILC) - Physics and Accelerator
- R&D on efficient mechanisms for high-energy accelerators
Prof. Dr. Brian Foster
- Deep inelastic electron-proton scattering
- International Linear Collider and development of superconducting RF Cavities
- Plasma wakefield acceleration
String theory and mathematical physics
Prof. Dr. Gleb Arutyunov- String Theory
- Supersymmetric Quantum Field Theories
- Integrable Models
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Rutger Herman Boels
- Structural and formal aspects of quantum field and string theories
- Development of efficient calculational tools
- Scattering amplitudes
Prof. Dr. Jan Louis
- Supersymmetrie und Supergravitation
- Stringtheorie
- Physik jenseits des Standardmodells
Prof. Dr. Volker Schomerus
- String Theory and Gauge/String duality
- Non-perturbative Quantum Field Theory
- Mathematical Physics
Prof. Dr. Jörg Teschner
- Supersymmetric gauge theories
- Integrability in gauge and string theory
- Integrable models and conformal field theories
| Elementary particle phenomenology | Homepage |
- Particle Phenomenology
- Precision Tests of the Standard Model
- Quantum Field Theory
Prof. Dr. Sven-Olaf Moch
- Precision calculations for collider physics, QCD corrections at higher orders
- Top-quark physics, Higgs physics, proton structure and parton distribution functions
- Computational physics, large scale computer algebra, mathematics of nested sums and multiple polylogarithms
Prof. Dr. Gudrid Moortgat-Pick
- Higgs and BSM phenomenology at LHC/LC
- Spin physics and effects of beam polarization
- Quantum processes within strong external fields
Astro particle physics
Prof. Dr. Wilfried Buchmüller- Particle Physics and Cosmology
- Dark Matter and Baryogenesis
- Unified Theories
Prof. Dr. Caren Hagner
- Experimental Neutrino Physics: Neutrino Oscillations and Double Beta Decay
- Detector Development for Neutrino Physics (low background, large volume)
- Neutrinos from Astrophysical Sources: Solar and Supernova Neutrinos
- Flavor Physics, Belle2 Experiment
Prof. Dr. Dieter Horns
- Gamma-ray astronomy
- Dark matter searches
- Detector development
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Alessandro Mirizzi
- Axions in astrophysics and cosmology
- Neutrino oscillations in astrophysics and cosmology
Prof. Dr. Günter Sigl
- High energy cosmic radiation
- Magnetohydrodynamics in astrophysics and cosmology
- Relics from the early Universe
Astronomy and astrophysics
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Annalisa Bonafede- Radioastronomy
- Magnetic fields
- Extragalactic astrophysics
Prof. Dr. Robi Banerjee
- Sternbildung
- Interstellares Medium
- Magnetohydrodynamik
Prof. Dr. Marcus Brüggen
- Hochenergieastrophysik
- Extragalaktische Astrophysik
- Kosmologie
Prof. Dr. Peter H. Hauschildt
- Simulations of stellar and planetary atmospheres
- Radiative transport
- Parallel supercomputing
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Schmidt
- Röntgenemission von kühlen Sternen
- Exoplaneten
- Robotische Teleskope
Prof. Dr. Günther Wiedemann
- Instrumentation
- IR-Astronomie
- Exoplaneten
Prof. Dr. Gudrun Wolfschmidt
- Genesis of Astrophysics
- Cultural History of Astronomy (Observatories and Cultural Heritage)
- Development of Scientific Instruments