The starting signal for the installation of the FAIR accelerator machine has been given. The high-precision assembly work in the buildings of the international FAIR accelerator facility in Darmstadt has begun: The first magnets each weighing tons were successfully positioned in the ring tunnel, 17 meters underground. This marks a decisive step forward in the realization of the state-of-the-art accelerator, which will accelerate ions of all elements up to 99 percent of the speed of light...

The GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung recently commissioned a cutting-edge electroplating facility. This new facility, which is one of the largest of its kind in the world, completely replaces the existing electroplating facility on the campus. It will take over the copper plating tasks for accelerator components at GSI and FAIR, in particular the coating of the new cavities of the UNILAC linear accelerator, which will serve as injector for FAIR in the future. After successfully…

The ELMA research project, jointly presented by the University of Trieste and GSI/FAIR in Darmstadt, has been awarded €150,000 to conduct a study of the energy response of monolithic silicon pixel sensors (MAPS), thanks to funding provided by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) within the Cultural Cooperation framework between Italy and Germany. The framework aims at facilitating the access of Italian scientists to world-class large research…

Deniz Würsch, the new district administrator of Darmstadt’s district of Wixhausen, used a visit to GSI/FAIR to inform herself about the ongoing scientific research and the progress of the FAIR accelerator and to discuss the possibilities of cooperation between district administration and GSI/FAIR regarding relevant topics with the management. Deniz Würsch was welcomed by the management of GSI and FAIR: Research Director Dr. Yvonne Leifels, Jörg Blaurock, Technical Managing Director, and Dr.…

For the first time, an international research team, led by GSI/FAIR in Darmstadt, the Institut de recherche sur les lois fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU) in Saclay, France, and the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg (MPIK) has succeeded in observing a two-photon decay on a so-called bare atomic nucleus from which the entire electron shell has been removed. The measurements on germanium-72 nuclei were carried out as part of the FAIR Phase 0 experimental program at the…

The GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung and the future accelerator center FAIR, currently under construction at GSI in Darmstadt, took part in the international innovation conference "Curious - Future Inside Conference" with a wide range of information and future perspectives. The interdisciplinary event took place from July 10 to 11 in the Rheingoldhalle in Mainz and attracted numerous renowned educational institutions, research facilities and technology companies from Germany and…

The demands on the main power supplies of the future FAIR ring accelerator SIS100 are extremely high. During the acceleration cycle, the rotation of the main magnet must be guided with the greatest precision. Four high-performance power supplies are required to operate the SIS100's bending and focusing magnets. These primary power supplies have a total pulse power of 30 Mega-Watt and are directly connected to the medium voltage network (20,000 Volt). The dipole magnets are supplied with currents…

The employees of GSI and FAIR mourn the loss of their former division head Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Peter Armbruster (* 25.7.1931, † 26.6.2024), who passed away at the age of 92. Peter Armbruster created and achieved groundbreaking research in his long and fulfilling life. This applies in particular to his achievements for and at GSI, where he was a leading scientist and a longstanding member of the Scientific Directorate from 1971 to 1996.

The HElmholtz LInear ACcelerator HELIAC is a continuous-wave linear accelerator at GSI/FAIR that opens up new research opportunities with its continuous particle beam. The first superconducting module for HELIAC has been developed, assembled and tested at the Helmholtz Institute Mainz (HIM) in the past years. Following transport to the GSI/FAIR campus, it has now been successfully commissioned with a beam of helium and argon ions. In further tests, the electrical field strengths required to…