point of the GSI accelerator facility: Ion sources © Photo: G. Otto / GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung Two huge metal containers painted bright orange, each the size of a single-family house, and [...] or very fast ions. Ions are generated in plasma © Photo: G. Otto / GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung The elements used by the researchers are initially present as atoms—in a block of metal, for [...] and positive ions. From zero to 2,000,000 km/h © Photo: G. Otto / GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung The ionization process takes place in the plasma generator. Before the particles can be a

HADES detector - Where does the mass come from? © Photo: G. Otto / GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung Research into atomic nuclei and their basic building blocks promises to yield answers to some

Image: GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung In this image the different parts of HADES are shown expanded. © Photo: G. Otto / GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung Wolfgang Koenig is an expert [...] nucleons’ mass. Tracking electrons in a haze of particles © Image: GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung Inside of a proton HADES comprises six identical detector systems arranged as sectors of a

Foto: A. Zschau, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung Ring-Imaging-CHerenkov-Detektor (RICH). © Foto: G. Otto, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung Back of RICH. The read-out electronics [...] electron-positron pairs. The target and start detector © Photo: G. Otto / GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung Target: The accelerated ions collide with this gold foils. The target is positioned immediately [...] positrons from other, slower particles. Drift chambers © Photo: G. Otto, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung HADES drift chambers The initial part of the magnetic spectrometer comprises four so-called

Nine countries collaborating © Abbildung: GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung HADES is a collaborative project involving the participation of 18 scientific institutes from nine countries across

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Taming accelerators in the main control room © Photo: J. Mai / GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung The accelerator system at GSI consists of 2,500 individual electrically controllable components [...] must be constantly adapted. Ion beams to order © Photo: G. Otto / GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung The task of the operators in the main control room is to generate exactly the sort of ion

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