GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung

GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung operates a unique accelerator for heavy ions. Researchers from around the world use this facility for experiments that help them make fascinating discoveries in basic research. In addition, they continually develop new and impressive applications.

New participation record at Girls’Day: 81 participants explore GSI/FAIR
81 girls paticipated in Girls'Day at GSI/FAIR
81 students aged between ten and 17 took part in this year's Girls’Day at GSI/FAIR. It’s the largest number of participants the Girls’Day has ever had on site at GSI/FAIR. On the day, the girls gained numerous impressions of everyday life at an international research center and found out about the accelerator facilities and experiments. Girls’Day is a nationwide day of action that encourages girls to explore professions in which currently only few women are represented.
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FAIR-GENCO celebrates 25th anniversary: Annual meeting and award ceremony
Awardees of the Young Scientist Award and the Membership Award
The meeting of the FAIR-GSI Exotic Nuclei Community (GENCO) took place again this year at GSI/FAIR as part of the NUSTAR Annual Meeting. Not only the awarding of memberships and the Young Scientist Award were reasons to celebrate – also GENCO had its 25th anniversary.
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FAIR – the future accelerator facility

In the next few years the new international accelerator facility FAIR, one of the largest research projects worldwide, will be erected at GSI. At FAIR an unprecedented variety of experiments will be possible. Thereby physicists from all around the world will be able to gain new insights into the structure of matter and the evolution of the universe from the Big Bang to the present.
Learn more about FAIR: GSI about FAIR or FAIR web page

Cancer Treatment with Ion Beams

GSI is the birthplace of a new form of cancer treatment. This development was the result of many years of research in conjunction with GSI’s large ion-beam accelerator system. The advantage of this new treatment modality is that the ion beam selectively damages tumor tissues while sparing the surrounding healthy tissues. More...

The Creation of New Elements

Chemical elements are produced in stars and stellar explosions. Elements are the building blocks of all materials that surround us – including every atom of our bodies. The universe is also home to a large number of atoms that do not occur on earth. One of the key tasks of the researchers at GSI is to attempt to create previously unknown elements. More...