application, and international cooperation. The aim is to train students in the fundamentals of heavy ion biophysics for terrestrial and space applications, for example in the areas of detection, monitoring

existing accelerator facility at GSI/FAIR in Darmstadt is the only one in Europe capable of producing all ion beams found in the solar system – from hydrogen, the lightest, to uranium, the heaviest. Professor

expertise in the modification and nanostructuring of materials with high-energy heavy ions, such as the production of ion-track-etched polymer membranes and individual nanopores. A smart, microfluidic filtration

describes the strong interaction, to high-precision tests of quantum electrodynamics with highly charged ions, and even the search for new quantum phases of matter. To name just one example, the Department of [...] at the highest nuclear charge numbers. Furthermore, with modern facilities such as HITRAP, heavy ions can be slowed down and stored in traps, where they can be precisely measured using new quantum technology [...] not only the theoretical foundation but also the experimental playground: with antiprotons, heavy ions, and cutting-edge measurement techniques, FAIR opens windows into previously unexplored realms of

include fundamental beam characteristics- such as ion type, energy, intensity, and emittances- as well as accelerator settings like the working point, ion-optical parameters, and the speed of the acceleration [...] differences arise in ion-optical design and initial input parameters. To address these variations, the LSA database includes detailed data for all devices and machine-specific information on ion optics and starting [...] taking into account the theoretical principles of accelerator physics, the real properties of the ion beam that occur during operation, and the technical characteristics of the devices. Additionally, the

Science with Accelerated Ions Contact: Prof. Dr. Eugenia Toimil-Molares (GSI, Technische Universität Darmstadt) Biophysics and Medical Developments Biophysics & Tumor Therapy with Ion Beams Main contacts: [...] Universität Gießen) Production and Characteristics of Superheavy Elements with the Separator of Heavy-Ion Products SHIP/SHIPTRAP @ UNILAC Contact: Prof. Dr. Michael Block (GSI, HI Mainz, Gutenberg-Universität [...] SIS Contacts: Prof. Dr. Joachim Stroth (GSI, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt) ALICE @ CERN:LHC: A Large Ion Collider Experiment Contacts: Prof. Dr. Silvia Masciocchi (GSI, Universität Heidelberg), Dr. Ralf Averbeck

2024. He dedicated his career to quantifying the effects of ion radiation, particularly with regard to its use in tumor therapy. Since ions release their energy in a highly concentrated manner as they [...] they pass through cells and tissue, they cause damage with greater density and complexity. Ion radiation thus produces cell damage more effectively than, for example, X-rays. In his early work, Scholz conducted [...] conducted biological experiments to investigate cell division delays after irradiation, finding that ion irradiation leads to more pronounced delays than conventional X-rays. This is analogous to the higher

focused on the measurement of the bound-state beta decay of fully-ionized thallium ( 205 Tl 81+ ) ions at the Experimental Storage Ring ESR of GSI/FAIR. This measurement has profound impact on the production [...] The award honors the best PhD thesis within the collaboration concerning atomic physics with heavy ions at the research facilities of GSI and FAIR. SPARC stands for Stored Particles Atomic Physics Research

ultra-high dose rate (UHDR) carbon-ion radiation, opening the possibility of using heavy ions with UHDR irradiation. © Figure: GSI Figure 1: Cell experiment for Carbon-Ion FLASH showing higher cell survival [...] been demonstrated for heavy ion beam irradiation. While cyclotrons can achieve these dose rates for protons, it is more challenging with the synchrotrons used in heavy ion therapy. 3D-printed modulators [...] https://www.gsi.de/work/forschung/biophysik/forschungsfelder/particle-therapie-physics/proton-and-carbon-ion-flash The next step in our research is to investigate the differences between UHDR and conventional

Sci Rep. 2015; 5: 17016. In our lab, we are investigating the potential use of new ions, in addition to carbon ions, for therapeutic applications . [...] Tumor Hypoxia and new ions for particle therapy In clinical radiotherapy, hypoxia is a hallmark of locally advanced solid tumors . Hypoxic tumor cells are highly radioresistant and are often responsible [...] radiosensitivity sharply decreases (Oxygen Enhancement Ratio, OER). High-LET radiation , such as carbon-ion therapy, offers the potential to reduce the OER and more effectively inactivate hypoxic tumor cells