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Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy

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Research Departments

Fundamental Physics in Radio Astronomy
(Michael Kramer)

Radio astronomical measurements allow the study of a variety of questions in fundamental physics. Those questions range from the equation-of-state of super-dense matter to the investigation of fundamental forces such as gravity and magnetism.

Millimeter and Submillimeter Astronomy
(Karl Menten)

The research team uses the millimetre- and sub-millimetre range of the electromagnetic spectrum to observe various phenomena in the universe. The cosmic background radiation is also being investigated, as well as molecular clouds in the Milky Way and other galaxies.

Star Formation and Galaxy Evolution
(Amélie Saintonge)

Galaxies grow and evolve through successive episodes of star formation; central to this picture are therefore the flows of gas that feed the interstellar medium, the processes that regulate the formation of stars, and the energetic feedback that returns material and energy to the larger scale environment.

Radio Astronomy / VLBI
(Anton Zensus)

By employing radio-interferometry, extragalactic objects and their centres are investigated in great detail. The Very Long Base Line Interferometry (VLBI) method is applied by correlating data from telescopes distributed worldwide and using them as a “giant“ combined telescope within the framework of coordinated arrays as the the European VLBI network (EVN). In addition, global VLBI experiments are conducted in cooperation with telescopes in the USA.

Research News

Ten new neutron stars for Terzan 5

July 16, 2024

An international team led by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory has discovered ten rapidly rotating neutron stars in the ...

A wobbling magnetised star challenges the origin of repeating fast radio bursts

April 08, 2024

An international research team led by Gregory Desvignes from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn, Germany, has used the Effelsberg and Jodrell Bank radio telescopes to observe the precessing magnetar XTE J1810-197 — a highly ...

Announcements

Laura Spitler appointed science scout

July 10, 2024

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has appointed Dr. Laura Spitler, head of the Lise Meitner Group at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, as a science scout as part of the Henriette Herz Scouting Program. In her new role, Dr. Spitler can ...

Supermassive Black Hole Appears to Grow Like a Protostar

June 25, 2024

How do supermassive black holes get so big? An international team of astronomers, led by Swedish astronomers and including Christian Henkel from MPIfR Bonn as co-author, discovered a powerful, rotating, magnetic wind that they believe is helping a ...

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