HOME Contact Public Relations Links Site Map Disclaimer Webmail Deutsch   Quickfinder Directions About the Institute News Public Outreach Fields of Research Cooperations Radio Telescope Effelsberg Research School (IMPRS) Frequently asked questions Intranet Association of Friends/Supporters Fields of Research 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. In particular, the research ... [more] 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. ... [more] Infrared Astronomy (Gerd Weigelt) Based on infrared-interferometry, young stars as well as stars at late stages of formation and active galactic nuclei are investigated by using optical and infrared spectral ranges. The Institute is actively involved in the development of new technologies for ... [more] 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 ... [more] Research Highlights (in German) Technology Electronics Infrared Interferometry Submillimetre VLBI Correlator Archive Atlas of magnetic fields Pulsar data Survey Sampler ATLASGAL VLBA 2cm Survey © 2010, Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, Bonn