DESY
Also known as Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, German Electron Synchrotron
DESY, short for Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (English: German Electron Synchrotron), is a national research centre for fundamental science located in Hamburg and Zeuthen near Berlin in Germany. It operates particle accelerators used to investigate the structure, dynamics and function of matter, and conducts a broad spectrum of interdisciplinary scientific research in four main areas: particle and high energy physics; photon science; astroparticle physics; and the development, construction and operation of particle accelerators. Its name refers to its first project, an electron synchrotron.
Key facts
- Laboratory.name
- DESY
- Laboratory.native_name
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
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- logo
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- Laboratory.motto
- "The Decoding of Matter"
- Laboratory.type
- Fundamental research
- Laboratory.budget
- € 359 million (2024)
- Laboratory.research_field
- Particle accelerators Particle physics Photon science Astroparticle physics
- Laboratory.director
- Beate Heinemann
- Laboratory.staff
- 3,000 (plus over 3,000 guest scientists p.a.)
- Laboratory.students
- 500 PhD students and postdocs
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23 sectionsContents
- Functions and mission
- Sites
- Hamburg
- Zeuthen
- Employees and training
- Budget and financing
- Particle accelerators and other facilities
- DESY
- DORIS
- PETRA <span class="anchor" id="Petra III"></span>
- HERA
- FLASH
- European XFEL accelerator
- PITZ
- Other facilities
- Computing
- Research areas
- History
- Chairpersons of the DESY Directorate
- Joint research centres
- Knowledge and technology transfer
- References
- External links
DESY, short for Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (English: German Electron Synchrotron), is a national research centre for fundamental science located in Hamburg and Zeuthen near Berlin in Germany. It operates particle accelerators used to investigate the structure, dynamics and function of matter, and conducts a broad spectrum of interdisciplinary scientific research in four main areas: particle and high energy physics; photon science; astroparticle physics; and the development, construction and operation of particle accelerators. Its name refers to its first project, an electron synchrotron. DESY is publicly financed by the Federal Republic of Germany and the Federal States of Hamburg and Brandenburg and is a member of the Helmholtz Association.
== Functions and mission == DESY's function is to conduct fundamental research for solely civil and peaceful purposes. It specialises in particle accelerator development, construction and operation, particle physics, astroparticle physics and photon science research to explore the fundamental relationships between the structure, dynamics and function of matter. In cooperation with its partner organisations, its photon science research spans surface physics, material science, chemistry, molecular biology, geophysics and medicine through the use of synchrotron radiation and free-electron lasers.
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