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Director Prof. Dr. Tilo Baumbach |
phone: +49 721 608 26820
mail: tilo baumbachChe5∂kit edu
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Director Prof. Dr. Clemens Heske |
phone: +49 721 608 28069
mail: clemens heskeLkk1∂kit edu
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Office Margit Helma |
phone: +49 721 608 26071
fax: +49 721 608 28677
mail: margit helmaGal5∂kit edu
Institutes at KIT Campus South:
Laboratory for Applications of Synchrotron Radiation (LAS)
Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP)
Partner Institute at KIT Campus North:
Institute for Beam Physics and Technology (IBPT)
Experiments at:
The IPS conducts research for and with novel synchrotron analytics and diagnostics (X-ray imaging, spectroscopy, and scattering). Particular focus is placed on in situ, operando, and in vivo techniques for the characterization of technological and biological processes, with emphasis on materials and processes for energy conversion and transport technologies, nano- and information materials, and imaging in the life sciences.
Propagating lattice vibrations, known as phonons, are responsible for the transmission of sound and heat in solids. In addition, by coupling to electrons and magnons they influence remarkably many materials properties. Due to the broken translational symmetry, the atomic vibrations at interfaces are drastically modified compared to their bulk counterparts.
September 2018
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Using high-throughput synchrotron X-ray microtomography at the UFO fast imaging station at the KIT synchrotron we have examined a large number of phosphatized fly pupae from the Paleogene geological time-period (66 – 23 Mya) in France in search for parasitic wasps. From our data we could identify 55 parasitation events by four wasp species, providing morphological and ecological data.
August 2018
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Magnetron-sputtered CrAlN coatings are widely used for industrial hard-coating applications. They have a high temperature stability, wear resistance and hardness.
June 2018
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Multi-contrast imaging in the X-ray range has been realized by 2D lens arrays for fast single-shot diagnostics.
May 2018
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A new, very generally applicable imaging approach provides not only three-dimensional information about complex arrangements of dislocations inside monocrystals, but also allows us to investigate precisely the behavior and role of all the individual defects during plastic deformation process.
November 2017
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Time-resolved X-ray scattering with 100 picosecond time resolution shows laser-induced dynamics of gold nanorods, which are an attractive tool for biophotonics.
November 2017
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