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Significant progress in the FAIR project and new research insights
As the GSI/FAIR press office reports, the visit of Federal Research Minister Cem Özdemir and Hesse's Science Minister Timon Gremmels focused on the current developments of the FAIR project and research milestones. The GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research in Darmstadt and the FAIR (Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research) international accelerator center currently under construction there are among the world's leading institutions for cutting-edge physics research.
Insight into the Darmstadt research location
The ministers were received by Professor Thomas Nilsson, Scientific Director of GSI and FAIR, Dr. Katharina Stummeyer, Administrative Director, and Jörg Blaurock, Technical Director. During a tour, they gained a comprehensive insight into the research site and the development of the FAIR project.
A particular focus was on the progress made in the construction of the new accelerator center, one of the world's largest research projects. The FAIR facility will allow scientists to study matter under extreme conditions otherwise found only in distant regions of the universe. This is crucial for understanding processes in stellar explosions, planets, and other cosmic phenomena.
Progress on the construction site and high-tech installation
During a tour of the construction site, the ministers were able to see the significant progress for themselves. The approximately 20-hectare site east of the existing campus has reached important milestones in recent months:
- The technical building installation is well advanced.
- The shell construction for the current expansion phase of FAIR has been completed.
- The installation of the FAIR accelerator machine has begun.
- High-performance magnets and accelerator structures were installed in the underground ring tunnel.
Another highlight of the visit was the tour of the R3B experiment , which uses FAIR detectors, as well as the state-of-the-art ion beam tumor therapy developed at GSI. This innovative technology enables precise cancer therapies and underscores the relevance of the research conducted at the Darmstadt site.
FAIR: A research facility of global importance
The FAIR facility will offer researchers from around the world unique experimental opportunities. By investigating extremely high temperatures, pressures, and densities, fundamental questions in astrophysics, particle physics, and materials science can be answered here.
With the construction progress observed and the latest developments in particle research, GSI/FAIR is setting an important example for the scientific landscape in Germany and Europe.
(DARMSTADT – RED /GSI/BP / Photo: T.Silz/GSI)
