AG Brinkmann
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The Brinkmann working group is active in the field of experimental hadron physics with a focus on detector physics (tracking detectors, calorimeters) and is involved in the experiments PANDA, Crystal Barrel/TAPS and CLAS, and to a lesser extent A2@MAMI and HADES. |
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Prof. Dr. K.-T. Brinkmann |
Sekretariat: T. Curry |
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News
Music Forge Festival 2025 at the Waldschwimmbad in Lich
From 21st to 24th of August 2025, scientists from the Brinkmann working group took part in the Music Forge Festival at the Waldschwimmbad Lich. In addition to having an info booth about the MuonPi citizen science project, which showed interested visitors how to detect muons in their own homes, the ‘Particle Collision – Wall of Death’ activity got a lot of attention.
The activity was based on the research idea of the Netzwerk Teilchenwelt group from Münster, led by Prof. Dr. Christian Klein-Boesing, who wanted to convey their work at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in a vivid way. There, atomic nuclei are accelerated to almost the speed of light and collide with each other, creating what is known as quark-gluon plasma – a state of matter that also existed shortly after the Big Bang. At the festival, this physical principle was playfully implemented together with the Brinkmann working group: participants wearing red, green and blue T-shirts (analogous to the colour charges of the quarks) staged a ‘human particle collision’.
The common goal of the campaign was to bring science to life and promote dialogue between research and the public – a collaboration that was greatly appreciated by all involved and is set to continue in the coming years.
Netzwerk Teilchenwelt Masterclass am Johanneum Herborn
On February 3, 2025, the "MINT-EC Forum Particle Physics Masterclass" took place at Gymnasium Johanneum in Herborn, organized by scientists from the AG Brinkmann. Around 30 students from six MINT-EC schools in Central Hesse gained exciting insights into current research fields such as elementary particle physics, detector physics, and Feynman diagrams. In addition to lectures, practical experiments were a key focus, including the construction and use of cloud chambers to visualize ionizing radiation. Another highlight was the analysis of measurement data from a stratospheric balloon, which was evaluated using Python. The event also provided students with the opportunity to engage directly with scientists from JLU about research and study prospects. Due to the positive feedback, the masterclass is planned to continue next year.
ADMIT Symposium 2024
The opening symposium of the LOEWE research cluster ADMIT at Rauischholzhausen Castle marked the start of a pioneering collaboration between the THM and JLU Giessen and Philipps University Marburg. Hessian Science Minister Timon Gremmels emphasized the importance of this initiative, calling it a “unique opportunity to improve the lives of many people” through advances in medical physics. The event included a keynote speech by Prof. Dr. Joao Seco from the German Cancer Research Center and served as an exchange of ideas between the researchers in the five sub-areas of the project, whereby the Brinkmann working group is located in project part A and deals with the development of new neutron detectors.
Gremmels officially presented the LOEWE certificates, highlighting the 4.8 million euros in funding that ADMIT will receive until 2027. The symposium underlined the importance of collaboration with international partners such as Harvard and Yale and reinforced Central Hessen's leading role in interdisciplinary applied medical physics.
Credits: THM/Katrina Friese
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