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Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin

Coordinates: 52°24′36″N 13°07′46″E / 52.41000°N 13.12944°E / 52.41000; 13.12944
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Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie
Purposeresearch institute
Location
Bernd Rech (scientific manager), Thomas Frederking (administrative manager)
Websitehelmholtz-berlin.de

Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (Helmholtz Center for Materials and Energy, HZB) is part of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres. The institute studies the structure and dynamics of materials and investigates solar cell technology. Several large scale facilities are available, the most important of which are the 10 MW BER II nuclear research reactor at the Lise Meitner campus in Wannsee and the third-generation BESSY II synchrotron in Adlershof.[1]

History

The Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin was created on 1 January 2009 by fusion of Hahn-Meitner-Institut Berlin (HMI) and Berliner Elektronenspeicherring-Gesellschaft für Synchrotronstrahlung (BESSY).[2]

The Hahn-Meitner-Institut Berlin (HMI), named after Otto Hahn and Lise Meitner, was founded 14 March 1959 in Berlin-Wannsee to operate the BER I research reactor that began operation with 50 kW on 24 July 1958. Research originally focussed on radiochemistry. In 1971, the federal government took over a 90% share in the HMI.

The Berliner Elektronenspeicherring-Gesellschaft für Synchrotronstrahlung (BESSY) was founded in 1979. The first synchrotron BESSY I in Berlin-Wilmersdorf began operations in 1982.

References

  1. ^ Overview of HZB on the official website
  2. ^ Official press release on the fusion of HMI and BESSY (german)

External links

52°24′36″N 13°07′46″E / 52.41000°N 13.12944°E / 52.41000; 13.12944

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