Welcome to the Department of Physics
The Department of Physics offers bachelor's and master's study programs in physics, geophysics, meteorology and climate physics, and for the education of physics teachers. Research at the department can be divided into five major topics: Particle and Astroparticle Physics, Quantum Materials and Systems, Optics and Photonics, Geophysics, Meteorology and Climate Physics.
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The international KArlsruhe TRItium Neutrino Experiment (KATRIN) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has once again set new standards: An upper limit of 0.45 electron volt/c^2 (equivalent to 8 x 10^(-37) kilograms) for the mass of the neutrino can be derived from the current data.
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Flat metasurfaces make it possible to control light at steep angles of incidence: The temporal shift, intensity and direction of oscillation of light waves can be specifically influenced.
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A new 20 km long fiber optic test track connects specially equipped laboratories at KIT's South Campus and North Campus as a quantum optical transmission link. State-of-the-art technology is used here, which can be used to transmit quantum keys, for example
