This article reviews recent developments in tests of fundamental physics using atoms and
molecules, including the subjects of parity violation, searches for permanent electric dipole …

Recent developments in frequency metrology and optical clocks have been based on
electronic transitions in atoms and singly charged ions as references. The control over all …

Atomic physics techniques for the determination of ground-state properties of radioactive
isotopes are very sensitive and provide accurate masses, binding energies, Q-values …

The exploration of the unique properties of stored and cooled beams of highly-charged ions
as provided by heavy-ion storage rings has opened novel and fascinating research …

Storage rings have been employed over three decades in various kinds of nuclear and
atomic physics experiments with highly charged ions. Storage ring operation and precision …

This review article describes the trapping of charged particles. The main principles of
electromagnetic confinement of various species from elementary particles to heavy atoms …

The novel five-Penning-trap mass spectrometer Pentatrap is developed at the Max-Planck-
Institut für Kernphysik (MPIK), Heidelberg. Ions of interest are long-lived highly charged …

Beta decay of highly charged ions has attracted much attention in recent years. An obvious
motivation for this research is that stellar nucleosynthesis proceeds at high temperatures …

We report on the successful demonstration of a novel scheme for detecting optical
transitions in highly charged ions. We applied it to determine the frequency of the dipole …

A weighted difference of the g factors of the H-and Li-like ions of the same element is
theoretically studied and optimized in order to maximize the cancellation of nuclear effects …