"Stellar Atmospheres" (working group Prof. Klaus Werner) working on "quantitative spectral analysis of stellar spectra of white dwarfs and neutron stars",
"Experimental High Energy Astrophysics" (working group Prof. Andrea Santangelo) working on "X-Ray and Gamma Astronomy" and "Ultra High Energy Astrophysics",
"Space-based Astronomy" (working group Prof. Beate Stelzer) working on "star formation", "magnetic activity" and “binary stars” as well as "Experimental UV Astronomy".
Facilities
In addition to the scientific working groups the institute has an electronics workshop with large experience in building space-qualified electronics and a precision mechanics workshop with corresponding experience in building scientific instruments.
