Max Planck Institute of Plasma Physics

The Max Planck Institute of Plasma Physics is a physics institute for the investigation of plasma physics, with the aim of working towards fusion power. The institute also works on surface physics, also with focus on problems of fusion power.The IPP is an institute of the Max Planck Society, part of the European Atomic Energy Community, and an associated member of the Helmholtz Association.The IPP has two sites: Garching near Munich and Greifswald, both in Germany.It owns several large devices, namely the experimental tokamak ASDEX Upgrade the experimental stellarator Wendelstein 7-AS the experimental stellarator Wendelstein 7-X a tandem accelerator It also cooperates with the ITER and JET projects.