Eric Hirschmann

Eric Hirschmann serves as a Beamline Scientist at the ELBE Center for High-power Radiation Sources within the Institute of Radiation Physics at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR). His role centers on operating and developing advanced radiation beamlines that support interdisciplinary research across physics, materials science, and biology using high-power electron beams and secondary radiation sources.

His research expertise spans accelerator physics, radiation physics, and beam dynamics, with emphasis on high-power radiation source development. These fields drive the ELBE facility's mission to provide cutting-edge infrastructure for experiments in condensed matter physics, biophysics, and radiation effects research, enabling studies of material properties and biological responses under extreme conditions.

As a core member of the ELBE Center team, Dr. Hirschmann contributes to facility operations, user support, and beamline optimization. The center functions as a major international research infrastructure, hosting external scientists and fostering collaborations through its superconducting linear accelerator that generates electron beams, THz radiation, and infrared light for diverse experimental applications.