KIT accelerators and research highlights - an overview

The Institute for Beam Physics and Technology (IBPT) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) operates the Karlsruhe Research Accelerator (KARA) and the short-bunch linear accelerator, Ferninfrarot Linac- und Test-Experiment (FLUTE). In addition, a new compact storage ring will be realised in the context of the cSTART project and a new laser plasma accelerator will be the stepping stone for R&D based on novel acceleration techniques. This contribution gives an overview of current and future facilities and highlight respective accelerator physics research activities.