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Two Ph-D defenses in Time & Frequency metrologyOn cavities for ultra stable lasers (6 June) and on compact cold atom clocks (10 June)6 June 2016 (Besançon) – Thesis defense of Alexandre DIDIER : “Development of ultra-stable Fabry-Perot cavities for new generation optical frequency standards” 10 June 2016 (Paris) – Thesis defense of Stéphane TREMINE : “Study of Cesium atoms cooling in a 3D speckle laser field and realization of a compact atomic clock”. ⇒ More information
Successful launch of MICROSCOPEA space mission to test the Einstein's Equivalence PrincipleAfter three postponements for meterological reasons, the Soyouz VS14 rocket has been successfully launched from Kourou on 25th April 2016, with several satellites onboard, among them Microscope which has the objective to test the Einstein’s Equivalence Principle with the highest ever precision. In France, in this mission funded by the French space agency CNES, ONERA […]
FOMO 2016 – Frontiers of Matter Wave OpticsConference : 10-17 September 2016 // Summer School 3-10 September 2016A summer school and an international conference covering the wide area of matter-wave physics and its applications. => More information
Contirbute to the Quantum Manifesto befor April 30th, 2016Towards an European Flagship on Quantum TechnologiesCold atoms are at the heart of the new quantum technologies (atomic clocks, quantum simulators, quantum sensors, first prototypes of quantum computers, etc.), which, in the near future, shall have a deep impact both on fundamental as well as on applied research. Therefore, we find appropriate to invite you to read the “Quantum Manifesto” (*) […]
International Workshop on Ultra-cold Group II Atoms22-24 Feb. 2016 in Paris Observatory This workshop, whose topic is theory and experiments with ultra-cold alkaline-earth atoms (Sr, Yb, Hg, Mg, Ra…), will take place on 22-24 Feb. 2016 at Paris Observatory. Please feel free to come and attend the workshop in the amphitheatre of IAP. The detailed program can be found at https://indico.obspm.fr/event/1/timetable/#all.detailed => More information on workshops
Seminars on the direct dectectoin of gravitational wavesOn 17th Feb. 2016 at Paris-Diderot UniversityFollowing the annoucement of the direct detection of gravitational waves, a one day meeting is organized on 17th Feb. 2016. The seminars will address the detectors, the observed signals, the consequences on astrophysics and fundamental physics. This meeting will take place on Wednesday 17th Feb. 2016, starting at 09:30, in the amphitheatre Turing, Sophie Germain […]
Next FIRST-TF general assembly24th March 2016, University Paris 13, Villetaneuse The next FIRST-TF general assembly will take place on 24th March 2016 in University Paris 13 (Villetaneuse). It is open to all FIRST-TF members. Agenda: presentation of highlights and projects funded by FIRST-TF, discussions. => More informations on the program & registration
Defense of thesis to Édouard RICHARD – “Study and realization of a new spatio-temporal reference system based on inter-satellite links in a GNSS constellation”The Wednesday, 27 of January 2016 at 14:30 in l’amphithéâtre de l'IAP (Observatoire de Paris)Edouard RICHARD will defend his thesis on the subject : “Study and realization of a new spatio-temporal reference system based on inter-satellite links in a GNSS constellation” The defense will take place on westeday Wednesday, 27 of January 2016 at 14:30 in l’amphithéâtre de l’IAP (Observatoire de Paris).(Paris) This thesis performed under the supervision of […]