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News
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“Supraconducteur!”: quantum physics takes to the stage in Paris
From 29 September to 2 October, Hugues Pothier, a researcher at SPEC, will take to the stage at Les Voûtes in Paris for Supraconducteur!. Performances are free, but booking is required, so be sure to reserve your seat!
Agenda
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Technique
Deadline for proposal at NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR)
From 31/07/2026 at 12:00 AM to 15/09/2026 at 11:59 PM -
Deadline for proposals at the ILL Grenoble
From 31/07/2026 at 12:00 AM to 15/09/2026 at 11:59 PM -
Deadline for proposals at ANSTO (ACNS) : 15 Septembre 2026
From 27/08/2026 at 12:01 AM to 15/09/2026 at 11:59 PM -
Thèses ou HDR
Observing small-scale turbulence through particle tracking
Jean Le BrisSPEC/SPHYNX17/09/20262:00 PM-5:00 PM -
Thèses ou HDR
Spatiotemporal optical vortices and their transverse orbital angular momentum: propagation and high-order harmonics
Titouan GADEYNELIDYL/ATTO24/09/20262:00 PM-5:00 PM
Highlights
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Microwave spectral holes that persist for more than a week
Researchers from the Quantronics group at SPEC (Joint research unit UMR CEA-CNRS), working with the Sherbrooke University, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Chimie ParisTech – PSL, l’IM2NP et l’Institut Néel (CNRS), have shown that a spectral pattern created by microwaves in an erbium-doped crystal can persist for more than a week when cooled to…
Fundamental Research
The research carried out at the Institute is mainly fundamental in nature, but is also open to the creation of economic value and technology transfer.
CIMAP
Located at GANIL, the thematics of CIMAP are :
Excited matter and defects – Materials and optics
LIDYL
Interactions, dynamics and lasers
Generation and use of ultra-high intensity (UHI) or attosecond laser pulses…
LLB
New frontiers in quantum materials, Soft matter, Instrumentation and neutron scattering
LSI
Fundamental research in physics and physical chemistry of materials – Irradiation – Theory and modeling
NIMBE
Designing, shaping and analyzing materials from the micron to the nanometer – Understanding physicochemical mechanisms
SPEC
Condensed-state physics and nanoelectronics,
Quantum devices and electronics, Complex systems
Missions and challenges for society
The fundamental research carried out by the teams of the six IRAMIS units is also in line with the following missions defined by their supervising organizations (CEA, CNRS, University, etc.).
Energy
New energy technologies
Numerics and model
Health and Medicine of the Future
Security
Research around large infrastructures – IR*
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Key figures
- 765 people
- 160 PhD students
- 80 external collaborators
- 9 joint laboratories with industrial companies
- 7 start-ups, 6 licences, 150 active patents
765
People
80
External collaborators
9
Joint laboratories
with industrial companies
160
PhD students
Research projects
PEPRs, Large-scale European projects
Social issues and responsibilities
Open science, Scientific integrity, Decarbonation
Knowledge spreading
The Iramis research teams regularly organise scientific conferences at a national level
Quality of life
At the heart of the Paris-Saclay plateau, …