Recent news
First 3D MOT on Roymage (March 2025)
First 2D MOT on Razputin (September 2024)
Corresponding to the ‘fluorescence point’ (a) Side view of the 2D MOT, where the four counter-propagating beams and the longitudinal cooling beam are visible. The ytterbium atoms are trapped at the brightest point.
(b) Top view of the 2D MOT, where the line along which the atoms are trapped can be easily observed. This line is located along the axis where the magnetic field is zero.
Photo of ROYMAGE currently (May 2025)
Assembly of the science chamber on ROYMAGE
Other news
- October 2025 : Award ceremony at the Academy of Sciences https://observatoiredeparis.psl.eu/two-scientists-from-the-paris.html?lang=en
- September 2025 : Rodolphe Le Targat has been awarded the 2025 scientific grant by the Del Duca Foundation in the category “Sciences of the Universe and Applications”, following a recommendation by the jury of the Academy of Sciences. https://lte.observatoiredeparis.psl.eu/Awarding-of-the-Del-Duca-2025-grant-to-Rodolphe-Le-Targat?lang=en
- September 2025 : Fatima defended her thesis on 25 September 2025.
- September 2025 : Martin starts his PhD.
- May 2025: Olivia Orodel begins her third-year internship.
- March 2025: Martin Pearlstein arrives as a second-year intern.
- 12 March 2025: First 3D MOT on Roymage.
- November 2024: Anne-Katrin begins her thesis!
- September 2024: First 2D MOT on Razputin.
- April 2024: Anne-Katrin Landa joins the team as an M2 student.
- November 2023: The (future) Dr Guessoum joins our team!
- 8 September 2023: Finally, we have installed our permanent magnet Zeeman Slower on the Yb clock. – link
- 7 June 2022: Welcome to Dr Romain Gauthier!
- 24-28 April 2022: 2022 Joint conference of the European Frequency and Time Forum & the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium – link
- 26 November 2021: SIRTEQ annual meeting – link
- 25-28 May 2021: IGN-ENSG Research Day – link
- 26-28 May 2021: Workshop on ‘Quantum gravimetry in space and on ground’ – link
- 26-28 May 2021: EUREF 2021 Symposium – link
- 22 June 2021: 19th International Symposium on Geodynamics and Earth Tides – link