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Section 6 : Physics of atoms, molecules and plasmas. Optics and lasers

Principal institute(s): INP

Secondary institute(s): INSIS

Keywords

• Atomic and molecular physics, cold atoms and molecules, trapped ions
• Quantum fluids, fundamental quantum processes
• Sciences for quantum technologies, quantum optics, atomic optics, optomechanics
• Metrology, precision measurements, tests of fundamental laws of physics
• Structure, properties of molecules, clusters, and interactions with surfaces, light-matter Interaction and chirality
• Spectroscopy and spectrometry, databases
• Dynamical aspects: collisions, reactivity, relaxation, ultrafast processes, out-of-equilibrium physics
• Coherent light sources, laser technologies: short-pulse lasers, frequency combs, high Intensity lasers, and ultra-stable lasers
• Nonlinear optics, optics in scattering media, singular optics. instability, chaos, and turbulence
• Optical properties of materials, plasmonics, nano-optics
• Laser-plasma interaction, strong field and high energy density regimes, secondary sources of particles and radiation
• Magnetic and inertial confinement fusion, hot plasmas, atomic physics, dynamics, turbulence, and instabilities
• Experimental approaches, advanced Instrumentation, large scale facilities
• Theory, modeling, numerical simulations