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"PLAS@PAR allow us to (...) meet scientists of other fields and this gives the opportunity to have some other ideas, another point of view (...)"
After a Master degree in Astronomy and Astrophysics at Observatoire de Paris, Mélissa Menu joined Sébastien Galtier (LPP) and Ludovic Petitdemange (LERMA) for a PhD funded by PLAS@PAR. Since 2016, she is working on Rotating turbulent dynamos and will defend her thesis in few months.
In this episode, Mélissa explains what is a dynamo, then she talks about her research, her results and the benefits of belonging to the PLAS@PAR research community!
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The significant impact of Jupiter's magnetic field
Photo credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SETI Institute
Who is Europa?
In fews words, Europa is a small satellite of Jupiter, the sixth by distance and the second among the Galilean satellites (Io, Europa, Ganymede).
Size: 3,121 kilometers (one-fourth the diameter of Earth)
Temperature: - 150°C
Atmosphere: mainly composed of O2
Structure: Its surface is composed of ice and is the slickest of all the solar system. In the 1990’s, the Galileo space mission revealed the presence of deep liquid ocean under the ice ; in September 2016, the Hubble Space Telescope (NASA) observed water geysers on its surface.
These discoveries triggered questions about a potential life in Europa. The NASA is planning to investigate this hypothesis thanks to a new space mission that might be launched in 2020-2030.
Europa awakens the curiosity of the scientific community!
If data from space missions got evidences of the presence of oceans in the moons of Jupiter (awaiting confirmation by a future mission), we didn’t have much information about the mechanisms and the geological consequences on these moons and more particularly on Europa.
The influence of Jupiter’s magnetic field on ocean dynamics : a first and huge step in the understanding of Europa
Ludovic Petitdemange, CNRS researcher at LERMA (Laboratoire d’Études du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique et Atmosphères) and Christophe Gissinger CNRS researcher at LPENS (Laboratoire de Physique de l’École Normale Supérieure), started their research about Europa in 2016.
They focused their research on the oceanic motions and highlighted a physical phenomenon still ignored by scientists.
To reach their goals, they did numerical simulations of Europa’s interior (a model) thanks to data from space missions. They found that Jupiter influences the dynamics of oceans : « Jupiter’s magnetic field generates a retrograde oceanic jet at the equator, which may influence the global dynamics of Europa’s ocean and contribute to the formation of some of its surface features by applying a unidirectional torque on Europa’s ice shell. »
Fig.1 shows that the rotation of Jupiter’s magnetic field induces a planetary scale recirculation, and generates strong upward and downward turbulent motions at the equator (Fig. 1c). But the most striking feature is the generation of a powerful oceanic jet propagating westward (Fig. 1a and 1b), and localized in the moon’s equatorial region.
More detailed information in the scientific paper here
Next research steps
These results brought new ideas to the scientists and raised new questions. Ludovic and Christophe are now planning to explain the link between the liquid and the geological features observed on Europa. According to them, It would also be interesting to do simulations which cover all the parameters (it means a more detailed model of Europa) such as Jupiter's tidal effect on Europa because we don’t know yet precisely how theses forces are acting/reacting together.
>>> Congratulations Ludovic and Christophe & Good luck! We're waiting to hear from this great astrophysics project!
References:
Gissinger, C., Petitdemange, L., 2019. A magnetically driven equatorial jet in Europa’s ocean. Nature Astronomy. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-019-0713-3
Article grand public, National Geographic: https://www.nationalgeographic.fr/espace/2019/03/le-champ-magnetique-de-jupiter-fragilise-sa-lune-europe
About Europa in NASA website: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/jupiter-moons/europa/in-depth/
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Nicolas Sisourat, associate professor at LCPMR, has been awarded the prize Aimé Cotton from french Physical Society (SFP) for his contribution to the development of theoretical and numerical methods to describe the ultra-fast electronic and nuclear processes occurring during the interactions of atoms or molecules with radiation or with ions. The prize will be decerned during the general congres of SFP, on 8th July 2019.
All our congratulations !
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Her recent work concerns the ultrafast dynamics of electron relaxation and nuclear motion induced by hard X-rays. She is the PI of the ANR JCJC MUSTACHE and the first author of two Physical Review Letters in 2016 and 2017. She is also involved in the development of the MOSARIX X-ray emission spectrometer funded by PLAS@PAR.
She participates in several experiments on XFEL and synchrotron light sources and particularly with the LCPMR's HAXPES and CELIMENE instruments in France.
She co-supervises a thesis with Marc SIMON and John BOZEK, head of the PLEIADES SOLEIL beamline.
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Published: 26 February 2019
EPISODE 12
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Javier (biologist) and Florian (physicist), postdoctoral fellows at LPP have a common goal: pool their knowledge and try to provide innovative solutions for the treatment of cholangiocarcinoma, a liver cancer, thanks to plasma. Discover this incredible collaboration!
Also read the dedicated article on Sorbonne University website: "Le plasma froid, un nouvel espoir contre le cancer" : https://www.sorbonne-universite.fr/newsroom/actualites/le-plasma-froid-un-nouvel-espoir-contre-le-cancer
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Published: 18 February 2019
Sharing knowledge with new generations
 
Photo credit: Gaëtan Gauthier, LPP
2019 started under the sign of education, which is an important pillar within the PLAS@PAR community. The Labex regularly organizes actions at the Bachelor, Master and Doctoral levels but also towards middle and high school audiences.
Through a 2-day training, once a year, we organize a workshop for future professors from the "Master des Métiers de l'Enseignement, de l'Education et de la Formation (MEEF), parcours physique-chimie" at Sorbonne University.
Because we think that plasma physics can be easily taught in school, our goal is to give some simple key information and tips to allow teachers to talk about the 4th state of matter in the classroom.
Training program (full program is available here – in French):
· Discussion & presentations about all types of plasmas
· Hands-on experiments
· Visits of research facilities and experiments
This year 8 researchers from LERMA, INSP and LPP were involved and 5 future teachers were participating. New this year in this training:
· We welcomed a group of 3 high school students that we met during the last National Science Day, asking for more information about plasma for their TPE exam (Baccalaureat).
· 3 science guides from Universience also participated in this training: a first step to start building new outreach collaborations and reach a broader audience in the future!
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Published: 04 February 2019
 
Hello Iyas! Congratulation for this new position at CNRS, what a great achievement! We think that your story could interest many people, especially students regarding their professional career. Could you enlighten us about your background?
MY BACKGROUNG
After graduating in physical engineering from the Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (HIAST), Damascus Syria, I came to France to prepare the DEA (Master 2) “Rayonnement et Plasmas” at the Université́ de Provence (Marseille). Then I moved to the Université́ de Paris-Sud, Laboratoire des Collisions Atomiques et Moléculaires (LCAM), where I obtained a PhD degree in Physics (2005). After that, I came back to Syria, where I was nominated in 2006 as permanent researcher at the Atomic Energy Commission of Syria to work at the Ion Beam Accelerator Laboratory. In 2014, I was promoted to senior researcher at the same laboratory.
In 2015, PLAS@PAR offered you the opportunity to work on MOSARIX, an important and exciting project fully founded by the Labex. May you explain the project and your results?
MY WORK AT PLAS@PAR
 
Credit: Iyas Ismail, LCPMR
In 2015, I have been recruited by PLAS@PAR for a 3-years contract at LCPMR (Sorbonne Université). I was in charge of the development of a new X-ray spectrometer (MOSARIX) with high resolution and high efficiency allowing for the first time to measure the photons X (1.8 to 5 keV) in coincidence with ions or electrons.
As part of this project, I developed a new detector of photons based on microchannel plates (MCPs). This detector was a subject of a patent application (January 12, 2018)! The fast response of this detector allows coincidence measurements of photons with good time and spatial resolution. This makes possible to reach a spectral resolution <1eV over the entire energy range. I recently designed, built and successfully tested, at GALAXIES beamline of the SOLEIL synchrotron, a first version of this spectrometer. This allowed to test our simulations, validate the design and to move toward the construction of the final multi-crystals version of the spectrometer!
This project looks like a success story! It should be a plus for the permanent position you were looking for at CNRS. Can you explain us if there is a direct link between your work on MOSARIX and your new missions?
MY NEW MISSIONS AS A PERMANENT MEMBER OF THE LCPMR
 
Credit: LCPMR, https://lcpmr.cnrs.fr/
Yes, I will continue working on MOSARIX besides other new projects as well. Currently, I started working with two groups of the LCPMR using different heavy experimental setups: X-XUV spectrometers and electron spectrometer (magnetic bottle). These equipments can be used both at the laboratory and large-scale facilities (SOLEIL synchrotron and Free Electron Laser XFEL). I am interested in the development of these techniques besides the different scientific projects involved with. In addition, I have a project to combine MOSARIX with some of these spectrometers to make unique measurements of photons with high resolution and/or in coincidence with ions or electrons.
Can you precise your scientific goals?
My scientific objective is to study the processes occurring after excitation in inner shell of molecules using intense photon beams issued from third generation synchrotron or XFEL sources. Later on, it might be interesting to go toward to study larger molecules of biological interest owing to the unprecedented measurements of photons in coincidences with ions and electrons that can be performed with MOSARIX spectrometer and the different instruments of the LCPMR.
Thanks Iyas and good luck!
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Published: 21 January 2019
All the PLAS@PAR direction team wishes you a happy new year 2019, rich in scientific and personal success!
2019 will start with our annual Scientific day on February 14! This event will celebrate recent scientific achievements in our project thanks to the commitment of our community since 2012!
It will be followed by the launch of the European PIONEER project, a call for small innovative projects, thematic days, workshops and summer schools.
We are looking forward to see you all!
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Published: 19 December 2018
Plasma Atomic Physics presents the essential concepts and detailed information required for a better understanding of plasma physics
All authors are established experts on, and dedicated teachers of, atomic physics
The only modern book to treat this topic in depth
Addresses students, postgraduates, teachers and researchers
Combines elements of textbook and monograph style
Plasma Atomic Physics provides an overview of the elementary processes within atoms and ions in plasmas, and introduces readers to the language of atomic spectra and light emission, allowing them to explore the various and fascinating radiative properties of matter. The book familiarizes readers with the complex quantum-mechanical descriptions of electromagnetic and collisional processes, while also developing a number of effective qualitative models that will allow them to obtain adequately comprehensive descriptions of collisional-radiative processes in dense plasmas, dielectronic satellite emissions and autoionizing states, hollow ion X-ray emissions, polarized atoms and ions, hot electrons, charge exchange, atomic population kinetics, and radiation transport. Numerous applications to plasma spectroscopy and experimental data are presented, which concern magnetic confinement fusion, inertial fusion, laser-produced plasmas, and X-ray free-electron lasers’ interaction with matter. Particular highlights include the development of quantum kinetics to a level surpassing the almost exclusively used quasi-classical approach in atomic population kinetics, the introduction of the recently developed Quantum-F-Matrix-Theory (QFMT) to study the impact of plasma microfields on atomic populations, and the Enrico Fermi equivalent photon method to develop the “Plasma Atom”,where the response properties and oscillator strength distribution are represented with the help of a local plasma frequency of the atomic electron density. Based on courses held by the authors, this material will assist students and scientists studying the complex processes within atoms and ions in different kinds of plasmas by developing relatively simple but highly effective models.
Authors: Rosmej, F.B., Astapenko, V.A., Lisitsa, V.A., Sorbonne University, Paris Cedex 05, France
Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics
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Published: 04 December 2018
Join the International Plasma Physics School in Vietnam!
1-6 July, 2019 - Registration is closed
 
PLAS@PAR is organizing a 5-day summer school in Vietnam! This school is targeting students at the master level looking to improve their knowledge of plasma physics, from astrophysical and natural plasmas to plasma applications.
Lectures, accommodation (hotel and restaurant) are free of charge.
Goals
The main objective is to introduce plasma physics in any state from Laboratory, to the distant universe. The school will select motivated students with a good background in physics or applied mathematics, to introduce them to the diversity of plasma physics. Hence the training covers various aspects of plasmas: astrophysical and natural plasmas, laboratory plasmas generated by lasers, electrical devices, ion beams, and also cold plasmas for industrial applications etc.
Program director: Philippe Savoini
More information and registration here
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Published: 02 December 2018
Anna Grassi received in 2014 M.Sc. degrees in Physics from the Università di Pisa, Italy. She received a PLAS@PAR fellowship in order to do her PhD in Plasma Physics under the supervision of C. Riconda, LULI and A. Macchi, UNIPI. Her thesis, on "Relativistic shocks in magnetized plasmas in the context of laboratory astrophysics » was defended brilliantly in October 2017. Right after she joined Stanford University (California) for a postodoctoral position.
She is already the recipient of the René Pellat Prize from the SFP (Société Française de Physique), plasma division. Now, she is awarded by the University of Pisa for the best doctoral thesis - year 2018 - sector "Mathematics, Informatics, Physics and Earth Sciences"!
Congratulations!
More information here.
Meet with Anna Grassi
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Published: 28 November 2018
Following the departure of our colleague Jan Lüning (PU, LCPMR) at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Marc Simon (DR, LCPMR) has been appointed coordinator of GDRi "XFEL-Science" by the CNRS, which gathers the French community around XFEL sources (X-ray Free Electron Laser). After agreement from the GDRi and INP, including Emmanuelle LACAZE (DAS Grands Instruments INP) and Francine SOLAL (INP project manager), Marco CAMMARATA (CRCN, IPR Rennes) is appointed co-coordinator.
Congratulations to our colleagues!
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Published: 27 November 2018
ARTS AND SCIENCES OF PLASMAS: an experience of ionized matter is a program of artistic and scientific events.
Thanks to an unprecedented collaboration between the Labex PLAS@PAR, Sorbonne University and the Centre Pompidou, artists and scientists offered an immersion in the heart of the 4th state of matter, the plasma. Throughout the year 2017-2018, high school students, teachers and students had the opportunity to discover the links between arts and sciences, through a decompartmentalized experience around plasma, this state of matter present in 99% of the universe, but not yet enough known.
Here is a feedback in video of this immersive project in 5 acts!
NEW THIS YEAR: The Plasma Reflection, created by Danny Rose, is exhibited in Sorbonne University libraries:
- at the License Library (BDL - Bibliothèque des Licences) - Pierre and Marie Curie Campus - from November 26 to December 21, 2018
- at Clignancourt Library - from March 18 to April 12, 2019
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Published: 25 November 2018
EPISODE 11
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After a Bachelor in Mexico, Manuel de Anda Villa moved to the USA where he got a Master's degree in Physcis before joining the Paris Institute of Nanosciences (INSP) - more precisely the team "Clusters and Surfaces under Intense Excitation" - for a PhD funded by PLAS@PAR.
He works on « Time-resolved studies of the gold solid-liquid phase transition at the femtosecond timescale" with A. Levy & D. Vernhet, INSP.
In this episode, Manuel explains the originality of his research, his goals and his results. He also tells us about his experience of scientific outreach at Centre Pompidou!
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Published: 15 October 2018
On July 6th, the European Space Agency (ESA) and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) officially presented their first mission towards Mercury: BepiColombo, with two probes called Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) and Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO). The mission will be launched on October 19, 2018 at the Guyana Space Center, Kourou (October 20 European time). The probes will arrive at Mercury in December 2025.
3 plasma physics labs from the Paris region – LESIA, LPP & LATMOS – were highly involved in preparing this mission, especially in the instrumental part!
Photo credit: ESA
BepiColombo’s main goals
Mercury still has a lot of secrets for scientists. Previous missions such as Messenger and Mariner 10 discovered some important phenomena on Mercury such as polar ice, surprising blue hollows, volcanic mechanism… BepiColombo is going further thanks to 2 probes which will provide more accurate information: MMO will study the magnetosphere and its interaction with the Solar Wind and MPO will study the magnetosphere close to Mercury, the surface, the atmosphere and the interior of Mercury!
Short explanation on Youtube
Posters
Contribution of LPP – Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas (UMR 7648 Sorbonne Université, CNRS, École Polytechnique, Université Paris-Sud, Observatoire de Paris)
The LPP (Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas) is contributing to 2 experiments onboard the MMO probe and that are parts of two consortia: Plasma Wave Instrument (PWI) and Mercury Plasma Particle Experiment (MPPE).
- The MSA (Mass Spectrum Analyzer) is an instrument dedicated to measurements of the plasma composition. Its main goals are : the study of the solar wind and of the material ejected from Mercury’s surface, the study of ion transport and acceleration in the magnetosphere, and the study of the interaction of the magnetospheric plasma with the planet surface and exosphere.
- The dual-band search coil magnetometer - DB-SC (Double Band - Search Coil) will measure high frequency fluctuations (waves) of the magnetic field. It will perform measurements of the B vector of electromagnetic waves in the low frequency band as well as measurements of an electromagnetic wave component in the high frequency band.
 
Flight models of MSA (left) and Search-coil (right, DBSC is along the Z-axis) of BepiColombo
Contribution of LESIA – Laboratoire d’Études Spatiales et d’Instrumentation en Astrophysique (UMR 8109 Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Observatoire de Paris)
The LESIA (Laboratoire d’Études Spatiales et d’Instrumentation en Astrophysique) developed 2 instruments: the first one for the SIMBIO-SYS instrument onboard the MPO probe and the other one for the Plasma Wave Instrument (PWI) onboard the MMO probe.
- VIHI (Visual and Infrared Hyper-spectral Imager) is an imaging spectrometer which will allow to achieve a complete and unique mapping of surface minerals thanks to an unprecedented spatial and spectral resolution. This information will help understanding the processes of differentiation and heating that contributed to the formation of Mercury.
- SORBET (Spectroscopie des Ondes Radio et du Bruit Electrostatique Thermique) is a high-frequency radio wave receiver that will measure for the first time the density and temperature of the plasma in the Mercury environment (solar wind, magnetosphere and exosphere). SORBET will also be able to detect and study radio emissions from Mercury and to monitor solar radio emissions up to 10 MHz.
 
SIMBIO-SYS instruments (left):
High Resolution Imaging Channel (HRIC), STereo Channel (STC), Visible Infrared Hyperspectral Imager (VIHI)
Source: http://lesia.obspm.fr/Le-spectrometre-VIHI.html
High-frequency radio wave SORBET (right). Credits : LESIA, Observatoire de Paris
Source: https://www.planete-mercure.fr/sorbet
Contribution of LATMOS - Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (UMR 8190 Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Université Versailles Saint-Quentin)
The LATMOS (Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales) also contributed to this mission with the spectrometer PHEBUS and a neutral and ion spectrometer PICAM that is part of the Search for Exospheric Refilling and Emitted Natural Abundances (SERENA) consortium. Both instruments are accommodated on the MPO probe.
- PHEBUS (Probing of Hermean Exosphere By Ultraviolet Spectroscopy) is a dual optical spectrometer covering spectral ranges from extreme ultraviolet (EUV: 55-155 nm) to far ultraviolet (FUV: 145-315 nm). PHEBUS aims at characterizing the Mercury exosphere in terms of composition and dynamics, and the relationships between the surface and the exosphere.
- PICAM (Planetary Ion CAMera) is an ion mass spectrometer operating as an all-sky camera for charged particles to study the chain of processes by which neutrals are ejected from the regolith, eventually ionized and transported through the environment of Mercury. PICAM’s detector and optics has been jointly developed by LATMOS and LPP.
 
Dual optical spectrometer PHEBUS (left):
Source: http://phebus.projet.latmos.ipsl.fr/actualite/bientot-le-lancement-de-la-mission-bepicolombo/
Mass spectrometer PICAM (right):
Source: http://www.iwf.oeaw.ac.at/en/missions/future-missions/bepicolombo/picam/
More information about the BepiColombo mission here (in French)
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Published: 18 September 2018
Florian Condamine started his PhD in 2015.
He works on X-ray spectroscopy on dense plasmas produced by 4th generation Light Sources at LULI with F. Rosmej.
In this video, Florian explains his goals, his daily work as an experimenter, his results and the impact of PLAS@PAR on young researcher’s life!
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 The Innovative Training Networks 2018 (ITN) awarded PIONEER, a project submitted by O. Guaitella (LPP, École Polytechnique), M. E. Galvez (IJLRA, Sorbonne Université) and P. Da Costa (IJLRA, Sorbonne Université), all members of the Labex PLAS@PAR. The project will be managed by Sorbonne University in close collaboration with the École Polytechnique and the CNRS, supported by a wide consortium of partners (public and private)* in order to create a European Joint Doctorates program (EJD). Recycling waste CO2 is one of the biggest challenges of our time and of future generations. The use of plasma-catalysis to achieve efficient CO2 conversion is an innovative and ambitious approach, requiring multidisciplinary expertises.
How to obtain this synergy? By training a new generation of research leaders able to address all the fundamental aspects leading to a successful implementation of plasma-catalytic CO2 valorization technologies in Europe.
Indeed, the use of plasma-catalysis can potentially apply to any CO2 conversion process, from its hydrogenation, including methanation, to its use in dry, autothermal or bi-, tri-reforming of methane containing gases, with their own specificities, leading to a coupled excitation of the gas mixture. The research and technological goals of PIONEER are therefore to forge “out of the box” catalytic materials capable of taking advantage of reactive species from the plasma as well as designing the most appropriate plasma sources suitable for each CO2 recycling process.
This motivates the 3 research work packages within PIONEER:
- To gain deeper knowledge on the fundamentals and mechanisms of CO2 plasmas interacting with surfaces and the physicochemical phenomena involved, including CO2 dissociation, to model these phenomena and to be able to predict the behavior and consequences of different CO2 plasmas.
- To invent advanced, active, selective and robust catalytic systems specially formulated for plasma-catalytic coupling to optimize CO2 valorization, and study the interaction between the excited species present in CO2 plasmas and solid catalytic surface.
- To explore innovative routes for plasma-catalyst interaction, study novel reactor designs involving various types of exposure of the catalytic materials to different kinds of plasmas of diverse energy density, to evaluate the influence of these parameters in reaction mechanisms, kinetics and product yield.”
PIONEER is scheduled to start on January 1st 2019.
* Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, University of York, Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research, Instituto Superior Tecnico (Lisbon), AGH University of Science Technology (Warsaw), Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (Spain), CSIC (Zaragossa), University of Bucharest, Universita di Trento, University of Antwerp, University of Liverpool.
* Johnson Matthey Technology Centre (UK), Green Syn Fuel (XX), KIC Climate (Paris), ITRE, AFS, Innophysics, Solayl, Université de Caen, University of Zaragoza, Université Paris-Saclay.
Presse release (in French)
To know more about PIONEER or get involved, feel free to contact:
- O. Guaitella : olivier.guaitella@lpp.polytechnique.fr
- P. Da Costa : patrick.da_costa@sorbonne-universite.fr
- M. E. Galvez : elena.galvez_parruca@sorbonne-universite.fr
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We invite you to read the article published in The Conversation on June 29, 2018 (in French): When arts and sciences of plasmas meet at the museum: issues of a crossed mediation.
A reflection on scientific and artistic mediation concepts around 3 notions: light, color and matter.
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PLASMA REFLECTION : a workshop presented at Centre Pompidou in April 2018
"A generative and interactive artwork that makes it possible for visitors to see their own reflection in the fourth state of matter: Plasma.
Plasma Reflection is designed like a distorting mirror which would turn the matter of those who are facing it.
On the other side of the mirror, matter is ionized. It is Plasma. The silhouettes of those who stand or move in front of Plasma Reflection are diffused in space and are subject to the turbulence generated by the magnetic field. The installation lives with people who interact with it."
CREDITS
Designed by Danny Rose Studio in collaboration with Andrea Ciardi
Cédric Péri, Lucia Frigola, Sergio Carrubba, Paola Ciucci
Original soundtrack by Narayana Minozzi
Video shooting by Pierre-Paul Giudicelli, Olivier Guérin, Cédric Péri
Video editing by Cédric Péri
Plasma Reflection has been realized within the program 2017-2018 "Arts et Sciences des plasmas : une expérience de la matière ionisée", a partnership between the Labex PLAS@PAR (Sorbonne University) and the Centre Pompidou.
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INSIDE PLASMA : an immersive installation at the heart of the matter, presented at Centre Pompidou in April 2018
"An immersive artwork in which art meets science to create a synaesthetic experience of the fourth state of matter: Plasma.
From the infinitely large to the infinitely small, Plasma is the focus of a poetic approach-close to a dream.
The luminous sculptures that the plasma produces move and materialise in space, creating an illusion of volume that constantly alters perception.
The relationship of the work to the space and the spectator are the core of the scheme that takes shape Inside Plasma.
A continuous conversation of light, sound and the perception of space, this is a work made to be lived, felt and experienced."
CREDITS
Designed by Danny Rose Studio
Sergio Carrubba, Paola Ciucci, Cédric Péri, Lucia Frigola
Original soundscape by Emanuele De Raymondi
Soundscape design and development by Jacopo Carreras
Scientific coordination Sorbonne University Andrea Ciardi
Inside Plasma has been realized within the program 2017-2018 "Arts et Sciences des plasmas : une expérience de la matière ionisée", a partnership between the Labex PLAS@PAR (Sorbonne University) and the Centre Pompidou.
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