Research Chair for Industrializing Laser-Plasma Accelerators for Non-Destructive Testing
Headed by Rodrigo-Lopez Martens of LOA’s PCO group and partnering with LOA’s spin-off company Sourcelab, the research chair CALYCO (Chaire […]
Radiobiology with laser-accelerated very-high-energy electrons
A team of LOA’s APPLI group, led by Camilla Giaccaglia, Emilie Bayart and Alessandro Flacco, in collaboration with Institut Curie, […]
The Paris-Saclay Cancer Cluster supports Philippe Zeitoun’s startup company
The startup Letsee Imaging, co-founded by Philippe Zeitoun of the FLUX group, has just received 250 k€ in funding from […]
LOA’s newest doctor : Camilla Giaccaglia
On May 28, 2026, Camilla Giaccaglia (APPLI) brilliantly defended her PhD thesis entitled “Application of laser-driven electron accelerators to the […]
IP-Paris Best Thesis Award in physics for Aimé Matheron
We warmly congratulate our UPX group alumni Aimé Matheron, who has been awarded the IP-Paris Best Thesis Award in physics […]
Bayesian optimization for the design of laser-plasma accelerators
In laser wakefield acceleration, an ultra-short laser pulse ionizes a gas, forming a plasma, in which the laser beam drives […]
Adrien Leblanc partner in an ERC Synergy grant
Adrien Leblanc of the UPX group is one of the partners of the recently awarded ERC Synergy grant 2025 “Probing […]
The LOA opened its doors for the Fête de la Science 2025
Once again this year, the LOA welcomed the public for laboratory tours as part of the “Fête de la Science” […]
Quasi-monoenergetic electron beams accelerated beyond 2 GeV with the APOLLON laser
A team of researchers from the Laboratoire d’Optique Appliquée (LOA, ENSTA, CNRS, École Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris) and CEA […]
The LOA 2025 Days on Porquerolles Island
Every 2 to 3 years, all LOA staff gather to exchange ideas and discuss our scientific results as well as […]