Joint Research Unit
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique Relativiste, Théories, Expériences, Métrologie, Instrumentation, Signaux (ARTEMIS)
- Address :
- Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur
Boulevard de l’Observatoire, B.P. 4229
06304 Nice Cedex 4 - Email :
- artemis.admin@oca.eu
- On the Internet :
- https://artemis.oca.eu/
- Additional contact details :
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General information
Affiliated institutions :Université Côte d'Azur
Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur (OCA)
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Reference : UMR7250
Departments : DS 2 : Physique
Organization
Director(s) :- Nelson Christensen (Directeur)
Staff
Artemis researchers and engineers may be members of more than one team.
• Gravitational waves: research on astrophysical and noise sources
• Study and improvement of detectors
• Laser stabilization and precision metrology
• Quantum optics
• Multimessenger astronomy, in particular detection of gamma-ray bursts by a network of robotic telescopes
• Gravitational waves: research on astrophysical and noise sources
• Study and improvement of detectors
• Laser stabilization and precision metrology
• Quantum optics
• Multimessenger astronomy, in particular detection of gamma-ray bursts by a network of robotic telescopes
Publications
Breakthrough Prize in fundamental physics (2016)
CNRS Gold Medal (Alain Brillet, 2017)
CNRS Gold Medal (Alain Brillet, 2017)
Equipments
• The Virgo antenna started detecting gravitational waves with LIGO antennas in 2017.
• The LISA space mission is a project led by the European Space Agency (ESA). Artemis contributed to the performance evaluation of the mission, and to the development of the data simulation code. Artemis is also involved in the development of the optics.
• The Einstein Telescope is a proposed project in development
• MIGA is an EquipEx Facilities of Excellence project
• The LISA space mission is a project led by the European Space Agency (ESA). Artemis contributed to the performance evaluation of the mission, and to the development of the data simulation code. Artemis is also involved in the development of the optics.
• The Einstein Telescope is a proposed project in development
• MIGA is an EquipEx Facilities of Excellence project
Partnerships
International relations
• ARTEMIS is a member of the international Virgo-LIGO collaboration for the detection of gravitational waves.
• It is a member of the FIRST-TF Network of Excellence (Investments for the future program) Facilities for Innovation, Research, Services and Training in Time and Frequency.
• it is a partner in REFIMEVE+, (or MEFINEV) a Metrological Fiber Network with a European Vocation, which is based on a world scientific first, the long-distance transfer of an ultra-stable optical frequency over an Internet network without disruption.
• it is part of the MIGA consortium (Facilities of Excellence: gravitational antenna project based on atomic interferometry).
• and leader of the international Figaronet network (gamma-ray burst research).
• It is a member of the FIRST-TF Network of Excellence (Investments for the future program) Facilities for Innovation, Research, Services and Training in Time and Frequency.
• it is a partner in REFIMEVE+, (or MEFINEV) a Metrological Fiber Network with a European Vocation, which is based on a world scientific first, the long-distance transfer of an ultra-stable optical frequency over an Internet network without disruption.
• it is part of the MIGA consortium (Facilities of Excellence: gravitational antenna project based on atomic interferometry).
• and leader of the international Figaronet network (gamma-ray burst research).
Key figures
2012-2014 : Jean-Yves Vinet spokesperson for the Virgo collaboration.
2013-2018 : Tania Regimbau co-chair of the stochastic group of the LIGO-Virgo collaboration.
2015: first detection of gravitational waves by the LIGO-Virgo collaboration.
2016 : Nelson Christensen, Professor at Carleton College (Minnesota), Director of Artemis following C.N. Man.
2017 : The Adv-Virgo antenna detects two gravitational wave events.
2017 : CNRS Gold Medal awarded to Alain Brillet.
2013-2018 : Tania Regimbau co-chair of the stochastic group of the LIGO-Virgo collaboration.
2015: first detection of gravitational waves by the LIGO-Virgo collaboration.
2016 : Nelson Christensen, Professor at Carleton College (Minnesota), Director of Artemis following C.N. Man.
2017 : The Adv-Virgo antenna detects two gravitational wave events.
2017 : CNRS Gold Medal awarded to Alain Brillet.
Additional information
Virgo
LISA
Einstein Telescope (ET)
MIGA
High-power lasers
Length metrology
TAROT (Rapid Action Telescope for Transient Objects)
Stochastic noise
Laser stability
LISA
Einstein Telescope (ET)
MIGA
High-power lasers
Length metrology
TAROT (Rapid Action Telescope for Transient Objects)
Stochastic noise
Laser stability
The Artemis laboratory is a multidisciplinary laboratory, a major player in the field of gravitational waves and very active in stochastic signal detection, relativity, laser stability and optical modeling. Artemis works on current gravitational wave detectors and those of the future, the LISA space mission and ET project, research at the quantum limit, space debris, and gamma-ray bursts. It develops high power lasers and cavities and precision metrology.