Data-SAp

An infrared spectrometer of the CASSINI probe

CASSINI-CIRS An infrared spectrometer of the CASSINI probe The Composite InfraRed Spectrometer (CIRS for "Composite InfraRed Spectrometer") is one of the instruments on board the Cassini probe. The Cassini probe was inserted in orbit around Saturn on July 2004, six and half years after its launch.

COAST COmputational ASTrophysics

Simulations Numériques en astrophysique

Simulation numérique en astrophysique spécialisé dans l’activité de "calcul de haute performance". Astrophysics digital simulation for "high performance computing".

EPISTEME

Analyser le rôle du numérique dans la construction, la diffusion et l'enseignement des connaissances en astrophysique. Analyzing the digital technologies uses to make, spread and teach astrophysics knowledge.

ExplorNova

Epistémologie, gestion des connaissances, technologies numériques pour la valorisation

Projet de recherche sur les processus d'innovation dans la conception et la concrétisation des « grands instruments », tels que les observatoires spatiaux. Research project about innovation process of concepting and shaping big instruments such as space telescope.

Fermi

Fermi: Un télescope gamma de nouvelle génération

Observatoire de la NASA dédié à l'étude du rayonnement gamma de haute énergie émis par les objets célestes. NASA space telescope studying high energy gamma-ray from space objects.

GOLF

Global Oscillations at Low Frequency

Studying the Sun's internal structure using the measurement of its oscillation modes.

GOLF / SoHO

Global Oscillations at Low Frequencies Etude de la structure interne du Soleil Study of the internal structure of the Sun GOLF instrument on board the SoHO spacecraft. SOHO website at NASA.

HERSCHEL

Herschel An Infrared and Sub-millimetre Observatory The Herschel telescope is a scientific space mission developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) dedicated to observing the Universe in the infrared and sub-millimetre ranges (wavelengths between 60 et 670 µm), a window of the electromagnetic spectrum that is still largely unexplored. It measures 9 m in length, 4 m in diameter and will weigh over 3 metric tons upon launch.

HESS

Exploring the High Energy gamma ray sky

H.E.S.S. Exploring the High Energy gamma ray sky H.E.S.S stands for "High Energy Stereoscopic System". This telescope system been designed and built by a large international collaboration which includes the DAPNIA as a member. This instrument is dedicated to the observation of high energy gamma ray sources with energies above a few tens of GeV.

INTEGRAL

La mission d'astronomie gamma INTEGRAL par François Lebrun

Mission de l'Agence Spatiale Européenne pour l’exploration du ciel dans la gamme des photons gamma de basse énergie. ESA mission to explore the low energy gamma-ray sky.

Kepler

Analyse de la dynamique stellaire (rotation) par l’asteroseismologie Stellar dymanics analysis using asteroseismology. Pour les détails sur la mission KEPLER, voir le site Kepler-NASA For details on the KEPLER mission, see the Kepler-NASA website

MEGACAM

Caméra installée au foyer du télescope de 3,6m de diamètre du CFHT. Camera installed on the 3,6m diameter telescope of the CFHT.

VISIR

Camera infrarouge installée sur le Very Large Telescope au Chili. Infrared camera based on the VLT in Chili.

XMM-Newton

An observatory to detect cosmic X-ray radiation

XMM-Newton An observatory to detect cosmic X-ray radiation The XMM-Newton observatory (XMM stands for X-ray Multi-Mirror) is a telescope of the European Space Agency (ESA) dedicated to studying the X-ray cosmic radiation. Launched on December 10th, 1999 by an Ariane 5 rocket, XMM-Newton measures 10 m of length, 16 m large, for 4 m of diameter and weigh approximately 3,8 tons.

XXL PROJECT

Programme d’observation extragalactique de la mission spatiale XMM Newton. - Extragalactic observation program of the space mission XMM Newton.

Division of Electronics, Detectors and Computing for Physics (DEDIP)

Institute of Research into the Fundamental Laws of the Universe