General information
Organisation
The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) is a key player in research, development and innovation in four main areas :
• defence and security,
• nuclear energy (fission and fusion),
• technological research for industry,
• fundamental research in the physical sciences and life sciences.
Drawing on its widely acknowledged expertise, and thanks to its 16000 technicians, engineers, researchers and staff, the CEA actively participates in collaborative projects with a large number of academic and industrial partners.
The CEA is established in ten centers spread throughout France
Reference
SL-DRF-27-0206
Direction
DRF
Thesis topic details
Category
Corpuscular physics and outer space
Thesis topics
Development of a helium-based stopping cell for laser spectroscopy experiments at S3
Contract
Thèse
Job description
This thesis aims to develop a new laser spectroscopy technique to study the atomic and nuclear properties of superheavy elements. It focuses primarily on the design of an experimental instrument and a cryogenic cell capable of detecting and analysing extremely rare and unstable atoms, before applying this to the study of lawrencium and other superheavy elements
University / doctoral school
Physique, Sciences de l’Ingénieur, Matériaux, Énergie (PSIME)
Caen Normandie
Thesis topic location
Site
Saclay
Requester
Position start date
01/10/2026
Person to be contacted by the applicant
LAATIAOUI Mustapha 
mustapha.laatiaoui@ganil.fr
CNRS
GANIL
Boulevard Henri Becquerel
14076 Caen cedex 5
Tutor / Responsible thesis director
LAATIAOUI Mustapha mustapha.laatiaoui@ganil.fr
CNRS
GANIL
Boulevard Henri Becquerel
14076 Caen cedex 5
En savoir plus
https://www.ganil-spiral2.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/S3-thesis2027.pdf