Publications


2025
  • Perspective: Quantum gases in bubble traps
    Romain Dubessy and Hélène Perrin
    AVS Quantum Sci. 7, 010501 (2025). Paper / preprint

2024
  • Self-diffusion in a strongly coupled non-neutral plasma
    Marco Baldovin, Grégoire Vallet, Gaetan Hagel, Emmanuel Trizac and Caroline Champenois
    Phys. Rev. A 109, 043116 (2024). Paper / Preprint

2023
  • Thermal bistability in laser-cooled trapped ions
    A. Poindron, J. Pedregosa-Gutierrez and C. Champenois
    Phys. Rev. A 108, 013109 (2023). Paper / Preprint

2021
  • Non-destructive detection of large molecules without mass limitation
    A. Poindron, J. Pedregosa-Gutierrez, C. Jouvet, M. Knoop, and C. Champenois
    J. Chem. Phys. 154, 184203 (2021). Paper / Preprint
  • An analytical approach to symmetry breaking in multipole RF-traps
    M. Marchenay, J. Pedregosa-Gutierrez, M. Knoop, M. Houssin and C. Champenois
    Quantum Science and Technology special issue 6, 024016 (2021). Paper / Preprint

2019
  • Experimental Demonstration of Three-Photon Coherent Population Trapping in an Ion Cloud M. Collombon, C. Chatou, G. Hagel, J. Pedregosa-Gutierrez, M. Houssin, M. Knoop, and C. Champenois
    Phys. Rev. Applied 12, 034035 (2019). Paper / Preprint
  • Phase transfer between three visible lasers for coherent population trapping
    M. Collombon, G. Hagel, C. Chatou, D. Guyomarc'h, D. Ferrand, M. Houssin, C. Champenois and M. Knoop
    Optics Letters 44 859 (2019). Paper / Preprint

2018
  • Correcting symmetry imperfections in linear multipole traps
    J. Pedregosa-Gutierrez, C. Champenois, M. Houssin, M. R. Kamsap, and M. Knoop
    Review of Scientific Instruments 89, 123101 (2018). Paper / Preprint
  • Conditions for anti-Zeno-effect observation in free-space atomic radiative decay
    E. Lassalle, C. Champenois, B. Stout, V. Debierre, and T. Durt
    Phys. Rev. A 97, 062122 (2018). Paper / Preprint

2017
  • Symmetry breaking in linear multipole traps
    J. Pedregosa-Gutierrez, C. Champenois, M. R. Kamsap, G. Hagel, M. Houssin and M. Knoop
    Journal of Modern Optics 65, 529 (2017). Paper / Preprint
  • Noise characterization of an Optical Frequency Comb using Offline Cross-Correlation
    R. Khayatzadeh, M. Collombon, D. Guyomarc’h, D. Ferrand, G. Hagel, M. Houssin, O. Morizot, C. Champenois and M. Knoop
    IEEE Photonics Technology Letters 29 322 (2017). Paper / Preprint
  • Experimental demonstration of an efficient number diagnostic for long ion chains
    M. R. Kamsap, C. Champenois, J. Pedregosa-Gutierrez, S. Mahler, M. Houssin, and M. Knoop
    Phys. Rev. A 95 013413 (2017). Paper / Preprint

2015
  • Laser, atomes, horloges
    M. Knoop and C. Champenois
    Marseille, La revue culturelle de la Ville de Marseille 249, 23 (2015).
  • Fast and efficient transport of large ion clouds
    M. R. Kamsap, J. Pedregosa-Gutierrez, C. Champenois, D. Guyomarc'h, M. Houssin and M. Knoop
    Phys. Rev. A 92 043416 (2015). Paper / Preprint
  • Fast accumulation of ions in a dual trap
    M. R. Kamsap, C. Champenois, J. Pedregosa-Gutierrez, M. Houssin and M. Knoop
    European Physics Letters 110, 63002 (2015). Paper / Preprint
  • Ion transport in macroscopic RF linear traps
    J. Pedregosa-Gutierrez, C. Champenois, M. R. Kamsap and M. Knoop
    Int. J. Mass Spectr. 381, 33 (2015). Paper / Preprint

2013
  • Coherent internal state transfer by three-photon STIRAP-like scheme for many-atom samples
    M. R. Kamsap, T. B. Ekogo, J. Pedregosa-Gutierrez, G. Hagel, M. Houssin, O. Morizot, M. Knoop and C. Champenois
    J. Phys. B, At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 46, 145502 (2013). 145502. Paper / Preprint
  • A double ion trap for large Coulomb crystals
    C. Champenois, J. Pedregosa-Guttierez, M. Marciante, D. Guyomarc'h, M. Houssin and M. Knoop
    AIP Conf. Proc. 1521, 210 (2013). Paper / Preprint

2012
  • Structural phase transitions in multipole traps
    M. Marciante, C. Champenois, A. Calisti and M. Knoop
    Appl Phys B 107, 1117–1123 (2012). Paper / Preprint

2011
  • Parallel ion strings in linear multipole traps
    M. Marciante, C. Champenois, J. Pedregosa-Guttierez, A. Calisti and M. Knoop
    Phys. Rev. A 83, 021404 (2011). Paper / Preprint
  • Quest for the time operator with a single trapped ion
    C. Champenois and T. Durt
    Int. J. Quantum Information 9, 189 (2011). Paper

2010
  • Ion dynamics in a linear radio-frequency trap with a single cooling laser
    M. Marciante, C. Champenois, A. Calisti, J. Pedregosa-Guttierez and M. Knoop
    Phys. Rev. A. 82, 033406 (2010). Paper / Preprint
  • Ion ring in a linear multipole trap for optical frequency metrology
    C. Champenois, M. Marciante, M. Kajita, J. Pedregosa-Gutteriez, M. Houssin and M. Knoop
    Phys. Rev. A. 81, 043410 (2010). Paper / Preprint
  • Anharmonic contributions in real RF linear quadrupole traps
    J. Pedregosa, C. Champenois, M. Houssin and M. Knoop
    International Journal of Mass Spectrometry 290, 100–105 (2010). Paper / Preprint

2009
  • Crystallization and thermodynamics of ion clouds in octupolar traps: structural transitions, core melting, and scaling laws
    F. Calvo, C. Champenois and E. Yurtsever
    Phys. Rev. A. 80, 063401 (2009). Paper / Preprint
  • Tutorial: About the dynamics and thermodynamics of trapped ions
    C. Champenois
    J. Phys. B 42, 154002 (2009). Paper / Preprint

2008
  • Index of refraction of gases for matter waves: Effect of the motion of the gas particles on the calculation of the index
    C. Champenois, M. Jacquey, S. Lepoutre, M. Büchner, G. Trénec and J. Vigué
    Phys. Rev. A. 77, 013621 (2008). Paper / Preprint
  • Two-step Doppler cooling of a three-level ladder system with an intermediate metastable level
    C. Champenois, G. Hagel, M. Knoop, M. Houssin, C. Zumsteg, F. Vedel and M. Drewsen
    Phys. Rev. A. 77, 033411 (2008). Paper / Preprint
  • Doppler cooling of calcium ions using a dipole-forbidden transition
    Richard J. Hendricks, Jens L. Sørensen, Caroline Champenois, Martina Knoop and Michael Drewsen
    Phys. Rev. A 77, 021401 (2008). Paper / Preprint

2007
  • Terahertz Frequency Standard Based on Three-Photon Coherent Population Trapping
    C. Champenois, G. Hagel, M. Houssin, M. Knoop, C. Zumsteg and F. Vedel
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 013001 (2007). Paper / Preprint

2006
  • Quantum coherence and population trapping in three-photon processes
    C. Champenois, G. Morigi and J. Eschner
    Phys. Rev. A 74, 053404 (2006). Paper / Preprint

2005
  • Long-term stabilization of the length of an optical reference cavity
    G. Hagel, M. Houssin, M. Knoop, C. Champenois, M. Vedel and F. Vedel
    Review of Scientific Instruments 76, 123101 (2005). Paper / Preprint
  • Dark resonances as a probe for the motional state of a single ion
    C. Lisowski, M. Knoop, C. Champenois, G. Hagel, M. Vedel and F. Vedel
    Appl. Phys. B 81, 5-12 (2005). Paper / Preprint

2004
  • Evaluation of the ultimate performances of a Ca+ single-ion frequency standard
    C. Champenois, M. Houssin, C. Lisowski, G. Hagel, M. Knoop, M. Vedel and F. Vedel
    Phys. Lett. A 331, 298 (2004). Paper / Preprint
  • Metastable level lifetimes from electron-shelving measurements in ion clouds and single ions
    M. Knoop, C. Champenois, G. Hagel, M. Houssin, C. Lisowski, M. Vedel and F. Vedel
    Eur. Phys. J. D 29, 163 (2004). Paper / Preprint

2003
  • Linewidth reduction by 6 orders of magnitude of a broad-area 729 nm diode laser
    M. Houssin, P. Courteille, C. Champenois, M. Herbane, M. Knoop, M. Vedel and F. Vedel
    Applied Optics 42, 4871 (2003). Paper / Preprint
  • Diffraction phases in atom interferometers
    M. Büchner, R. Delhuille, A. Miffre, C. Robilliard, J. Vigué and C. Champenois
    Phys. Rev. A 68, 013607 (2003). Paper / Preprint

2002
  • High-contrast Mach-Zehnder lithium-atom interferometer in the Bragg regime
    R. Delhuille, C. Champenois, M. Büchner, L. Jozefowski, C. Rizzo, G. Trénec and J. Vigué
    Appl. Phys. B 74, 489 (2002). Paper / Preprint

2001
  • Characterization of a miniature Paul-Straubel trap
    C. Champenois, M. Knoop, M. Herbane, M. Houssin, T. Kaing, M. Vedel and F. Vedel
    Eur. Phys. J. D. 15, 105 (2001). Paper / Preprint

PhD thesis

  • PhD 2022, Adrien Gilles Poindron
    Detection of a giant molecule with a trapped ion cloud. Full text (English)
  • PhD 2020, Marylise Marchenay
    Intérêt d'un piège multipolaire pour améliorer la stabilité en fréquence d'une horloge micro-ondes à ions confinés. Full text (English)
  • PhD 2019, Matthieu Collombon
    Three photon dark resonance in a confined cloud of calcium ions. Full text (French)
  • PhD 2015, Marius Romuald Kamsap
    Microwave ion clock : analysis and transport of an ion cloud in a trap with several zones. Full text (French)
  • PhD 2011, Mathieu Marciante
    Dynamique d'ions en pièges radiofréquences. Full text (French)
  • PhD 2010, Cédric Zumsteg
    Ultra high resolution spectroscopy of a single calcium ion. Full text (French)