![Omega laser](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_crop_870x428/public/header_images_group/20061106_04-1030x687.jpg?itok=P5NF5IWg)
Laboratory astroparticle physics
cosmic magnetic fields, turbulence, quantum plasmas, fusion energy, quantum gravity
![Image of the LMJ target chamber](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_crop_870x428/public/header_images_group/laser-fusion-extreme-field-physics_CEA-MS-2012%20v3.jpg?itok=aCiS9BBG)
![Ti:sapphire laser](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_crop_870x428/public/header_images_group/Ti-sapphire%20regen%201.jpg?itok=KkhvHeXT)
Laser-plasma accelerator group
We study laser-driven plasma accelerators and their applications.
![Experimental team at the commissioning experiment of the HED station of the European XFEL.](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_crop_870x428/public/header_images_group/XFEL_Commissioning.jpg?itok=gHjsvpB_)
Oxford Centre for High Energy Density Science (OxCHEDS)
The Oxford Centre For High Energy Density Science (OxCHEDS) brings together groups from across Atomic and Laser physics (and beyond) with an interest in the study of matter under extreme conditions.
![Experiment at LCLS](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_crop_870x428/public/header_images_group/Background_SMV.jpg?itok=KeodRC-2)
Quantum high energy density physics
Exploring how quantum systems behave in extreme conditions of temeprature and density
![Blackboard](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_crop_870x428/public/header_images_group/bboard2.jpg?itok=Z_z0wEsq)
Theoretical astrophysics and plasma physics at RPC
Theoretical astrophysics and plasma physics at RPC (including galactic and planetary dynamics, plasma astrophysics, and plasma theory for magnetic confinement fusion, all united by common interest in kinetic theory and nonlinear dynamics)