Research teams

The IPAG research teams investigate

• the small bodies, atmospheres, surfaces and sub-surfaces of planets in our Solar System (Planéto team),
• the detection and characterisation of exoplanets (Exoplanètes team),
• the formation of stars and their planets (Odyssey team),
• the physics and chemistry of the interstellar medium and the origin of molecular complexity (Interstellaire team),
• accretion-ejection processes and high-energy emission in young stellar objects and compact objects (Sherpas team),
• origin and evolution of volatiles and organics in planetary systems (Spectre team),
• new instrumental concepts and detection techniques in optical (Charm team).

Our activities involve laboratory measurements, designing and delivering instruments, observation campaigns, large-scale data mining, numerical modelling and high-performance computing (see careers).

Team organisation chart