LPP. Plasma PhysicsLaboratory A joint research unit CNRS, Observatoire de Paris-PSL, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris-Saclay, École Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, 91120 Palaiseau, France. Physics Research areas Magnetic fusion plasmas Low-temperature plasmas Space plasmas Turbulence Multi-scale plasmas Key figures 34 Permanent researchers 3 Postdoctoral students 35 PhD students 110 Average number of publications per year > Read more > Read more The Plasma Physics Laboratory develops research in fundamental physics and in experimental physics on all types of plasma to pave the way for a wide range of applications. discover LPP website > discover LPP website > Take a video tour of the lab Research focuses, for example, on the astonishing physico-chemical properties of low-temperature plasmas, which could lead to applications for space propulsion, fighting pollution, and medicine. Another research direction focuses on the plasmas produced in huge facilities, such as those devoted to thermonuclear fusion. Lastly, plasmas represent 99% of the visible matter in the universe: using instruments onboard space probes to gain an understanding of the processes governing natural plasmas is also one of the laboratory’s specialties.