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We work on novel instruments designs that support experiments probing the early universe, the nature of dark matter, and the birth of the first stars. From here you can take a quick tour of our efforts, read about our projects, or get in touch. We are recruiting, so please get in touch if you are looking for jobs in experimental astrophysics!

Optics and Telescopes

A key aspect of our research at the University of Iceland and Stockholm University focuses on optics design, characterization, and technology development for telescopes operating at millimetre wavelengths and the development of novel metamaterial resonators.

Funding Acknowledgment

Our efforts are supported by the Science Institute at the University of Iceland, The Stockholm University Physics Department and the Oskar Klein Centre for Cosmoparticle Physics. Our group efforts are funded by the European Research Council, the Swedish National Space Agency, the Swedish Research Council, the Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education, the European Space Agency, and the Knut and Allice Wallenberg Foundation. We are truly thankful to these funding agencies!

Latest News

Warm holography

We are setting up an infrastructure that enables holographic techniques at millimeter wavelengths. Thomas and Rustam made an amazing video showing some the capabilities of the system, which includes a 6-axis robot from Kuka.

The video shows that the 3-mm waves that are emitted by the system allow us to pear through plastics and reveal a 3D-printed cat in a box :)

Rustam is in the process of writing an SPIE conference proceeding summarizing this work. Stay tuned!