Twenty years after the creation of SOLEIL, both science and the role of a research infrastructure have evolved considerably. SOLEIL must adapt to the new fields of investigation that have emerged in recent years.
Find out more about SOLEIL II, the synchrotron facility's upgrade project, which will enable us to meet the challenges facing our society.
A new SOLEIL for tomorrow's science
The SOLEIL II project, why and what for, in just a few pages - and without complicated words!
8 pages brochure presenting SOLEIL II (3.92 MB)
Four key areas
Advanced materials, sustainable energy sources, biology and health, Earth and environment: what SOLEIL II will bring.
- "Energy and Sustainable Development" sheet (1.49 MB)
- "Environment" sheet (1.43 MB)
- "Advanced Materials" sheet (1022.54 KB)
- "Health" sheet (968.66 KB)
Conceptual Design Report (CDR) of SOLEIL II
- Conceptual Design Report - SOLEIL II (19.2 MB)