RSS Builder by B!Soft http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/ News of www.synchrotron-soleil.fr en webcom@synchrotron-soleil.fr webcom@synchrotron-soleil.fr Synchrotron SOLEIL Wed, 1 Feb 2012 17:30:08 +0200 http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/Soleil/ToutesActualites/2012/opac Synchrotron SOLEIL The optimization of the performance of any particle accelerator critically depends on an in-depth understanding of the beam dynamics in the machine and the availability of simulation tools to study and continuously improve all accelerator components... [Full story] ]]> Wed, 1 Feb 2012 17:30:08 +0200 http://asp.zone-secure.net/v2/index.jsp?id=3677/4790/20992&lng=en Synchrotron SOLEIL Check out the first issue of SOLEIL’s Highlights, which compiles the main scientific results of SOLEIL in 2010. [See the online document] ]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:30:08 +0200 http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/Soleil/ToutesActualites/2012/ReglagesOptiquesAnneauStockage Synchrotron SOLEIL The nominal optics of the SOLEIL storage ring has been optimized to satisfy users in terms of electron beam size at «source» points, while guaranteeing an excellent performance with regard to the operation of the machine (lifetime and injection efficiency). There are several reasons that might require changing the opt ics: overcome performance limitations imposed by the undulators and wigglers, meet user needs in terms of beam characteristics, or take into account modifications of the machine for the construction of new beamlines. [Full story] ]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:30:08 +0200 http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/Soleil/ToutesActualites/2012/DetecteursXPAD Synchrotron SOLEIL Hybrid pixel detectors will mark the end of the CCD camera era in some experiments using synchrotron radiation. The XPAD technology, born of a collaboration which involved SOLEIL, is one example. its development led in 2010 to the birth of ImXPAD, a marseille startup dedicated to its commercialization. [Full story] ]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:30:08 +0200 http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/Soleil/ToutesActualites/2012/AlignementMetrologie Synchrotron SOLEIL Head of the alignment/metrology group... [Full story] ]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:30:08 +0200 http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/Soleil/ToutesActualites/2012/Frites-DISCO Synchrotron SOLEIL Will it soon be possible not to dread climbing on the scales after eating French fries? Potato chips that are crispy and tasty but not greasy ... a dream! A dream that the research group headed by Olivier Vitrac, a researcher at INRA AgroParisTech on the Massy site, as well as staff on the DISCO beamline, are aiming to achieve by trying to understand a crucial stage in frying, which depends on the final oil content of the food being fried. How? By studying, under the microscope, the fluorescence emitted by potato strips bathed in hot oil ... Warning: the synchrotron is being turned into a deep fryer. [Full story] ]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:30:08 +0200 http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/Soleil/ToutesActualites/2012/SpeciationActinides-MARS Synchrotron SOLEIL Actinides (An), because of their electronic structure, may be found in a large number of oxidation states, with the AnO2+ and AnO22+ oxygen species at the +V and +VI states. The fate of actinides in the environment is controlled by their degree of oxidation but also by the presence or absence of ligands. Actinides in their reduced form are generally found in the solid state (UO2 (s), for example) or colloidal phases. They can also be complexed with ligands such as natural organic matter, resulting in greater mobility and bioavailability... [Full story] ]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:30:08 +0200 http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/Soleil/ToutesActualites/2012/InterfaceModeleCASSIOPEE Synchrotron SOLEIL Combining photoemission spectroscopy, scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy and ab initio calculations allowed to determine the structural model of the alkali-metal/Si(111):B interface. [Full story] ]]> Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:30:08 +0200 http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/Soleil/ToutesActualites#NanoimagesX Synchrotron SOLEIL Full story] ]]> Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:30:08 +0200 http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/Soleil/ToutesActualites#Accord Synchrotron SOLEIL Full story] ]]> Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:30:08 +0200 http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/images/File/voeux2012/ Synchrotron SOLEIL ]]> Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:30:08 +0200 http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/Soleil/ToutesActualites/2011/CommunauteSOLEILpursuit Synchrotron SOLEIL After participating in several events during the Science Festival, SOLEIL set up its new educational project "SOLEIL Pursuit" on November 7th. Already eight classes were welcomed in November to face the various scientific challenges to be found along the route round the synchrotron. Many more will participate in 2012. Note that seven new slots have been added to the Spring program, as the others are already fully booked. This initiative is being supported by the Ile de France Region, the Versailles Academy and Paris Sud University. [Full story] ]]> Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:30:08 +0200 http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/Soleil/ToutesActualites/2011#PhotonsNANOSCOPIUM Synchrotron SOLEIL Full story] ]]> Mon, 5 Dec 2011 17:30:08 +0200 http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/Soleil/ToutesActualites/2011/PotentielsMoleculaires Synchrotron SOLEIL In a world with 7 billion people, scientific innovation is paramount and understanding the fundamentals is essential as a stimulus to industrial progress harmless for the environment and based on sustainable resources. The better researchers understand molecules, either isolated or in various environments, the more efficient they will be in designing new materials... [Full story] ]]> Fri, 2 Dec 2011 17:30:08 +0200 http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/Presse/Videos/PlanteMetauxLourds Synchrotron SOLEIL Arabidopsis halleri is a plant whose surprising characteristic is to grow in soil contaminated with heavy metals, and even to store the metals in its leaves. But, in exactly what parts of the leaves, and why aren’t they toxic for the plant? Studies are carried out on LUCIA beamline to answer these questions. [See the film "The plant that loved heavy metals"] ]]> Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:30:08 +0200 http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/Soleil/ToutesActualites/2011/Greffe-rein Synchrotron SOLEIL An analytical technique using high brilliance infrared light produced by the SOLEIL synchrotron has been developed by teams from the CNRS, Paris Sud University, Tenon Hospital in Paris, and the Stoke-on-Trent Cancer Centre (GB) to study the calcification present in the kidneys of patients with renal failure... [Full story] ]]> Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:30:08 +0200 http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/Soleil/ToutesActualites/2011/TravauxNANOSCOPIUM Synchrotron SOLEIL Construction of the long NANOSCOPIUM beamline started on 19th October 2011. The work is scheduled over 12 months and follows very detailed preparation of the land to meet the stability requirements of this unique X-ray imaging beamline... [Full story] ]]> Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:30:08 +0200 http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/Soleil/ToutesActualites/2011/ScienceArt Synchrotron SOLEIL From 21 to 30 November 2011 (except Sunday), discover the installation " La lumière ne s'arrête pas là" (Light does not stop there)... [Full story] ]]> Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:30:08 +0200 http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/Soleil/ToutesActualites/2011/FluorescenceX-MARS Synchrotron SOLEIL The MARS beamline, through a partnership with FAME, the French beamline at ESRF, has just installed a 4-crystals spectrometer to perform high energy resolution X-ray absorption spectroscopy. This equipment is particularly suitable for the study of highly radioactive samples. [Full story] ]]> Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:30:08 +0200 http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/Soleil/ToutesActualites/2011#FestivalScienceArt Synchrotron SOLEIL At the request of the General Council of the Essonne, SOLEIL will be the scientific partner of the 2011 Science of Art Festival dedicated to light, which takes place from 5th November to 5th December 2011. [Full story] ]]> Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:30:08 +0200 http://www.tango-controls.org/ Synchrotron SOLEIL ICALEPCS is the international conference that brings together experts in systems control and monitoring of large installations of experimental physics. The third edition was held from October 10 to 14, 2011 in Grenoble and rewarded Nicolas Leclercq (SOLEIL), Emmanuel Taurel and Pascal Verdier (ESRF) for their collective and invaluable contribution in the development of TANGO, the software at the heart of control accelerators and beamlines of several synchrotrons, among the best. Today with ESRF and SOLEIL, MAX4 (Sweden), DESY and ANKA (Germany) ELETTRA (Italy) and ALBA (Spain) have adopted TANGO too. [More information] ]]> Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:30:08 +0200 http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/Soleil/ToutesActualites/2011/OxygeneMagnetisme Synchrotron SOLEIL Zinc oxide is a simple material, which is currently experiencing a strong resurgence of interest. Thus, zinc, cobalt and oxygen-based alloys (Zn1-xCoxO)have enormous potential in terms of technological applications for the manufacture of miniaturized modules for micro-and optoelectronics... [Full story] ]]> Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:30:08 +0200 http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/Soleil/ToutesActualites/2011#TropheeApprentissage Synchrotron SOLEIL SOLEIL received the "Apprenticeship challenge" trophy on 20th October, presented by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Essonne Département in the context of its "Dare apprenticeship" operation… [Full story] ]]> Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:30:08 +0200 http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/Presse/Videos/Nanoparticules Synchrotron SOLEIL Nanoparticles were already used in ancient Rome and during the Middle Ages to colour glass cups or make stained glass iridescent. But the phenomenon was not understood until the beginning of the 20th century… [See the film "Nanoparticles, 2000 years of history"] ]]> Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:30:08 +0200 http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/Soleil/ToutesActualites/2011/InnovationIndustriellesGRIVAL Synchrotron SOLEIL Since SOLEIL opened it doors to outside users in January 2008, the use of beamlines to solve industrial problems has grown, now reaching about 25 projects per year, evenly distributed between turnkey services and projects selected by the program committees, which represents about 5% of the total annual external projects for synchrotron experiments. [Full story] ]]> Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:30:08 +0200 http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/images/File/SourcesAccelerateurs/PlanningMachine/PlanningFaisceau2012.pdf Synchrotron SOLEIL The machine schedule for 2012 is now available. Altogether, 5328h will be dedicated to the beamlines. [See schedule] ]]> Fri, 13 Oct 2011 17:30:08 +0200 http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/Soleil/ToutesActualites/2011/FeteDeLaScience Synchrotron SOLEIL For the 20th annual Science Festival focusing on “International Chemistry Year”, SOLEIL is taking numerous workshops to two locations in Vélizy (Yvelines) and Gif-sur-Yvette (Essonne). On 14, 15 and 16 October, you will find us at Le Moulon gymnasium, on 15 October at the Onde Cultural Centre in Vélizy, and on 15-16 October at the Salle de la Terrace in Gif. [Full story] ]]> Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:30:08 +0200 http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/Presse/Videos/Nanometre Synchrotron SOLEIL A nanometre represents one billionth of a metre. Numerous nano-sized objects may be found in nature, but man has recently become capable of producing them as well... [See the film "What is a nanometre?"] ]]> Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:30:08 +0200 http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/Presse/Videos/BleuDePrusse Synchrotron SOLEIL Prussian blue has been prized by artists since the 18th century. Today, scientists are taking a keen interest in this pigment by studying what happens when some of its iron atoms are replaced by cobalt atoms. Research is carried out on the infrared beamline AILES. [See the film "Boosting memory capacity with Prussian blue"] ]]> Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:30:08 +0200 http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/ipanema/premierepierre Synchrotron SOLEIL September 16, 2011, previous day of European Heritage Days, the Région Ile de France, the Ministry of Higher Education and Research and the Ministry of Culture and Communication have laid the foundation stone of the platform IPANEMA in the presence of the project partners: the CNRS, the National Museum of Natural History, NWO and the synchrotron SOLEIL. [Full story] ]]> Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:30:08 +0200 http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/Soleil/ToutesActualites/2011#AmorNadji Synchrotron SOLEIL Full story] ]]> Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:30:08 +0200 http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/Soleil/ToutesActualites/2011#MarieLabat Synchrotron SOLEIL Marie Labat, an engineer in the Diagnostics group of SOLEIL’s Sources Division, won the Free Electron Laser Young Scientist Award on 24 August 2011. The award was presented during the 33rd international “Free Electron Laser” conference (cf. link on the conference website) held in Shanghai on 22-26 August. [Full story] ]]> Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:30:08 +0200 http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/RessourcesPedagogiques/SOLEILpursuit Synchrotron SOLEIL Already 3 dates available : 8,9 and 10 november, 2011 morning or afternoon. New dates soon... [Full story] ]]> Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:30:08 +0200 http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/Soleil/ToutesActualites/2011/FdS-Thailande Synchrotron SOLEIL Further to a memorandum of understanding between the Thai synchrotron – SLRI – and SOLEIL, signed in October 2010, the partnership between the two facilities is being strengthened. To begin with, they collaborated on a joint stand in the French-Thai Pavilion during the recent Science Festival in Bangkok, held from 6 through 21 August 2011. [Full story] ]]>