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Welcome to the SOLEIL Synchrotron : a gigantic instrument and, for scientists, a gateway to the microscopic world...


Date : February 2008
Runniong time : 3.11
Realisation : Daniel Fiévet - Ya+K prod
Copyright : SOLEIL
 

Comet dust

By studying grains of comet dust, scientists hope to increase their understanding of the Solar System.

Date : Juin 2008
Running time : 2.47
Filmmaker : J.P Courbaize - Ya+K prod
Copyright : SOLEIL

A molecule in the X-rays

Journey into the electronic states of a molecule, on the TEMPO beamline.

Date : Décembre 2007
Running time : 2.14
Filmmaker : J.P Courbaize - Ya+K prod
Copyright : SOLEIL

 

Tomato skin

How do tomatoes ripen? How can we improve
their shelf life? The answers are on the SMIS
beamline.

Date : Février 2008
Running time : 2.47
Filmmaker : J.P Courbaize - Ya+K prod
Copyright : SOLEIL

A less than sympathetic… sort of ink

Il Ancient manuscripts sometimes deteriorate because of the ink that was used to write them. Why? How to prevent it?

Date : Novembre 2008
Running time : 3.21
Filmmaker : J.P Courbaize - Ya+K prod
Copyright : SOLEIL

The varnish on Stradivarius instruments: questions to Loïc Bertrand, head of IPANEMA

Loïc Bertrand answers four questions about the work on the varnish on Stradivarius instruments, which has just been published in the journal Angewandte Chemie.

Date : Décembre 2009
Running time : 3.10
Copyright : SOLEIL

Le Moon Milk et les grottes préhistoriques

« Moon milk » is a strange substance that covers the walls of some prehistoric caves, sometimes erasing parietal works. What is it made of ?

Date : Septembre 2009
Running time : 04.25
Filmmaker : Daniel Fiévet - Ya+K prod
Copyright : SOLEIL

Studying batteries… in vivo

What parameters play a role in the batteries operation? To try to improve their performances, material sciences experiments are carried out on ODE beamline.

Date : Avril 2009
Running time : 2.42
Filmmaker : Daniel Fiévet - Ya+K prod
Copyright : SOLEIL

1, 2, 3 SOLEIL

The SOLEIL synchrotron is one of the world’s most intense light sources. Welcome to the world of the infinitesimal. This is where light meets matter…

Date : Juin 2008
Running time : 7.45
Filmmaker : S.C.A.V.O
Copyright : SOLEIL

  

2009 Heritage Days

SOLEIL opened its doors to the public. The programme included: a tour of the synchrotron and workshops on the study of ancient materials in honour of the launch of the IPANEMA platform.

Date : Décembre 2009
Running time : 7.15
Filmmaker : J.P Courbaize - Ya+K prod
Copyright : SOLEIL

Dangerous bacteria

To fight against leptospirosa, scientists study the 3D shape of one these bacteria’s proteins. Molecular crystals and X-rays on PROXIMA1 beamline.

Date : Septembre 2008
Running time : 4.25
Filmmaker : J.P Courbaize - Ya+K prod
Copyright : SOLEIL

Guided tours of the SOLEIL synchrotron

Discover the inside of the synchrotron, with five guided tours inside the core of the ring.

- LINAC, the linear accelerator
- Transfer beamline 1
- The Booster, the second circular accelerator
- Transfer beamline 2
- The storage ring



The history of light: waves and photons

From Ancient Greece to the present day, scientists have been studying light to try to penetrate the mysteries of its composition and how to measure it…

Date : Décembre 2006
Running time : 7.33
Filmmaker : EPSIM
Copyright : SOLEIL

The history of light: the spectrum

Learn about the history of the discovery of different electromagnetic spectra, which have become tools for the exploration of matter and the universe as a whole.

Date : Décembre 2006
Running time : 8.22
Filmmaker : EPSIM
Copyright : SOLEIL

Interview de Michel van der REST

Dans le cadre du Users' Meeting 2010, nous avons posé trois questions au DG du Synchrotron SOLEIL sur la vocation et les priorités du Users' Meeting...


Date : Janvier 2010
Running time: 3.10
Filmmaker : SOLEIL 

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