Installations Overview

The ILL is a truly unique facility combining a suite of over 40 state-of-the-art neutron instruments with an unparalleled set of support labs and scientific and technical services. These enables detailed investigations across a wide range of scientific disciplines, providing researchers with advanced tools to study material structures, molecular dynamics and magnetic properties. The secret behind the ILL's modern and highly optimised infrastructure is the constant upgrade of its facilities and instruments. Through continuous investment in scientific infrastructures, instruments, support labs and services, the ILL is at its highest performance level ever.

This page gives an overview of ILL's installations. Further information can be found following the links towards dedicated pages:

You may take a virtual tour of the ILL's facilities, or follow a brief introduction to neutron science and technology

ILL's suite of over 40 instruments is located in the reactor building (ILL5) and in the neutron guide hall (ILL7 and ILL22). The instruments are organised is Science groups, depending on the used neutron scattering techniques.

The user support infrastructure includes two sets of laboratories and technical facilities - one dedicated to Advanced Neutron Sample Environments and the other dedicated to Biology and Soft matter studies (including namely chemistry labs and deuteration facilities). Besides the user support facilities, ILL's instalations include laboratories and technical facilities for research and development (R&D) in a comprehensive set of Neutron Technologies, in which the ILL is world leader.