France

Associate country since 1967

National representatives at the ILL

Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA) &
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Representatives on the ILL Steering Committee:
Marie-Hélène MATHON | CEA
Michel GUIDAL | CNRS

Industrial Liaison Officers

CEA : Salah DIB

CNRS : Direction de la stratégie financière, de l'immobilier et de la modernisation

Beamtime allocation to French scientists at the ILL

Publications involving French scientists and using data from the ILL

Disciplines distribution in French beamtime requests

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15.12.2025 - Biology Health,Soft matter,Scientific news,IN16B,France,Italy

A new study based on neutrons provides valuable insights into the thermal vulnerability of different bacterial families. It shows that organisms adapted to very low temperatures are also surprising fragile: even a slight rise in temperature can be…

14.11.2025 - News,Soft matter,Scientific news,D22,IN15,France,Spain,USA

Bacteria can be surprisingly resistant - neutron-based techniques show why.