Industry at the ILL
The Institut Max von Laue-Paul Langevin (ILL) provides industrial users with privileged access to a very broad and world-leading array of highly specialised neutron instruments, supported by the expertise of experienced scientific and technical staff.
Our equally extensive range of sample environment facilities accurately mimic real working conditions: extreme temperatures, high pressures, magnetic fields, mechanical constraints. They play an essential role in the analysis of in-operando industrial processes.
A specialised group of engineers and scientists is ready to assist you with all aspects of your project.
We offer different modes of access depending on the level of confidentiality the industrial client requires.
PROPRIETARY RESEARCH
- Rapid access to the instruments
- Strictest level of confidentiality
- Intellectual Property rights remain with the customer
- ILL’s round-the-clock technical support guaranteed
- Consultancy support available for data analysis
COOPERATIVE SOLUTION
- Combination of proprietary and academic access
- The finest academic research matching the requirements of industrial innovation
- The resources invested by the partners vary with the characteristics of the project, as do the level of access to the facilities and the distribution of IPR income.
PUBLIC BEAMTIME
- Beamtime access through the six-month peer review selection rounds
- Obligation to report to ILL and to publish the results in a scientific journal
- Check out the upcoming deadlines
- Apply here
The ILL's Industry group can advise on the most suitable service for your needs. Contact us
Price Examples
Prices can be adapted taking into consideration the complexity of the measurement and other factors
- SANS data: from 150 EUR/sample
- Series of stress profiles (three principal directions) though the component thickness: from 10 kEUR
- Identification of crystalline planes (Laue diffraction pattern): from 100 EUR/sample
- Neutron tomography: from 2500 EUR
- In-situ (temperature, pressure) diffraction data: from 6 kEUR
*For more details about prices and quotations please contact us
Our services are eligible for the "Crédit Impôt Recherche"
The ILL has state certification for research tax credits ("Crédits d'Impôt Recherche").
This provides significant cost reductions for expenditure on R&D services in France.
For details on the types of research activity eligible, please consult the official documentation.