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ILL virtual tour

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Enjoy 360° panoramas from more than 50 viewpoints in the reactor, neutron guide halls and support labs of the ILL.

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  • Select a vewpoint on the map
  • Move around the area by rotating the image with the cursor
  • Jump from one viewpoint to another by clicking a hotspot

Here a list of the panoramas included in the Virtual Visit of the ILL as released in December 2024.

The links given in the table are for the default orientation and zoom level of each panorama. E.g.:

<https://www.ill.eu/current-virtualvisit/#LADI_inside>;

You can also directly obtain the orientation/zoom level of your choice by appending to the URL the parameters transfered to your clipboard by a click on the button:

<https://www.ill.eu/current-virtualvisit/#LADI_inside,-109.3,-16.9,35.5,4>

NODEURL to be used + optional parametersTitle

Exteriors

Restaurantwww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitThe landscape from the roof of the main ILL building - 2024
Science_buildingwww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitThe landscape from the roof of the main ILL building - 2024

Reactor Level D

PF2www.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitReactor upper level: PF2 - Ultracold neutron facility - 2024

Reactor level C

HFR_guardswww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitFrom beside the guardian desk of the reactor - 2025
D19www.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitReactor hall: from the zone of D19 (crystal and fiber diffractometer) - 2010
D2Bwww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitReactor Hall: from the experimental zone of D2B (high-resolution powder diffractometer) - 2021
D20www.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitReactor Hall: from the experimental zone of D20 (powder diffractometer) - 2021
D3_D9www.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitReactor Hall: from between D9 (single crystal diffractometer) and D3 (polarised neutron diffractometer) - 2021
GRANIT_UCNwww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitReactor Hall: from beside the Ultra Cold Neutron source of GRANIT (gravitational spectrometer) - 2010
H1H2_poolwww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitReactor Hall: from the H1H2 platform overhanging PANTHER (time-of-flight spectrometer) - 2021
H6_beamwww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitReactor Hall: from beside the H6 beam (its instruments are now decommissioned) - 2021
IH3_platformwww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitReactor Hall: from the IH3 platform (formerly the BRISP location) - 2021
IN20www.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitReactor Hall: from the zone of IN20 (three-axis spectrometer) - 2006
Pantherwww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitReactor Hall: from beside PANTHER (time-of-flight spectrometer) and IN20 (three-axis spectrometer) - 2021
PN1_D4www.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitReactor Hall: from the platform of PN1 (fission fragments) beside D4 (liquid diffractometer) and LAGRANGE (TAS spectrometer) - 2021
PN1_IN8www.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitReactor Hall: from the platform of PN1 (fission-fragment spectrometer) beside IN8 (TAS) and D20 (powder diffractometer) - 2021
PN1_REDmagwww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitReactor Hall: from the RED magnet housing of PN1 (fission-fragment spectrometer) - 2006
Ricochetwww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitReactor Hall: from beside IN20 (three-axis spectrometer) and RICOCHET (neutrino experiment not yet installed) - 2021
SUN_D9www.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitReactor Hall: from between GRANIT (gravitational spectrometer), SUN (UCN source) and D9 (single crystal diffractometer) - 2021
ThALESwww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitReactor Hall: from the zone of ThALES (three-axis spectrometer) - 2016

Guide hall 1 (ILL7)

CT1_T13Cwww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitGuide hall 1: from between the test benches CT1 (detector) and T13C (neutron optics) - 2023
D11www.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitGuide hall 1: from the wall beside the sample area of D11 (small angle scattering) - 2016
D007www.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitGuide hall 1: from the instrument area of D007 (diffuse scattering spectrometer) - 2025
D23www.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitGuide hall 1: from the instrument area of D23 (two-axis diffractometer for single-crystals) - 2023
D33_IN16Bwww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitNeutron Guide Hall 1: from between D33 (small angle scattering instrument) and IN16B (backscattering spectrometer) - 2021
DALI_insidewww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitGuide hall 1: from inside the cabin of DALI (Laue diffractometer) - 2023
FIGARO_D17www.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitGuide hall 1: from between FIGARO and D17 (neutron reflectometers) - 2021
FIGARO_insidewww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitGuide hall 1: from inside the shield enclosing FIGARO (neutron reflectometer) - 2009
FIPPS_insidewww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitGuide hall 1: from inside the cabin of FIPPS (fission product gamma-ray spectrometer) - 2025
H112_footbridgewww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitGuide hall 1: from the footbridge above the guide H112, beside the instrument test zone - 2021
IN16Bwww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitGuide hall 1: from beside the sample area of IN16B (backscattering spectrometer) - 2021
IN16B_insidewww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitGuide hall 1: from inside the sample and analyser chamber of IN16B (backscattering spectrometer) - 2019
IN22www.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitGuide hall 1: from the experimental zone of IN22 (three-axis spectrometer) - 2009
IN5_insidewww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitGuide hall 1: from inside the detector tank of IN5 (time-of-flight spectrometer) - 2010
IN5_samplewww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitGuide hall 1: from the top of the beam shielding of IN5 (time-of-flight spectrometer) - 2006
LADI_insidewww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitGuide hall 1: from inside the cabin of LADI (Laue diffractometer) - 2024
OrientExpresswww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitNeutron Guide Hall 1: from between OrientExpress (Laue diffractometer) and D10 (single crystal diffractometer) - 2021
Pf1B_D10www.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitGuide hall 1: from above the neutron guide of D10+ (4-circle neutron diffractomer) - 2023
PF1B_D1Bwww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitGuide hall 1: from the wall between PF1B (nuclear physics facility) and D1B (powder diffraction) - 2012
S18www.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitGuide hall 1: from inside the housing of S18 (neutron interferometer) - 2009
SALSAwww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitGuide hall1: from beside SALSA (strain scanner) - 2023 - Warning: FIPPS was moved in 2025
SAM_D33www.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitGuide hall 1: from between the sample areas of SAM and D33 (small angle scattering) - 2024
T3www.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitGuide hall 1: from the instrument area of T3 (test bench) beside IN5 (time-of-flight spectrometers) - 2025

Guide hall 2 (ILL22)

D16_SuperADAMwww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitGuide Hall 2: from between SuperADAM (reflectometer) and D16 (diffractometer) - 2024
D22www.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitGuide Hall 2: from the experimental zone of D22 (small angle scattering instrument) - 2021
D22_WASPwww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitGuide Hall 2: from between D22 (small angle scattering instrument) and WASP (spin echo spectrometer) - 2021
IN15www.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitGuide Hall 2: from the experimental zone of IN15 (spin echo spectrometer) - 2016
IN15_walkwaywww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitGuide Hall 2: from the walkway above IN15 (spin echo spectrometer) - 2016
NeXTwww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitGuide Hall 2: from beside NeXT (neutron and X-ray tomographe), SuperSUN & panEDM (UCN source and exp.) - 2023
NeXT_insidewww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitGuide Hall 2: from inside NeXT (neutron and X-ray tomographe) - 2023
SuperSUNwww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitGuide Hall 2: from the zone of SuperSUN (ultra-cold neutron source) - 2021
WASPwww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitGuide hall 2: from beside WASP (neutron spin echo spectrometer) - 2021
WASP_insidewww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitGuide hall 2: from the sample position of WASP (spin echo spectrometer) - neutron flight chamber removed - 2018

Support labs

SDNwww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitFrom inside the laboratory of the ILL detector service (SDN) - 2024
SON_EVEwww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitFrom inside the EVE multilayer laboratory of the ILL neutron optics service (SON) - 2024
SON_Hard_Xwww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitFrom inside the hard Xray facility of the ILL neutron optics service (SON) - 2024
SON_PIwww.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitFrom inside the PI multilayer laboratory of the ILL neutron optics service (SON) - 2024
Tyrex_2www.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitGuide Hall 2: from beside Tyrex-2 (polarised helium-3 fill station) - 2023

Inside the neutron guide blockhouses

NGHall1_1www.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitFrom the hall 1 inside the neutron guide casemate H1H2 (Chartreuse side) - 2025
NGHall1_2www.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitFrom the hall 1 inside the neutron guide casemate H1H2 (Chartreuse side) - 2025
NGHall1_3www.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitFrom the hall 1 inside the neutron guide casemate H1H2 (Chartreuse side) - 2025
NGHall1_4www.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitFrom the hall 1 inside the neutron guide casemate H1H2 (Vercors side) - 2025
NGHall1_5www.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitFrom the hall 1 inside the neutron guide casemate H1H2 (Vercors side) - 2025
NGReac_H1H2www.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitFrom the reactor hall inside the neutron guide casemate H1H2 - 2025
NGReac_H5www.ill.eu/current-virtualvisitFrom the reactor hall inside the neutron guide casemate H5 - 2025

Older versions of the virtual tour can be found on the ILL intranet. (restricted access)