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Complex systems and software engineering
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Energy, Ecology, Environment
Département de Physique Nucléaire (DPhN)
Research unit
DPhN, the nuclear physics department, is one of the five departments of the Institute of Research into the Fundamental Laws of the Universe (Irfu). Nuclear physics is the flagship research area of this department, which focuses on four areas of research: quark and gluon plasma, nucleon structure, nucleus structure and nuclear reactions. The department also develops support activities in safety and radiation protection through the laboratory of nuclear expertise in nuclear design and decommissioning. The balance between the different lines of research and the applications is an important factor of dynamism for this structure. The department applies its knowledge and expertise to measurements and modeling for topics related to nuclear energy, the design and decommissioning of facilities (accelerators, reactors).
Innovation themes
CEA - Saclay
91191 GIF-SUR-YVETTE
Expertises
- hadronic physics: study of the nucleon spin structure
- low energy nuclear structure: exotic nuclei, heavy / superheavy nuclei, deformed nuclei
- basic studies of nuclear reactions: fission, spallation, capture reactions and properties of beta decay particles (reactor neutrinos)
Applications sectors
- Other business
- Electronic / photonics
Total number of employees
Number of researchers : 49
Number of doctoral students : 16
Equipment(s) open to collaboration
Keywords
Valuation offer
Projects examples
Industrial and scientific relations
Scientific collaborations
- France: TGIR (CERN, GANIL), CNES, institutes of CNRS (INSU and IN2P3)
- Europe: european intergovernmental organisations (CERN, ESA, ESO), european coordinations (APEC, NUPECC, ASTRONET), Germany (DESY, GSI), Spain (CIEMAT), Italy (INFN, ENEA)
- International: TGIR (FAIR, XFEL, IFMIF, ESO observatories, ESA spatial observatories), USA (FERMILAB, JLAB, Stanford and NASA), Canada (SNOLAB), Japan (KEK, JAEA et RIKEN), Israel (Soreq NRC, affiliated to IAEC)
Establishments of affiliation
