Institut national de physique nucléaire et de physique des particules

National Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics
Institut national de physique nucléaire et de physique des particules
AbbreviationIN2P3
Formation1971; 54 years ago (1971)
Director
Reynald Pain[1]
Parent organization
CNRS
Websitewww.in2p3.fr/index.htm

The French National Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics (French: Institut national de physique nucléaire et de physique des particules, IN2P3), also known as CNRS Nucléaire & Particules, is the coordinating body for nuclear and particle physics in France. It was established in 1971 as a division of the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). Its purpose is "to promote and unite research activities in the various fields of physics".

List of IN2P3 institutes

  • The Institute of Nuclear Physics of Lyon (l'Institut de physique nucléaire de Lyon, IPNL) at Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
  • The IN2P3 Computing Centre (le Centre de calcul, CC-IN2P3)
  • The Advanced Materials Laboratory (le Laboratoire des matériaux avancés, LMA)
  • The Laboratory of Subatomic Physics and Cosmology (le Laboratoire de physique subatomique et de cosmologie de Grenoble, LPSC) at the Université Grenoble Alpes
  • The Centre for Particle Physics of Marseille (le Centre de physique des particules de Marseille, CPPM) at Aix-Marseille University
  • Centre of Nuclear Studies of Bordeaux-Gradignan (le Centre d'études nucléaires de Bordeaux Gradignan, CENBG) at the University of Bordeaux
  • The Laboratory of Subatomic Physics and Associated Technologies (le Laboratoire de physique subatomique et des technologies associées, SUBATECH) at the University of Nantes
  • The Institute of Physics of the two Infinities Toulouse (The Institute of Physics of the two Infinities Toulouse, L2IT) at Université Toulouse III
  • The Institute of Physics of the two Infinities Irène Joliot-Curie (Institut de physique des deux infinis Irène Joliot-Curie, IJCLab) at the Paris-Saclay University


  • The Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet Laboratory (le Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet, LLR) at École Polytechnique

References

  1. ^ "Les instances de l'IN2P3". 6 March 2023.