1. CEA the French Atomic Energy Commission
09-04
CEA the French Atomic Energy Commission
Irfu
Institute of Research
into the Fundamental laws of the Universe
Madeleine Soyeur (CEA/Irfu)
Doris Neumann (CEA/DRI)
Shanghai, February 24th, CEA and IRFU presentation Madeleine Soyeur

2. CEA, French Atomic Energy Commission
09-04
CEA, French Atomic Energy Commission
Public research organization created in 1945 with the aim of studying
atomic nuclei and the applications of nuclear reactions for energy
production, industry and defense.
Present activity: Research, development and innovation (2/3)
● Fundamental research in physics and life sciences
● Research on energy (future nuclear reactors, nuclear waste recycling,
other energies without greenhouse gas emission)
● Technological research (information and health technologies)
► Close links between fundamental and applied research, between research and industry
Defense and global security (1/3)
● Education and training to share the CEA’s knowledge and know-how
● Technology transfer and involvement in the creation of companies based
on technologies developed at the CEA
Shanghai, February 24th, CEA and IRFU presentation Madeleine Soyeur

3. Civilian research key figures
09-04
Civilian research key figures
Personal: ~ permanent employees
~ PhD students
~ 300 Post-docs
Budget: ~ 2 billion €
~ scientific publications per year
~ 400 priority patents filed per year
~ 700 active partnership agreements with industries
More than 100 spin-off start-ups created from
the CEA since 1984
Shanghai, February 24th, CEA and IRFU presentation Madeleine Soyeur

4. into the Fundamental laws of the Universe (Irfu)
09-04
Institute of Research
into the Fundamental laws of the Universe (Irfu)
Personal ~ 800 people (the largest research institute of the CEA)
Physics divisions: Astrophysics and space technologies
Nuclear physics (+ nuclear expertise)
Particle physics
Technical divisions: Accelerators, supraconducting magnets
Detectors, electronics, computing
System engineering
IFMIF-EVEDA (ITER – Collaboration with Rokkasho)
(International Fusion Material Irradiation Facility
- Engineering Validation Engineering Design Activities)
Project oriented organization with strong national and international collaborations
Shanghai, February 24th, CEA and IRFU presentation Madeleine Soyeur

5. Physics issues Elementary constituents of matter
09-04
Physics issues
Elementary constituents of matter
Standard model and its extensions
Neutrino oscillations
Structure of hadrons
Matter under extreme conditions
Nuclei far from stability
Quark-gluon plasma
Structure and energy content of the universe
Cosmology, cosmic radiations
Formation of stars and galaxies
Dark universe, antimatter
Shanghai, February 24th, CEA and IRFU presentation Madeleine Soyeur

6. The CEA and Asia in fundamental research
09-04
The CEA and Asia in fundamental research
China: Framework-Agreement with the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Involvement in the French-Chinese Particle Physics Laboratory
(FCPPL with the CNRS and IHEP)
Japan: Agreements with KEK, RIKEN, Kyoto and Tokyo Universities
Involvement in the French-Japanese Particle Physics Laboratory
(FJPPL with the CNRS)
Korea: Agreement with the Korean Institute for Science and Technology (KIST)
India: Agreement with the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)
Numerous Irfu MoU’s involving Asian countries
n_TOF (India, Japan), ALICE (China, India, Japan), COMPASS (India, Japan), LHC Computing Grid (China, India, Japan), KEK E362 (Japan, Korea), …
Shanghai, February 24th, CEA and IRFU presentation Madeleine Soyeur