SOLEIL

SOLEIL is a synchrotron facility near , . It performed its first acceleration of electrons on May 14, 2006. The name SOLEIL is a backronym for Source Optimisée de Lumière d’Énergie Intermédiaire du LURE, LURE meaning Laboratoire pour l'Utilisation du Rayonnement Électromagnétique.
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  • Industrial building
  • …stands 10 metres (33 feet) tall
  • …has 2 floors
  • Description: synchrotron research facility in Saint-Aubin, France
  • Address: Départementale 128, Saint-Aubin, 91190

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay and Gif-sur-Yvette station.
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University
The École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay; also known… is situated 1½ km east of SOLEIL.
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Railway station
is an RER B station in , near , France. is situated 1¼ km southwest of SOLEIL.
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Memorial
is situated 500 metres north of SOLEIL.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gif-sur-Yvette and Bures-sur-Yvette.
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Town
is a commune in southwestern , France.
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Village
is a commune in the …
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Suburb
is a research-intensive and business…

SOLEIL

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Latitude
48.70921° or 48° 42′ 33″ north
Longitude
2.145° or 2° 8′ 42″ east
Open location code
8FW4P45V+MX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 68436461
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­industrial
Wiki­data ID
Q112513

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“SOLEIL” goes by many names.
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