Institut Rayonnement-Matière de Saclay

IRAMIS teams carry out research in physics and chemistry, at the crossroads of academia and the CEA’s missions, as well as societal issues and innovation.
Its research focuses on new energy technologies, quantum technologies, new materials, complex systems and radiation-matter interaction.

Our research fields

Our research topics in interdisciplinary fields.

Techniques and Instruments

Experimental tools and platforms

Partnerships & Valorization

Our valorization projects, from fundamental research to industrial transfer

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Join a scientific community open to international fundamental research and to the industrial world.

Fundamental Research

The research carried out at the Institute is mainly fundamental in nature, but is also open to the creation of economic value and technology transfer.

CIMAP

Located at GANIL, Excited matter and defects – Materials and optics

LIDYL

Interactions, dynamics and lasers
Generation and use of ultra-high intensity (UHI) or attosecond laser pulses…

LLB

New frontiers in quantum materials, Soft matter, Instrumentation and neutron scattering

LSI

Fundamental research in physics and physical chemistry of materials – Irradiation – Theory and modeling

NIMBE

Designing, shaping and analyzing materials from the micron to the nanometer – Understanding physicochemical mechanisms

SPEC

Condensed-state physics and nanoelectronics,
Quantum devices and electronics, Complex systems

Missions and challenges for society

The fundamental research carried out by the teams of the 6 IRAMIS units is also in line with the following missions defined by their supervising organizations (CEA, CNRS, University, etc.).

Energy
New energy technologies

Numerics and model

Health and Medicine of the Future

Security

Research around large infrastructures – IR*

Last publications

Find out about our researchers’ scientific publications

Key figures

  • 765 people
  • 160 PhD students
  • 80 external collaborators
  • 9 joint laboratories with industrial companies
  • 7 start-ups, 6 licences, 150 active patents

People

External collaborators

Joint laboratories

with industrial companies

PhD students

Research projects

PEPRs, Large-scale European projects

Social issues and responsibilities

Parity, Open science, Integrity, Decarbonisation, Quality, Psychosocial risks, Disability

Knowledge spreading

The Iramis research teams regularly organise scientific conferences at a national level

Quality of life

At the heart of the Paris-Saclay plateau, …