Institute for Research on the Fundamental Laws of the Universe

Irfu brings together three scientific disciplines, astrophysics, nuclear physics and particle physics as well as all the associated technological expertise.

Irfu’s mission is to conduct research and develop technological instruments
that enable us to test and understand the fundamental laws
of the universe, from the infinitely large to the infinitely small.

Fundamental research

Elementary constituents and symmetries

Properties of nuclear matter

Structure and evolution of the Universe

Detection systems

Accelerating and cryomagnetic systems

Simulation and processing of massive data

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