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Attachée de Presse et Communication
Consulat Général de France à Atlanta
Summary Sentence: See into heart of France's SOLEIL synchotron
Full Summary: This stunning scientific photo exhibition takes you into the heart of the synchrotron SOLEIL facility, located at the University Paris-Saclay in France.
France Atlanta 2014
Vincent Moncorge at SOLEILThis stunning scientific photo exhibition takes you into the heart of the synchrotron SOLEIL facility, located at the University Paris-Saclay in France.
A synchrotron is like a giant lamp that lights up matter. In the particle accelerator SOLEIL, a beam the size of a hair, made up of electrons that rotate at almost 300 million meters per second, emits what is called synchrotron radiation.
Just like sunlight, the synchrotron beam offers the entire spectrum of white light, far infrared to very hard X-rays. It is used to analyze solids, gases, liquids, living matter and to reveal the most amazing, promising properties.
To celebrate its first decade , SOLEIL photographer-in-residence Vincent Moncorgé, spent day and night in this inherently multidisciplinary research facility, revealing the richness of this kaleidoscope of technologic and human skills.
The “Goldsmiths of light” by Vincent Moncorgé will give students, faculty, and the general public the unique opportunity to discover the field of physics in France. In addition, a set of two interactive lectures will be scheduled during the exhibition, including one by photographer Vincent Moncorgé.
For more information about the artist, visit: http://vincentmoncorge.com.
