The Institute of Physical Chemistry is the only French university entity to have a panoramic irradiation source, located in Ile de France, unique in the academic world by its activity (7000 Ci) and by its variable and adjustable dose rates from 0.00004 to 50 Gy/min. This source can irradiate, with energies of 1.17 to 1.3 MeV, samples of all sizes up to 2 meters.

This panoramic ⁶⁰Co irradiation source of gamma photon radiation is used for research in various fields such as the synthesis of nano-objects, electrocatalysis, radiolysis in a confined environment, the analysis of primary processes due to radiation itself or to radiation-induced oxidative stress in peptides and proteins.

The source is used on average 6400 hours/year and was recharged in 2013 by obtaining credits for an amount of 400 k€.

It is also used by researchers outside the Institute of Physical Chemistry, within the framework of research collaborations, with or without user agreement.

A service provision activity is also offered to the academic and industrial world. It is managed by members of the TEMiC group.