The Grand Accélérateur National d’Ions Lourds (GANIL), or Large Heavy Ion National Accelerator, is a French national nuclear physics research center in Caen. The facility has been in operation since 1983, and consists primarily of two serialised synchrocyclotrons. See also Projects: Fazia Similar facilities: GSI Riken, Japan NSCL, USA Dubna, Russia CERN TRIUMF External links GANIL Scholarpedia article Laboratories in France Nuclear research institutes Research institutes in France French National Centre for Scientific Research Institutes associated with CERN