"The Laboratoire National Saturne (LNS) was established in Saclay through the joint efforts and funds of the CEA and the CNRS/IN2P3. The first proton beam from the new synchrotron Saturne-2 was obtained in July 1978. The laboratory's activities stopped in December 1997.".

"This book contains the contributions to a colloquium held in Paris in May 1998. It synthesizes the various subjects of the research activities driven by Saturne-2, and presents the progress of accelerator physics and the impact of the LNS through its various collaborations and studies. It also provides the starting point for bibliographical research on projects carried out with this accelerator."--BOOK JACKET.