The LSBB (University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur) is located in the south-east of France, in Vaucluse, at 65km from Avignon, 78km from Aix en Provence, 106km from Marseille and 300km from Nice.
LSBB exhibits one of the lowest noise environments in the World.
- 500 meters of depth
- carbonate rock of very-low radioactivity
- low electromagnetic noise in the natural regional park of the Luberon
- low seismicity area
LSBB shielded cabin is a unique niche equipped with a 3D highly sensitive SQUID magnetometer that allows observation of magnetic phenomena in a wide frequency range from extremely weak perturbations to huge fluctuations (e.g. magnetic storms).
LSBB offers a unique near-surface hub dedicated to the exploration of a wide range of science.
Hosted in a former underground military base originally designed to be fully hardened and secure within the framework of nuclear defense, LSBB was completely re-equipped with operational communication networks run by a staff of 5 permanent engineers and technicians, serving over 100 investigators from ~ 40 international institutes.
The base platform is located within a carbonate formation in which the seismic, gravitational and magnetic noises are measured as some of the lowest in the world. A multi-parametric environmental monitoring is continuously performed to guarantee the highest quality to experiments.
Being a French national facility, the LSBB welcomes all kind of projects that in-return can benefit from the permanent highly skilled staff and from the large environmental database at quite, stable and attractive conditions.
LSBB permanently controls the noise level of the environment with multiparametric sensors.
Rare events can be detected and certified. |
LSBB and Communauté de Communes du Pays d’Apt work together since the beginning 
