The proposal deadline for beamtime on ESRF’s XMaS Beam line is April 1st for their national research time (CRG). This proposal call is for the scheduling period running from the end of August 2022 until the beginning of March 2023.
The beamline provides two thirds of available synchrotron beam time to UK based researchers (national research facility or CRG time) with the remaining third to the wider ESRF’s user community (ESRF time).
At this stage, we assume that experiments will run under normal conditions (i.e. full user team on site). However, please mention whether the proposal could be run in remote or mail-in, should the pandemic situation change.
The ESRF User Office provides regular information on the pandemic travelling and on-site restrictions (see link hereafter).
Can I apply?
Access to the national research time (i.e. CRG time) is for UK-based researchers. Collaborations with EU and international colleagues are encouraged, but the proposal must be lead by a UK-based principal investigator and it must be made clear how the collaborative research supports the UK science base. Applications without a robust link to the UK will be rejected and should instead be submitted directly to the ESRF using their public access route (i.e. ESRF time with deadlines 1st March and 16th Sept). The Principal Investigator (PI) should also be a permanent member of staff or a Postdoc. A student cannot be a PI, only a co-proposer.
How can I apply?
Your proposal must be submitted electronically via the ESRF website:
Select “Users & Science″, then choose “Applying for beamtime″ from the drop-down list. On the right hand side, you can consult the instructions to submit your proposal and access the “User Portal″. Enter your surname and password and select “Proposals/Experiments″. Follow the instructions carefully — you must choose “CRG Proposal″ and “BM28 (XMaS – Mat.Sci.)″ at the appropriate stage in the process.
