Access for Users

The information provided on the following websites are dedicated to SLS users. They contain information on writing, submission and evaluation of proposals.

For general "User-Information" e.g. information on travel, shipping instructions, etc. please refer to the corresponding User Office website.

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A user at TOMCAT beamline
Within the EU CALIPSOplus Transnational Access programme SLS provides limited financial support for transnational access. The programme started on May 1, 2017 and selected users will benefit for this financial support beginning second user operation period 2017 (July 1, 2017). The project will end on April 30, 2021.

This support needs to be acknowledged in all publications including data collected during this beamtime at SLS. So, please do not forget to add these lines to the Acknowledgments:
"The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement n.° 730872, project CALIPSOplus"

You must ensure open access to all peer-reviewed scientific publications relating to the financially supported beamtime under European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme.

A certain fraction of the beamtime at SLS beamlines is reserved for proprietary use. PSI offers these services for proprietary research on a full cost recovery basis. This is handled by the Technology Transfer PSI.

PSI User Office
Paul Scherrer Institute
building WBBC
CH-5232 Villigen PSI
Switzerland

+41 56 310 46 66
useroffice@psi.ch

Office hours:
Monday through Friday from 8:00-11:30 and 12:30-17:00
otherwise please contact us per email

Beamline Finder

Methods offered at the PSI user facility SLS.