Call for Proposals for µSR Experiments at the SµS
The Call 2020/1 is now open for the µSR instruments DOLLY, GPD, GPS, HAL-9500 and LEM.
Deadline for submission in DUO:
- December 9, 2019, midnight (Swiss time).
Allocation period:
- For the instruments GPD, GPS, HAL-9500 and LEM:
End of May to September 2020 - For the instrument DOLLY:
End of May to December 2020.
Note that there will be a 2nd call with deadline beginning of June 2020 for the allocation period October to December. This second call will be limited to the instruments GPD, GPS, HAL-9500 and LEM.
General Guidelines
Proposals have to be submitted via the DUO web interface.
For details about the PSI User Office, see here.
For a description of the instruments see here.
In addition to the normal access mode (i.e. Proposals) beam time can possibly be obtained through Requests for Urgent Beam Time (see below).
1. Proposals
- Allocation periods: see above.
- Deadline for submission in DUO for call 2020/1: December 9, 2019, midnight (Swiss time).
- Please note: this is a hard deadline - post deadline editing of proposals will be disabled.
2. Requests for Urgent Beam Time (Director's Discretion Time)
Reserved for feasibility tests or urgent measurements on new materials. A very limited amount of beam time is reserved for urgent beam time requests. For the request of urgent beam time (typically 1 or 2 days) an informal letter containing the relevant information about the project, the sample, the requested instrument and number of necessary days may be addressed electronically at any time of a running cycle to:Contact:
Dr. Alex Amato
Head of LMU Laboratory
Paul Scherrer Institut
WLGA/123
CH-5232 Villigen PSI
alex.amato@psi.ch