Call for proposals
Call for proposals: deadline 15 October
We have called for proposals for the following neutron-beam instruments:
§ ECHIDNA (high-resolution powder diffractometer),
§ WOMBAT (high-intensity powder diffractometer ),
§ KOALA (Laue diffractometer),
§ KOWARI (strain scanner),
§ PLATYPUS (reflectometer).
Proposals should be submitted using our on-line system (choose round October 2008) http://rainbow.nbi.ansto.gov.au/Bragg/proposal/index.jsp. Deadline will be 15 October 2008.
We encourage you to discuss your proposal with one of the instrument scientists before submission; we are happy to assist you in establishing contact with our scientists as necessary, please contact the Bragg User Office, see last page for details.
The application is for beam time and does not automatically include travel or accommodation support. However, successful applications from researchers from AINSE member institutions will automatically be forwarded to AINSE for consideration of travel/accommodation support.
15 Oct. 2008: Deadline for proposals.
Oct./Nov. 2008: On-line review of proposals by up to 5 expert reviewers.
10-11Dec.2008: Programme Advisory Committee assesses proposals.
Jan. 2009: Scheduling of first beam-time allocations - subject to reactor operation schedule. Initial scheduling will likely be fairly “loose”, with ~ 50% of the beam time made available for the formal user programme.
After the commissioning phase, all instruments will have friendly user experiments for 2-3 months before they will be officially scheduled.