Call for proposals
Call for Proposals at the OPAL Neutron Beam Facility and National Deuteration Facility
Deadline 7 May 2010
ANSTO is now calling for proposals for the following neutron-beam instruments and facilities:
Echidna (high-resolution powder diffractometer)
Wombat (high-intensity powder diffractometer)
Koala (Laue diffractometer)
Kowari (strain scanner)
Platypus (neutron reflectometer) For complementary X-ray measurements please request the X-ray reflectometer as part of your neutron proposal.
Quokka (small-angle neutron scattering instrument) For complementary X-ray measurements please request one of the SAXS instruments as part of your neutron proposal.
Taipan (thermal 3-axis spectrometer)
Biological and Chemical Deuteration (at the National Deuteration Facility - NDF)
Proposals should be submitted using our on-line system, https://neutron.ansto.gov.au Deadline: 7 May 2010.
- For single visit proposals for neutron instruments, select round “May 2010-2 Neutron”
- For 3 year program proposals for neutron instruments, select “May 2010-2 Neutron Program”
- For National Deuteration Facility proposals, select round "May 2010-2 Deuteration”
Experimental reports and Publications
Users who have carried out experiments on one of the neutron-beam instruments are required to complete an experimental report and to enter relevant publications in the on-line user portal. Both can be submitted on-line under the “Completed Experiments” link on your home page on the portal. Note that the Program Advisory Committee will consider the track records of our users when awarding beamtime.
The application is for beam-time requests and does not 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.
Key dates
7 May 2010
Proposal Deadline
June/July 2010
Peer review process
July 2010
Programme Advisory Committee assesses proposals
September 2010
Scheduling of first beam-time allocations - subject to reactor operation schedule
Other information
OPAL Reactor Operating Cycles
Overview of our sample-environment equipment
All of the above instruments now have operating licences, with the exception of Taipan, and we expect to obtain Taipan’s licence in early 2010.
News and status updates on the OPAL reactor and the neutron beam instruments can be found in our newsletter Bragg Peaks.
Contact Us
Bragg Institute - User Office, Building 87
ANSTO
PMB 1, Menai, NSW 2234, Australia
T +61 2 9717 7232, F +61 2 9717 3606
E bragg-user-office@ansto.gov.au
www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute