[Neutron] Announcement of the J-PARC/MLF user program for the 2011A term

[fujio maekawa]

Announcement of the J-PARC/MLF user program for the 2011A term



   The call for proposals for the J-PARC/MLF user program for the first half
term of FY2011 (2011A) opens on November 17, 2011. Users wishing to conduct
experiments at MLF are encouraged to submit proposals via the web-based
"J-PARC proposal system".



1. Overview of MLF use

   Overview of MLF use such as access modes, types and categories of
proposals, application and reviewing, procedures for conducting experiment
are shown in the following:

http://j-parc.jp/MatLife/en/applying/index.html



2. Period of 2011A term (schedule)

   From April, 2011 to November, 2011



3. Eligibility

   Applicants must belong to a legal organization or entity that may be any
of the following:

- Public or private colleges, universities, and institutions of higher
education

- Public or not-for-profit research organizations

- Private companies

   Applicants belonging to the following parties are subject to the approval
of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology -
Japan (MEXT).

- Parties listed in the end user list of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and
Industry - Japan (METI)
(http://www.meti.go.jp/policy/anpo/hp/law_document/tutatu/t04shinsei/t04shin
sei_userlist.pdf)

- Parties not contracting to the treaty on the Nuclear Nonproliferation
Treaty (NPT).



4. Period of the submission

   From November 17 to December 7, 2010, 17:00 (JST)



5. Application procedure

   Applicants are requested to submit proposals electronically through the
J-PARC proposal system (https://gamusha1.j-parc.jp/j-pas/auth/menu.jsp).



6. Available instruments

   Neutron and Muon instruments available are as follows. Please visit the
Web-site

   http://j-parc.jp/MatLife/en/applying/koubo.html

and/or contact the persons for the instruments for more details. The power
of the pulsed proton beams available for experiments is expected to be about
200kW or more.



(1) Neutron instruments

BL

	Name of instrument

	Contact person


BL01

	4D Space Access Neutron Spectrometer

(4SEASONS)

	Ryoichi Kajimoto

TEL: +81-29-284-3910

E-mail: ryoichi.kajimoto at j-parc.jp


BL03

	IBARAKI Biological Crystal Diffractometer (iBIX)

	Ichiro Tanaka

TEL: +81-294-38-7093

E-mail: i.tanaka at mx.ibaraki.ac.jp


BL08

	Super High Resolution Powder Diffractometer

(SuperHRPD)

	Takashi Kamiyama

TEL: +81-29-284-4876

E-mail: takashi.kamiyama at kek.jp


BL10



	NeutrOn Beam-line for Observation

and Research Use (NOBORU)

	Fujio Maekawa

TEL: +81-29-282-6217

E-mail: maekawa.fujio at jaea.go.jp


BL12

	High Resolution Chopper Spectrometer (HRC)

	Shinichi Itoh

TEL: +81-29-284-4451

E-mail: shinichi.itoh at kek.jp

Taku Sato

TEL: +81-29-287-8905

E-mail: taku at issp.u-tokyo.ac.jp


BL14

	Cold-Neutron Disk-chopper

Spectrometer (AMATERAS)

	Kenji Nakajima

TEL: +81-29-282-6936

E-mail: kenji.nakajima at j-parc.jp


BL16

	High-Performance Neutron Reflectometer with

a Horizontal Sample Geometry (ARISA-II)

	Norifumi Yamada

TEL: +81-29-284-4274

E-mail: yamadan at post.kek.jp


BL19

	Engineering Materials Diffractometer (TAKUMI)

	Kazuya Aizawa

TEL: +81-29-284-3744

E-mail: aizawa.kazuya at jaea.go.jp


BL20

	IBARAKI Materials Design Diffractometer

(iMATERIA)

	Toru Ishigaki

TEL: +81-29-352-3231

E-mail: toru.ishigaki at j-parc.jp


BL21

	High Intensity Total Diffractometer (NOVA)

	Toshiya Otomo

TEL: +81-29-284-4333

E-mail: toshiya.otomo at j-parc.jp



   Successful applicants at universities or academic institutions to use any
KEK neutron instruments (BL08, BL12, BL16, BL21) will be supported by the
KEK inter-university research program. Those at private companies are
requested to contact with the address shown below before application.

   For the neutron instrument (BL21) proposals on research of hydrogen
storage materials are applicable. Specific program for neutron instruments
(BL03, BL20) which are conducted by Ibaraki Prefecture will be called
separately. Please visit the Web-site

   http://www.sf21-ibaraki.jp/bl_riyo/boshu_yoko.html (Japanese version only)


for more details.



(2) Muon Instrument

BL

	Name of instrument

	Contact person


D1

	D1 instrument

	Yasuhiro Miyake

TEL: +81-29-284-4624

E-mail: yasuhiro.miyake at kek.jp


D2

	D2 instrument

	Yasuhiro Miyake

TEL: +81-29-284-4624

E-mail: yasuhiro.miyake at kek.jp



   Successful applicants at universities or academic institutions to use any
KEK muon instruments (D1, D2) will be supported by the KEK inter-university
research program. Those at private companies are requested to contact with
the address shown below before application.



7. Contact address

   J-PARC Center Users Office



(1) Non-proprietary research

   IBARAKI Quantum Beam Research Center,

   162-1 Shirakata, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1106, Japan

   TEL: +81-29-284-3398

   FAX: +81-29-284-3286

   E-mail: j-proposal at ml.j-parc.jp



(2) Proprietary research

   2-4 Shirakata Shirane, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan

   TEL: +81-29-284-3586

   FAX: +81-29-282-5996