[Neutron] Reminder: Deadline for Neutron Scattering and Deuteration Proposals at the OPAL Reactor, in Sydney, Australia: 16 March 2020 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[SCHULZ, Jamie]

Proposals at the Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering<http://www.ansto.gov.au/acns/> and National Deuteration Facility<http://www.ansto.gov.au/ndf>.

Deadline 16 March 2020, for beam time between July and December 2020.

ANSTO is open for proposals for the following neutron-beam instruments and facilities:

Echidna<http://www.ansto.gov.au/echidna> (high-resolution powder diffractometer)

Wombat<http://www.ansto.gov.au/wombat> (high-intensity powder diffractometer)

Koala<http://www.ansto.gov.au/koala> (Laue diffractometer)

Kowari<http://www.ansto.gov.au/kowari> (strain scanner)

Dingo<http://www.ansto.gov.au/dingo> (neutron radiography/tomography/imaging)

Platypus<http://www.ansto.gov.au/platypus> (reflectometer)

Spatz<http://www.ansto.gov.au/spatz> (reflectometer)

Quokka<http://www.ansto.gov.au/quokka> (pinhole small-angle-neutron scattering)

Bilby<http://www.ansto.gov.au/bilby> (TOF small-angle-neutron scattering)

Kookaburra<http://www.ansto.gov.au/kookaburra> (ultra-small-angle neutron scattering)

Taipan<http://www.ansto.gov.au/taipan> (thermal-neutron 3-axis spectrometer)

Beryllium-filter option<https://www.ansto.gov.au/user-access/instruments/neutron-scattering-instruments/taipan/technical-information> on Taipan

Sika<http://www.ansto.gov.au/sika> (cold-neutron 3-axis spectrometer)

Pelican<http://www.ansto.gov.au/pelican> (cold-neutron time-of-flight spectrometer)

Emu<http://www.ansto.gov.au/emu> (high-resolution backscattering spectrometer)

Biological and Chemical Deuteration (at the National Deuteration Facility<http://www.ansto.gov.au/ndf>)



Sample environment equipment<https://www.ansto.gov.au/user-access/instruments/other-instruments-and-services/sample-environments> available for use on the neutron-beam instruments.

Small-angle X-ray scattering<https://www.ansto.gov.au/user-access/instruments/other-instruments-and-services/small-angle-x-ray-scattering-instruments> and X-ray reflectometry<https://www.ansto.gov.au/user-access/instruments/other-instruments-and-services/small-angle-x-ray-scattering-instruments/x> (in conjunction with Quokka<http://www.ansto.gov.au/quokka>, Bilby<http://www.ansto.gov.au/bilby>, Platypus<http://www.ansto.gov.au/platypus> or Spatz<http://www.ansto.gov.au/spatz>)

Physical Properties Measurement System<https://www.ansto.gov.au/physical-properties-measurement-system> (only in collaborative mode with ANSTO staff)



Other Important Information:



*         Due to the replacement of the thermal guide TG123 primary shutter in mid-2020, the Neutron Guide Hall Instruments will be shutdown from 25th April to mid-August 2020 and there will be reduced number of beamtime days available for the user program in the 2020-2 round (see the Instrument Schedules<https://neutron.ansto.gov.au/Bragg/proposal/Schedule.jsp>).

*         Spatz<http://www.ansto.gov.au/spatz> neutron reflectometer is now available for user experiments

*         Following an upgrade of its detector, Quokka<http://www.ansto.gov.au/quokka> is now able to operate at rates exceeding 6 million counts per second compared to 50 thousand previously. Such conditions may be achieved in samples measured at high q (from 0.1 - 0.7 A-1). We are particularly seeking proposals that would be able to exploit this significant performance gain e.g. very fast (e.g. sub-second) time-resolved studies.

*         Mail-in proposals can be submitted continuously for the following:

o   Powder Diffraction on Echidna<https://www.ansto.gov.au/user-access/instruments/neutron-scattering-instruments/echidna/services-echidna>

o   Small-Angle Neutron Scattering on Quokka<https://www.ansto.gov.au/research/user-office/instruments/neutron-scattering-instruments/quokka/services>

Proposals must be submitted using our on-line system, http://neutron.ansto.gov.au/ Deadline: 16 March 2020.

  *   For single visit proposals for neutron and X-ray instruments, select round "2020-2 Neutron"
  *   For 3-year program proposals for neutron instruments and/or bio- or chemical deuteration, select "2020-2 Neutron & NDF Program"
  *   For National Deuteration Facility proposals, select round "2020-2 Deuteration"

Important notes:



*         Applicants should note that the proposal system will not allow a proposal to be submitted if you have outstanding experimental reports.

*         Applicants should ensure that any publications resulting from beamtime at ANSTO are entered into the proposal system and linked to the related proposal(s). The peer review panels will take these into consideration when reviewing the proposals.

*         Applicants should ideally discuss their proposal with the appropriate Instrument Scientist before submitting.


Dr Jamie Schulz

Leader
Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering
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