[Neutron] BNC call for Science Proposals - deadline May 17, 2020

[Bottyán László]

BNC call for Science Proposals

Proposal deadline: May 17, 2020

The Budapest Neutron Centre (BNC), the largest research infrastructure
in Central Europe operates the 10MW Budapest Research Reactor and
provides excellence-based open access to the national and international
user community to the experimental stations.  

The BNC user program currently includes 14 (thermal and cold
neutron-based) instruments, to carry out research in physics, chemistry,
biology, materials, medical and cultural heritage sciences. Typically
180 experiments per year are performed, involving 140 scientists from
Hungary and abroad. Upon negotiations with the User Office, BNC also
provides access to special facilities for mirror testing, isotope
production and neutron irradiation.  

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_The emergency regulations related to the COVID-19 pandemic presently in
force in Hungary, do not allow users to visit the BNC premises. Foreign
users are not allowed to cross the borders. It is unforeseen when such
restrictions may be lifted._ 

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_However__, after having detailed discussions with the__ __instrument
responsible [1] remote experiments by the users are possible and are
encouraged to conduct. Namely, the samples are to be sent in advance to
BNC via post and the experiment is performed by the BNC instrument
scientist, amid a continuous communication with the user. Therefore do
not hesitate to submit your proposal now, and indicate in your proposal
if you choose the remote experiment option. This is especially important
for urgent experiments._ 

Instruments offered in the BNC user program
(https://www.bnc.hu/instruments [2]): 

MTEST [3]: 4-circle Material Test Diffractometer
PSD [4]: Powder Diffractometer with Position Sensitive Detector
TOF-ND [5]: High Resolution General Purpose Time-Of-Flight
Diffractometer 

SANS-YS [6]: Small Angle Neutron Scattering Instrument ("Yellow
Submarine")
FSANS [7]: Time of Flight Small Angle Neutron Scattering Instrument 
GINA [8]: Vertical Sample Cold Neutron Beam Reflectometer with
Polarization Option
REF [9]: Cold Neutron Beam Reflectometer for neutron optics testing 

TAST/HOLO [10]: Thermal Neutron Triple Axis Spectrometer
ATHOS [11]: Cold neutron triple axis spectrometer - NOT AVAILABLE IN THE
CURRENT CALL FOR PROPOSALS 

RAD [12]: Static/Dynamic thermal-neutron and X-ray Imaging Station
NORMA [13]: Neutron Optics and Radiography for Material Analysis 

NAA [14]: Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis
PGAA [15]: Cold Beam Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis
NIPS [16]: Neutron-Induced Prompt Gamma-ray Spectroscopy
D�ME [17]: Low-Level Gamma-Spectrometer 

BAGIRA-4 [18]: Reactor irradiation loop - NOT AVAILABLE IN THE CURRENT
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
BIO [19]: Biological irradiation channel - NOT AVAILABLE IN THE CURRENT
CALL FOR PROPOSALS 

To learn more about BNC, please visit https://www.bnc.hu [20]. 

In order to get beam time on a BNC instrument, users must prepare and
submit an experimental proposal. The proposal template may be downloaded
from the BNC website at
http://www.bnc.hu/sites/default/files/BNC_reg_prop_form.doc [21] to fill
in and submit electronically via e-mail to useroffice at bnc.hu. We
encourage potential users to contact the respective instrument
responsible [1] when planning experiments and writing proposals. They
will be glad to assist you and will help you to submit your proposal in
due time.  

Proposals will be reviewed by the international User Selection Panel
[22] for technical feasibility, safety and potential for high-impact
science.

_As__ announced earlier -- high preference is to be given to proposals
on R&D related to the fight against the COVID-19._ 

The submitted experimental proposals involving user-program instruments
of BNC will next be evaluated from Monday, May 18, 2020. 

The principal investigators will be notified about the referees�
decision by June 30, 2020. Beam time assigned as a result of the present
call will be negotiated with the PI to be scheduled for the period
September 1, 2020 through January 31, 2021.
Experimenters of the approved projects will be required to prove access
liability and training history prior to their on-site experiment. 

We would like to emphasize that the present call is BNC's general
Science Proposal call for the majority of the beam time on the
instruments. BNC also participates is various thematic international
programs, in which beam time on part of the instrument pool may be
applied for. The deadlines for those proposals -- aimed at different
user groups -- are called at different times of the year. The evaluation
procedure and the referee committees may also vary from project to
project. Please check all project proposal deadlines here [23] 

BNC User Office 

 

Links:
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[1] https://www.bnc.hu/contacts
[2] https://www.bnc.hu/instruments
[3] http://www.bnc.hu/mtest
[4] http://www.bnc.hu/psd
[5] http://www.bnc.hu/tof-nd
[6] http://www.bnc.hu/ys-sans
[7] http://www.bnc.hu/fsans
[8] http://www.bnc.hu/gina
[9] http://www.bnc.hu/ref
[10] http://www.bnc.hu/tast
[11] http://www.bnc.hu/athos
[12] http://www.bnc.hu/rad
[13] http://www.bnc.hu/norma
[14] http://www.bnc.hu/naa
[15] http://www.bnc.hu/pgaa
[16] http://www.bnc.hu/nips
[17] http://www.bnc.hu/dome
[18] http://www.bnc.hu/bagira
[19] http://www.bnc.hu/bio
[20] https://www.bnc.hu/
[21] http://www.bnc.hu/sites/default/files/BNC_reg_prop_form.doc
[22] https://www.bnc.hu/USP
[23] https://www.bnc.hu/international-projects-bnc-instrument-beam-time
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