[Neutron] Fwd: Call For Proposals 2026-1

[Craig Brown]

NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR)
Call For Proposals 2026-1 You are invited to apply for time on the neutron
beam instruments at the Center for High Resolution Neutron Scattering
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located at the NIST Center for Neutron Research.

*The deadline for proposals is September 15th, 2026.*

For details, please see our Web pages: Call for Proposals | NIST
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Proposal Submission

   - Users should work with an appropriate instrument contact when planning
   experiments and writing proposals. They are happy to assist you and will
   also help you register and submit your proposal. List of Instrument
   Contacts
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   - To submit a proposal, you must have an account, or create one, on the
   Information Management System. NCNR-IMS Login/Create Account
   <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ncnrims.nist.gov/__;!!IfrDr7yq!qJW5k1rhY1jnz12EtdKIyzoOFkFSyX051p-zpzS_hTaqK4mEJMLv-BCpJdcVFecqfauSEk_ODoz-1bM$>
   - The description of research section *must* be uploaded as a PDF file
   no longer than *3 letter-size pages* (including references), nor more
   than *1500 kb* in file size.

Instruments being offered by the Center for High Resolution Neutron
Scattering
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   - CHRNS Chromatic Analysis Neutron Diffractometer Or Reflectometer (
   CANDOR
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   )
   - CHRNS High-Flux Backscattering Spectrometer (HFBS
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   )
   - CHRNS Multi-Axis Crystal Spectrometer (MACS
   <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nist.gov/ncnr/chrns-macs-multi-axis-crystal-spectrometer__;!!IfrDr7yq!qJW5k1rhY1jnz12EtdKIyzoOFkFSyX051p-zpzS_hTaqK4mEJMLv-BCpJdcVFecqfauSEk_Olz4SMxU$>
   )
   - CHRNS Neutron Spin-Echo Spectrometer (NSE
   <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nist.gov/ncnr/chrns-nse-neutron-spin-echo-spectrometer__;!!IfrDr7yq!qJW5k1rhY1jnz12EtdKIyzoOFkFSyX051p-zpzS_hTaqK4mEJMLv-BCpJdcVFecqfauSEk_OqGN1ioI$>
   )
   - CHRNS Very Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (vSANS
   <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nist.gov/ncnr/chrns-vsans-very-small-angle-neutron-scattering__;!!IfrDr7yq!qJW5k1rhY1jnz12EtdKIyzoOFkFSyX051p-zpzS_hTaqK4mEJMLv-BCpJdcVFecqfauSEk_ODaY1Jmk$>
   )

Additional instruments offered by NIST
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   - Double-focusing Triple Axis Spectrometer (BT7
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   )
   - Disk-Chopper Spectrometer (DCS
   <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nist.gov/ncnr/dcs-disk-chopper-spectrometer__;!!IfrDr7yq!qJW5k1rhY1jnz12EtdKIyzoOFkFSyX051p-zpzS_hTaqK4mEJMLv-BCpJdcVFecqfauSEk_OsFXBSac$>
   )
   - 30m SANS instrument (NG7
   <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nist.gov/ncnr/ng7-sans-small-angle-neutron-scattering__;!!IfrDr7yq!qJW5k1rhY1jnz12EtdKIyzoOFkFSyX051p-zpzS_hTaqK4mEJMLv-BCpJdcVFecqfauSEk_OOlfNmWE$>
   )
   - Neutron Imaging Facility (NIF
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   )
   - High Resolution Powder Diffractometer (BT1
   <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nist.gov/ncnr/high-resolution-powder-diffractometer-bt-1__;!!IfrDr7yq!qJW5k1rhY1jnz12EtdKIyzoOFkFSyX051p-zpzS_hTaqK4mEJMLv-BCpJdcVFecqfauSEk_OmdzVf_c$>
   )

Also note that the following instruments will not operate due to
insufficient resources:

   - Triple-axis spectrometer (BT4)
   - Filter Analyzer Neutron Spectrometer (FANS)
   - 10m SANS (NGB10)
   - Ultra-Small Angle Neutron Scattering (USANS)
   - Polarized Beam Reflectometer/Diffractometer (PBR)

A full list of instruments and their status is provided on our
website: Facility/Instruments
Status | NIST
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Yamali Hernandez
yamali at nist.gov
(301) 975-5295
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