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    <div class="moz-forward-container">BNC <span class="SpellE">call</span>
      <span class="SpellE">for</span> Science <span class="SpellE">Proposals</span>
      <div class="Section1">
        <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;"><span
            class="SpellE"><strong><span style="font-size: 8.5pt;
                font-family: Arial; color: black;"><br>
              </span></strong></span></p>
        <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;"><span
            class="SpellE"><strong><span style="font-size: 8.5pt;
                font-family: Arial; color: black;">Proposal</span></strong></span><strong><span
              style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial; color:
              black;"> <span class="SpellE">deadline</span>: April 25</span></strong><strong><span
              style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial; color:
              black;">, 2021</span></strong></p>
        <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;"><strong><span
              style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial; color:
              black;"> </span></strong><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;
            font-family: Arial; color: black;">The Budapest Neutron
            Centre (BNC), <span class="SpellE">the</span> <span
              class="SpellE">largest</span> <span class="SpellE">research</span>
            <span class="SpellE">infrastructure</span> <span
              class="SpellE">in</span> <span class="SpellE">Central</span>
            Europe <span class="SpellE">operates</span> <span
              class="SpellE">the</span> 10MW Budapest Research <span
              class="SpellE">Reactor</span> and <span class="SpellE">provides</span>
            <span class="SpellE">excellence-based</span> <span
              class="SpellE">open</span> <span class="SpellE">access</span>
            <span class="SpellE">to</span> <span class="SpellE">the</span>
            <span class="SpellE">national</span> and <span
              class="SpellE">international</span> <span class="SpellE">user</span>
            <span class="SpellE">community</span> <span class="SpellE">to</span>
            <span class="SpellE">the</span> <span class="SpellE">experimental</span>
            <span class="SpellE">stations</span>. <!-- o ignored --></span></p>
        <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align:
          justify;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Arial;
            color: black;">The BNC <span class="SpellE">user</span>
            program <span class="SpellE">currently</span> <span
              class="SpellE">includes</span> 14 (<span class="SpellE">thermal</span>
            and <span class="SpellE">cold</span> <span class="SpellE">neutron-based</span>)
            <span class="SpellE">instruments</span>, <span
              class="SpellE">to</span> <span class="SpellE">carry</span>
            out <span class="SpellE">research</span> <span
              class="SpellE">in</span> <span class="SpellE">physics</span>,
            <span class="SpellE">chemistry</span>, <span class="SpellE">biology</span>,
            <span class="SpellE">materials</span>, <span class="SpellE">medical</span>
            and <span class="SpellE">cultural</span> <span
              class="SpellE">heritage</span> <span class="SpellE">sciences</span>.
            <span class="SpellE">Typically</span> 180 <span
              class="SpellE">experiments</span> per <span
              class="SpellE">year</span> <span class="SpellE">are</span>
            <span class="SpellE">performed</span>, <span class="SpellE">involving</span>
            ~140 <span class="SpellE">scientists</span> on average <span
              class="SpellE">from</span> Hungary and <span
              class="SpellE">abroad</span>. <span class="SpellE">Upon</span>
            <span class="SpellE">negotiations</span> <span
              class="SpellE">with</span> <span class="SpellE">the</span><span
              class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a
              style="transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out; cursor:
-webkit-image-set(url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov.png')
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url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov@2x.png')
              2x), pointer !important;" href="mailto:useroffice@bnc.hu"
              moz-do-not-send="true"><span class="SpellE"><span
                  style="font-size: 8.5pt; color: #6a8500;">User</span></span><span
                style="font-size: 8.5pt; color: #6a8500;"> Office</span></a>,
            BNC <span class="SpellE">also</span> <span class="SpellE">provides</span>
            <span class="SpellE">access</span> <span class="SpellE">to</span>
            <span class="SpellE">special</span> <span class="SpellE">facilities</span>
            <span class="SpellE">for</span> <span class="SpellE">mirror</span>
            testing, <span class="SpellE">isotope</span> <span
              class="SpellE">production</span> and neutron <span
              class="SpellE">irradiation</span>. <!-- o ignored --></span></p>
        <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><em><span
              style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial; color:
              black;"><!-- o ignored --> </span></em></p>
        <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align:
          justify;"><em><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family:
              Arial; color: black;">The <span class="SpellE">emergency</span>
              <span class="SpellE">regulations</span> <span
                class="SpellE">related</span> <span class="SpellE">to</span> <span
                class="SpellE">the</span> COVID-19 <span class="SpellE">pandemic</span>
              <span class="SpellE">presently</span> <span class="SpellE">in</span>
              <span class="SpellE">force</span> <span class="SpellE">in</span>
              Hungary, <span class="SpellE">do</span> <span
                class="SpellE">not</span> <span class="SpellE">allow</span>
              <span class="SpellE">users</span> <span class="SpellE">to</span>
              <span class="SpellE">visit</span> <span class="SpellE">the</span>
              BNC <span class="SpellE">premises</span>. <span
                class="SpellE">It</span> is <span class="SpellE">still
                unforeseen</span> <span class="SpellE">when</span> <span
                class="SpellE">such</span> <span class="SpellE">restrictions</span>
              <span class="SpellE">may</span> be lifted.</span></em><span
            style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><!-- o ignored --></span></p>
        <span class="SpellE"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 8.5pt;
                font-family: Arial; color: black;">However</span></em></strong></span><strong><em><span
              style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial; color:
              black;">, <span class="SpellE"></span><span
                class="SpellE">having</span> <span class="SpellE">had
                detailed</span> <span class="SpellE">discussions</span>
              <span class="SpellE">with</span> <span class="SpellE">the</span></span></em></strong><span
          class="apple-converted-space"><strong><em><span
                style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial; color:
                black;"> </span></em></strong></span><strong><em><span
              style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial; color:
              black;"><a style="transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out;
                cursor:
-webkit-image-set(url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov.png')
                1x,
url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov@2x.png')
                2x), pointer !important;"
                href="https://www.bnc.hu/contacts" target="_blank"
                rel="noopener noreferrer" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                  class="SpellE"><span style="color: #6a8500;">instrument</span></span><span
                  style="color: #6a8500;"> <span class="SpellE">responsible</span></span></a> <span
                class="SpellE">remote</span> <span class="SpellE">experiments</span>
              <span class="SpellE">are</span> <span class="SpellE">possible</span>
              and <span class="SpellE">are</span> <span class="SpellE">encouraged</span>
              <span class="SpellE">to</span> <span class="SpellE">conduct</span>.
              <span class="SpellE">Namely</span>, <span class="SpellE">the</span>
              <span class="SpellE">samples</span> <span class="SpellE">are</span>
              <span class="SpellE">to</span> be <span class="SpellE">sent</span>
              <span class="SpellE">in</span> <span class="SpellE">advance</span>
              <span class="SpellE">to</span> BNC <span class="SpellE">via</span>
              post and <span class="SpellE">the</span> <span
                class="SpellE">experiment</span> is <span
                class="SpellE">performed</span> <span class="SpellE">by</span>
              <span class="SpellE">the</span> BNC <span class="SpellE">instrument</span>
              <span class="SpellE">scientist</span>, amid a <span
                class="SpellE">continuous</span> <span class="SpellE">communication</span>
              <span class="SpellE">with</span> <span class="SpellE">the</span>
              <span class="SpellE">user</span>. <span class="SpellE">Therefore</span>
              <span class="SpellE">do</span> <span class="SpellE">not</span>
              <span class="SpellE">hesitate</span> <span class="SpellE">to</span>
              <span class="SpellE">submit</span> <span class="SpellE">your</span>
              <span class="SpellE">proposal</span> <span class="SpellE">now</span>,
              and <span class="SpellE">indicate</span> <span
                class="SpellE">in</span> <span class="SpellE">the</span>
              <span class="SpellE">proposal</span> <span class="SpellE">if</span>
              <span class="SpellE">you</span> <span class="SpellE">choose</span>
              <span class="SpellE">the</span> <span class="SpellE">remote</span>
              <span class="SpellE">experiment</span> <span
                class="SpellE">option</span>. <span class="SpellE">This</span>
              is <span class="SpellE">especially</span> <span
                class="SpellE">important</span> <span class="SpellE">for</span>
              <span class="SpellE">urgent</span> <span class="SpellE">experiments</span>.</span></em></strong><span
          style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><!-- o ignored --></span>
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      </div>
      <div class="Section1"><br>
        <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height:
          20.4pt;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Arial;
            color: black;">Instruments <span class="SpellE">offered</span>
            <span class="SpellE">in</span> <span class="SpellE">the</span> BNC
            <span class="SpellE">user</span> program (<a
              style="transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out; cursor:
-webkit-image-set(url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov.png')
              1x,
url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov@2x.png')
              2x), pointer !important;"
              href="https://www.bnc.hu/instruments" target="_blank"
              rel="noopener noreferrer" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                style="font-size: 8.5pt; color: #6a8500;">https://www.bnc.hu/instruments</span></a>):<!-- o ignored --></span></p>
        <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span
            style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><!-- o ignored --> </span></p>
        <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span
            style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><a
              href="http://www.bnc.hu/mtest" target="_blank"
              rel="noopener noreferrer" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                style="font-size: 8.5pt; color: #6a8500;">MTEST</span></a>:
            4-circle <span class="SpellE">Material</span> Test <span
              class="SpellE">Diffractometer</span><br>
            <a style="transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out; cursor:
-webkit-image-set(url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov.png')
              1x,
url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov@2x.png')
              2x), pointer !important;" href="http://www.bnc.hu/psd"
              target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
              moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt;
                color: #6a8500;">PSD</span></a>: <span class="SpellE">Powder</span>
            <span class="SpellE">Diffractometer</span> <span
              class="SpellE">with</span> <span class="SpellE">Position</span>
            <span class="SpellE">Sensitive</span> <span class="SpellE">Detector</span><br>
            <a style="transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out; cursor:
-webkit-image-set(url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov.png')
              1x,
url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov@2x.png')
              2x), pointer !important;" href="http://www.bnc.hu/tof-nd"
              target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
              moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt;
                color: #6a8500;">TOF-ND</span></a>: <span
              class="SpellE">High</span> <span class="SpellE">Resolution</span>
            General <span class="SpellE">Purpose</span> <span
              class="SpellE">Time-Of-Flight</span> <span class="SpellE">Diffractometer</span><!-- o ignored --></span></p>
        <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span
            style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><!-- o ignored --> </span></p>
        <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span
            style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><a
              href="http://www.bnc.hu/ys-sans" target="_blank"
              rel="noopener noreferrer" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                style="font-size: 8.5pt; color: #6a8500;">SANS-YS</span></a>:
            <span class="SpellE">Small</span> <span class="SpellE">Angle</span>
            Neutron <span class="SpellE">Scattering</span> <span
              class="SpellE">Instrument</span> ("<span class="SpellE">Yellow</span>
            <span class="SpellE">Submarine</span>")<br>
            <a style="transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out; cursor:
-webkit-image-set(url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov.png')
              1x,
url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov@2x.png')
              2x), pointer !important;" href="http://www.bnc.hu/fsans"
              target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
              moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt;
                color: #6a8500;">FSANS</span></a>: Time of <span
              class="SpellE">Flight</span> <span class="SpellE">Small</span>
            <span class="SpellE">Angle</span> Neutron <span
              class="SpellE">Scattering</span> <span class="SpellE">Instrument</span>
            (Due to an upgarde, peresently not available for user
            experiments) <br>
            <a style="transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out; cursor:
-webkit-image-set(url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov.png')
              1x,
url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov@2x.png')
              2x), pointer !important;" href="http://www.bnc.hu/gina"
              target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
              moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt;
                color: #6a8500;">GINA</span></a>: <span class="SpellE">Vertical</span>
            <span class="SpellE">Sample</span> <span class="SpellE">Cold</span>
            Neutron <span class="SpellE">Beam</span> <span
              class="SpellE">Reflectometer</span> <span class="SpellE">with</span>
            <span class="SpellE">Polarized Beam</span> <span
              class="SpellE">Option</span><br>
            <a style="transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out; cursor:
-webkit-image-set(url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov.png')
              1x,
url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov@2x.png')
              2x), pointer !important;" href="http://www.bnc.hu/ref"
              target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
              moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt;
                color: #6a8500;">REF</span></a>: <span class="SpellE">Cold</span>
            Neutron <span class="SpellE">Beam</span> <span
              class="SpellE">Reflectometer</span> <span class="SpellE">for</span>
            neutron <span class="SpellE">optics</span> testing<!-- o ignored --></span></p>
        <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span
            style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><!-- o ignored --> </span></p>
        <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span
            style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><a
              href="http://www.bnc.hu/tast" target="_blank"
              rel="noopener noreferrer" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                style="font-size: 8.5pt; color: #6a8500;">TAST/HOLO</span></a>:
            <span class="SpellE">Thermal</span> Neutron <span
              class="SpellE">Triple</span> <span class="SpellE">Axis</span>
            <span class="SpellE">Spectrometer</span><br>
            <a style="transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out; cursor:
-webkit-image-set(url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov.png')
              1x,
url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov@2x.png')
              2x), pointer !important;" href="http://www.bnc.hu/athos"
              target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
              moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt;
                color: #6a8500;">ATHOS</span></a>: <span class="SpellE">Cold</span>
            neutron <span class="SpellE">triple</span> <span
              class="SpellE">axis</span> <span class="SpellE">spectrometer</span>
            - </span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Arial;
            color: black;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family:
              Arial; color: black;">(Due to an upgarde, peresently not
              available for user experiments)</span><!-- o ignored --></span></p>
        <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span
            style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><!-- o ignored --> </span></p>
        <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span
            style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><a
              href="http://www.bnc.hu/rad" target="_blank" rel="noopener
              noreferrer" moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="font-size:
                8.5pt; color: #6a8500;">RAD</span></a>: <span
              class="SpellE">Static</span>/<span class="SpellE">Dynamic</span>
            <span class="SpellE">thermal-neutron</span> and <span
              class="SpellE">X-ray</span> <span class="SpellE">Imaging</span>
            <span class="SpellE">Station</span><br>
            <a style="transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out; cursor:
-webkit-image-set(url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov.png')
              1x,
url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov@2x.png')
              2x), pointer !important;" href="http://www.bnc.hu/norma"
              target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
              moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt;
                color: #6a8500;">NORMA</span></a>: Neutron <span
              class="SpellE">Optics</span> and <span class="SpellE">Radiography</span>
            <span class="SpellE">for</span> <span class="SpellE">Material</span>
            <span class="SpellE">Analysis</span><!-- o ignored --></span></p>
        <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span
            style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><!-- o ignored --> </span></p>
        <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span
            style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><a
              href="http://www.bnc.hu/naa" target="_blank" rel="noopener
              noreferrer" moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="font-size:
                8.5pt; color: #6a8500;">NAA</span></a>: <span
              class="SpellE">Instrumental</span> Neutron <span
              class="SpellE">Activation</span> <span class="SpellE">Analysis</span><br>
            <a style="transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out; cursor:
-webkit-image-set(url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov.png')
              1x,
url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov@2x.png')
              2x), pointer !important;" href="http://www.bnc.hu/pgaa"
              target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
              moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt;
                color: #6a8500;">PGAA</span></a>: <span class="SpellE">Cold</span>
            <span class="SpellE">Beam</span> <span class="GramE">Prompt</span>
            Gamma <span class="SpellE">Activation</span> <span
              class="SpellE">Analysis</span><br>
            <a style="transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out; cursor:
-webkit-image-set(url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov.png')
              1x,
url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov@2x.png')
              2x), pointer !important;" href="http://www.bnc.hu/nips"
              target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
              moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt;
                color: #6a8500;">NIPS</span></a>: <span class="SpellE">Neutron-Induced</span>
            Prompt <span class="SpellE">Gamma-ray</span> <span
              class="SpellE">Spectroscopy</span><br>
            <a style="transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out; cursor:
-webkit-image-set(url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov.png')
              1x,
url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov@2x.png')
              2x), pointer !important;" href="http://www.bnc.hu/dome"
              target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
              moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt;
                color: #6a8500;">DOME</span></a>: <span class="SpellE">Low-Level</span>
            <span class="SpellE">Gamma-Spectrometer</span><!-- o ignored --></span></p>
        <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span
            style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><!-- o ignored --> </span></p>
        <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span
            style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><a
              href="http://www.bnc.hu/bagira" target="_blank"
              rel="noopener noreferrer" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                style="font-size: 8.5pt; color: #6a8500;">BAGIRA-4</span></a>:
            <span class="SpellE">Reactor</span> <span class="SpellE">irradiation</span>
            <span class="SpellE">loop</span> (Due to large backlog, not
            available in the current call)<br>
            <a style="transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out; cursor:
-webkit-image-set(url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov.png')
              1x,
url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov@2x.png')
              2x), pointer !important;" href="http://www.bnc.hu/bio"
              target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
              moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt;
                color: #6a8500;">BIO</span></a>: <span class="SpellE">Biological</span>
            <span class="SpellE">irradiation</span> <span
              class="SpellE">channel </span> </span><!-- o ignored --><span
            style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(Due
            to large backlog, not available in the current call)<br>
          </span></p>
        <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height:
          20.4pt;"><span class="SpellE"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;
              font-family: Arial; color: black;">To</span></span><span
            style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">
            <span class="SpellE">learn</span> more <span class="SpellE">about</span>
            BNC, <span class="SpellE">please</span> <span
              class="SpellE">visit</span><span
              class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a
              style="transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out; cursor:
-webkit-image-set(url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov.png')
              1x,
url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov@2x.png')
              2x), pointer !important;" href="https://www.bnc.hu/"
              target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
              moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt;
                color: #6a8500;">https://www.bnc.hu</span></a>.<!-- o ignored --></span></p>
        <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span
            style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><!-- o ignored --> </span></p>
        <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span
            class="SpellE"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family:
              Arial; color: black;">In</span></span><span
            style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">
            <span class="SpellE">order</span> <span class="SpellE">to</span>
            <span class="SpellE">get</span> <span class="SpellE">beam</span>
            <span class="SpellE">time</span> <span class="SpellE">on</span> a
            BNC <span class="SpellE">instrument</span>, <span
              class="SpellE">users</span> must <span class="SpellE">prepare</span>
            and <span class="SpellE">submit</span> an <span
              class="SpellE">experimental</span> <span class="SpellE">proposal</span>.
            The <span class="SpellE">proposal</span> <span
              class="SpellE">template</span> <span class="SpellE">may</span>
            be <span class="SpellE">downloaded</span> <span
              class="SpellE">from</span> <span class="SpellE">the</span>
            BNC <span class="SpellE">website</span> <span
              class="SpellE">at</span><span
              class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a
              style="transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out; cursor:
-webkit-image-set(url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov.png')
              1x,
url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov@2x.png')
              2x), pointer !important;"
              href="http://www.bnc.hu/sites/default/files/BNC_reg_prop_form.doc"
              target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
              moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt;
                color: #6a8500;">http://www.bnc.hu/sites/default/files/BNC_reg_prop_form.doc</span></a><span
              class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="SpellE">to</span>
            <span class="SpellE">fill</span> <span class="SpellE">in</span>
            and <span class="SpellE">submit</span> <span
              class="SpellE">electronically</span> <span class="SpellE">via</span>
            e-mail <span class="SpellE">to</span><span
              class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a
              style="transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out; cursor:
-webkit-image-set(url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov.png')
              1x,
url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov@2x.png')
              2x), pointer !important;" href="mailto:useroffice@bnc.hu"
              moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt;
                color: #6a8500;">useroffice@bnc.hu</span></a>. <span
              class="SpellE">We</span> <span class="SpellE">encourage</span>
            <span class="SpellE">potential</span> <span class="SpellE">users</span>
            <span class="SpellE">to</span> <span class="SpellE">contact</span>
            <span class="SpellE">the</span> <span class="SpellE">respective</span><span
              class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a
              style="transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out; cursor:
-webkit-image-set(url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov.png')
              1x,
url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov@2x.png')
              2x), pointer !important;"
              href="https://www.bnc.hu/contacts" target="_blank"
              rel="noopener noreferrer" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                class="SpellE"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; color:
                  #6a8500;">instrument</span></span><span
                style="font-size: 8.5pt; color: #6a8500;"> <span
                  class="SpellE">responsible</span></span></a> <span
              class="SpellE">when</span> <span class="SpellE">planning</span>
            <span class="SpellE">experiments</span> and <span
              class="SpellE">writing</span> <span class="SpellE">proposals</span>.
            <span class="SpellE">They</span> <span class="SpellE">will</span>
            be <span class="SpellE">glad</span> <span class="SpellE">to</span>
            <span class="SpellE">assist</span> <span class="SpellE">you</span>
            and <span class="SpellE">will</span> <span class="SpellE">help</span>
            <span class="SpellE">you</span> <span class="SpellE">to</span>
            <span class="SpellE">submit</span> <span class="SpellE">your</span>
            <span class="SpellE">proposal</span> <span class="SpellE">in</span>
            <span class="SpellE">due</span> <span class="SpellE">time</span>. <!-- o ignored --></span></p>
        <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span
            style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><!-- o ignored --> </span></p>
        <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span
            class="SpellE"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family:
              Arial; color: black;">Proposals</span></span><span
            style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">
            <span class="SpellE">will</span> be <span class="SpellE">reviewed</span>
            <span class="SpellE">by</span> <span class="SpellE">the</span>
            <span class="SpellE">international</span><span
              class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a
              style="transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out; cursor:
-webkit-image-set(url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov.png')
              1x,
url('chrome-extension://anflghppebdhjipndogapfagemgnlblh/img/cursor_hov@2x.png')
              2x), pointer !important;" href="https://www.bnc.hu/USP"
              target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
              moz-do-not-send="true"><span class="SpellE"><span
                  style="font-size: 8.5pt; color: #6a8500;">User</span></span><span
                style="font-size: 8.5pt; color: #6a8500;"> <span
                  class="SpellE">Selection</span> Panel</span></a><span
              class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="SpellE">for</span>
            <span class="SpellE">technical</span> <span class="SpellE">feasibility</span>,
            <span class="SpellE">safety</span> and <span class="SpellE">potential</span>
            <span class="SpellE">for</span> <span class="SpellE">high-impact</span>
            <span class="SpellE">science</span>.<br
              style="mso-special-character: line-break;">
            <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;">
            <!-- o ignored --></span></p>
        <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span
            class="SpellE"><em><span style="font-size: 8.5pt;
                font-family: Arial; color: black;">As</span></em></span><em><span
              style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial; color:
              black;"> <span class="SpellE">announced</span> <span
                class="SpellE">earlier</span> -- <span class="SpellE">high</span>
              <span class="SpellE">preference</span> is <span
                class="SpellE">to</span> be <span class="SpellE">given</span>
              <span class="SpellE">to</span> <span class="SpellE">proposals</span> <span
                class="SpellE">on</span> R&D <span class="SpellE">related</span>
              <span class="SpellE">to</span> <span class="SpellE">the</span>
              <span class="SpellE">fight</span> <span class="SpellE">against</span>
              <span class="SpellE">the</span> COVID-19.</span></em><span
            style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"> <br
              style="mso-special-character: line-break;">
            <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;">
            <!-- o ignored --></span></p>
        <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span
            style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">The
            <span class="SpellE">submitted</span> <span class="SpellE">experimental</span>
            <span class="SpellE">proposals</span> <span class="SpellE">involving</span>
            <span class="SpellE">user-program</span> <span
              class="SpellE">instruments</span> of BNC <span
              class="SpellE">will</span> <span class="SpellE"></span>be
            <span class="SpellE">evaluated</span> staring <span
              class="SpellE">from</span> <span class="SpellE">Monday</span>, May
            3, 2021.<!-- o ignored --></span></p>
        <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span
            style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><!-- o ignored --> </span></p>
        <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align:
          justify;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Arial;
            color: black;">The <span class="SpellE">principal</span> <span
              class="SpellE">investigators</span> <span class="SpellE">will</span>
            be <span class="SpellE">notified</span> <span
              class="SpellE">about</span> <span class="SpellE">the</span>
            <span class="SpellE">referees'</span> <span class="SpellE">decision</span>
            <span class="SpellE">by</span> <span class="SpellE">May</span>
            31, 2020. <span class="SpellE">Beam</span> <span
              class="SpellE">time</span> <span class="SpellE">assigned</span>
            <span class="SpellE">as</span> a <span class="SpellE">result</span>
            of <span class="SpellE">the</span> <span class="SpellE">present</span> <span
              class="SpellE">call</span> <span class="SpellE">will</span>
            be <span class="SpellE">negotiated</span> <span
              class="SpellE">with</span> <span class="SpellE">the</span>
            PI <span class="SpellE">to</span> be <span class="SpellE">scheduled</span>
            <span class="SpellE">for</span> <span class="SpellE">the</span>
            <span class="SpellE">period</span> <span class="SpellE">September</span>
            1, 2020 <span class="SpellE">through</span> <span
              class="SpellE">April 15</span>, 2022. <br>
            <span class="SpellE">Experimenters</span> of <span
              class="SpellE">the</span> <span class="SpellE">approved</span>
            <span class="SpellE">projects</span> <span class="SpellE">will</span>
            be <span class="SpellE">required</span> <span
              class="SpellE">to</span> <span class="SpellE">prove</span>
            <span class="SpellE">access</span> <span class="SpellE">liability</span>
            and <span class="SpellE">training</span> <span
              class="SpellE">history</span> prior <span class="SpellE">to</span>
            <span class="SpellE">their</span> <span class="SpellE">on-site</span>
            <span class="SpellE">experiment</span>.<!-- o ignored --></span></p>
        <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span
            style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><!-- o ignored --> </span></p>
        <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align:
          justify;"><span class="SpellE"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;
              font-family: Arial; color: black;">T</span></span><span
            style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><span
              class="SpellE">he</span> <span class="SpellE">present</span>
            <span class="SpellE">call</span> is <span class="SpellE">BNC's</span>
            <span class="SpellE">general</span> Science <span
              class="SpellE">Proposal</span> <span class="SpellE">call</span>
            <span class="SpellE">for</span> <span class="SpellE">the</span>
            <span class="SpellE">majority</span> of <span
              class="SpellE">the</span> <span class="SpellE">beam</span>
            <span class="SpellE">time</span> <span class="SpellE">on</span>
            <span class="SpellE">the</span> <span class="SpellE">instruments</span>.
            BNC <span class="SpellE">also</span> <span class="SpellE">participates</span>
            is <span class="SpellE">various</span> <span
              class="SpellE">thematic</span> <span class="SpellE">international</span>
            <span class="SpellE">programs</span>, <span class="SpellE">in</span>
            <span class="SpellE">which</span> <span class="SpellE">beam</span>
            <span class="SpellE">time</span> <span class="SpellE">on</span>
            part of <span class="SpellE">the</span> <span
              class="SpellE">instrument</span> <span class="SpellE">pool</span>
            <span class="SpellE">may</span> be <span class="SpellE">applied</span>
            <span class="SpellE">for</span>. The <span class="SpellE">deadlines</span>
            <span class="SpellE">for</span> <span class="SpellE">those</span>
            <span class="SpellE">proposals</span> -- <span
              class="SpellE">aimed</span> <span class="SpellE">at</span> <span
              class="SpellE">different</span> <span class="SpellE">user</span>
            <span class="SpellE">groups</span> -- <span class="SpellE">are</span>
            <span class="SpellE">called</span> <span class="SpellE">at</span>
            <span class="SpellE">different</span> <span class="SpellE">times</span>
            of <span class="SpellE">the</span> <span class="SpellE">year</span>.
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              class="SpellE">procedure</span> and <span class="SpellE">the</span>
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