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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Dear colleagues,
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<b>please remember</b> that the next<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>DEADLINE</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>for the submission of beam time requests for the Swiss spallation neutron source SINQ will be:<br>
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<b>********* 01 July 2024, midnight, C.E.S.T. *********</b><br>
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This call is open for the following instruments:<br>
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Powder Diffractometer : HRPT<br>
Single Crystal Diffractometer : ZEBRA<br>
Powder and Single Crystal Diffr. : DMC</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Small Angle Neutron Scattering : SANS-I</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Reflectometer : AMOR</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Triple-Axis Spectrometers : TASP, EIGER<br>
Multiplexing Spectrometer : CAMEA<br>
Time-of-Flight Spectrometer : FOCUS</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Strain Scanner : POLDI</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Instruments for Neutron Imaging<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
and Optics : NEUTRA, ICON, BOA<br>
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<b>PLEASE NOTE:</b><br>
The new small angle scattering facility SANS-LLB that is presently being installed in collaboration with our French partners from LLB might take some friendly users later this year. Please contact the instrument team for further information:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:urs.gasser@psi.ch"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">urs.gasser@psi.ch</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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The Neutron Microscope can be chosen as experimental setup option on POLDI, ICON and BOA.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
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<b>PERIOD:</b><br>
Herewith we call for proposals for the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>beam time period II-24 between 16 October - 23 December 2024</b>. Another proposal deadline is envisaged for 15 November 2024 to cover the beam time period May - August 2025.<br>
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<b>PROPOSAL-SUBMISSION:</b><br>
<b>New users</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>are kindly asked to contact the instrument scientists before submitting a proposal to discuss instrumental options and reasonable beam time requests. Please make use of the option to link related previous
proposals with their experimental reports to the new one. A proper mention of previous results will provide a certain 'bonus' during the evaluation process.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
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Guidelines for the proposal submission and further useful information can be found on the SINQ webpages:<br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.psi.ch/sinq/access-to-sinq"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">http://www.psi.ch/sinq/access-to-sinq</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.psi.ch/sinq/call-for-proposals"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">http://www.psi.ch/sinq/call-for-proposals</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.psi.ch/sinq/guidelines"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">http://www.psi.ch/sinq/guidelines</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
Further detailed information about the SINQ instruments can be obtained here:<br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.psi.ch/sinq/instrumentation"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">http://www.psi.ch/sinq/instrumentation</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">The feasibility of complex experiments should always be discussed in advance with the instrument and sample environment scientists.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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<b>DIGITAL USER OFFICE, DUO:</b><br>
Proposals can only be submitted electronically via the PSI Digital User Office 'DUO':<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://duo.psi.ch"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">https://duo.psi.ch</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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<b>CONTACT ADDRESS:</b><br>
Paul Scherrer Institute<br>
User Office<br>
CH-5232 Villigen - PSI <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
Switzerland </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Phone : +41-56-310-4666<br>
e-mail : <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:useroffice@psi.ch"><span style="color:#0563C1">useroffice@psi.ch</span></a><br>
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