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Guidelines for Proposal Submission

When to apply

The Call for Proposals deadline occurs twice a year, on March 15 and September 15. The exact dates are advertised on this website.

Experimental report

According to the Sincrotrone Trieste policy, if you have already performed measurements at Elettra you must insert the achievements and the experimental report in the appropriate fields. Failing to do so will prevent you from submitting further proposals!

Peer Review evaluation

The proposals are reviewed by an independent Panel, the Elettra Proposal Review Panel (PRP), after their feasibility has been assessed by the beamline coordinators. The PRP is composed of experts in various fields of synchrotron radiation research and evaluates the scientific merit of the proposals. The main criteria for evaluation are the following: expected impact of the experiments, topicality, probability to produce one or more publications on highly cited scientific journals, potential to help solving important technologically or socially relevant problems, possible development of a new application of synchrotron radiation.

Funding

Users may benefit from partial or total reimbursement of travel and living expenses during their stay at Elettra for a beamtime, thanks to specific programs or agreements between institutions. In order to find out the latest news on the financial support options that are available please visit the Elettra User Office support web page.

Submission on VUO

Proposals must be uploaded and submitted on the Elettra Virtual Unified Office (VUO). Before writing a proposal, you and your collaborators must register on the VUO. 

Feedback from the local contacts

In order to be able to get back to you with feedback on the proposal feasibility, we warmly encourage you to upload your proposal on VUO at least one week before the deadline. Interaction with the local contacts is highly recommended. Don't hesitate to discuss with us the experimental plan in great detail.

Experiment feasibility

Read carefully the information on the BaDElPh web pages, especially that concerning the beamline energy range, resolution, sample environment, etc. (available in the specifications and beamline description sections). Consider that there are some important restrictions on what can be evaporated in the experimental chambers, as well as to the maximum gas pressure that is allowed during measurements.

Sample suitability

Samples must be resistant to radiation damage and conductive for photoemission measurements. The maximum sample size using the transferable system is of about 10 mm in diameter and thickness. If special sample mountings (e.g. for multiple samples, etc.) are required, please contact the beamline responsible well in advace in order to plan suitable solutions.

Proposal objectives

Most importantly, every proposal needs to have clear and achievable goals. This means that the proposal must address a well-focused scientific problem or a debated, unanswered issue in the literature.

Preparation work is necessary!

It is not recommended to start studying a new system during the proposal, without carrying out the necessary preparation work. In other words, better not to come here fishing for unexpected intriguing results.

Experimental plan

The experimental plan must be realistic and well organized, capable to deliver achievable goals.

Modifying our instrument

New instrumental developments need special and careful preparation. They have to be organized in close coordination with the beamline responsible.

Last Updated on Friday, 07 December 2018 12:54