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<P><EM><B>Proposals at the OPAL Neutron Beam Facility and
</B></EM><EM><B>National Deuteration Facility </B></EM></P>
<P></P>
<P><EM><B>Deadline 24 October 2010, for beam time between April and September
2011</B></EM></P>
<P><EM>ANSTO is open</EM><B> for proposals</B> for the following
neutron-beam instruments and facilities:</P>
<P><A
href="http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments/echidna"><FONT
color=#0079c2>Echidna</FONT></A> (high-resolution powder diffractometer) <BR><A
href="http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments/wombat"><FONT
color=#0079c2>Wombat</FONT></A> (high-intensity powder diffractometer) <BR><A
href="http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments/koala"><FONT
color=#0079c2>Koala</FONT></A> (Laue diffractometer)<BR><A
href="http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments/kowari"><FONT
color=#0079c2>Kowari</FONT></A> (strain scanner) <BR><A
href="http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments/platypus"><FONT
color=#0079c2>Platypus</FONT></A> (neutron reflectometer) For complementary
X-ray measurements please request the <A
href="http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments/xr"><FONT
color=#0079c2>X-ray reflectometer</FONT></A> as part of your neutron
proposal.<BR><A
href="http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments/quokka"><FONT
color=#0079c2>Quokka</FONT></A> (small-angle neutron scattering instrument) For
complementary X-ray measurements please request one of the <A
href="http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments/saxs"><FONT
color=#0079c2>SAXS</FONT></A> instruments as part of your neutron
proposal.<BR><A
href="http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments/taipan"><FONT
color=#0079c2>Taipan</FONT></A> (thermal 3-axis spectrometer)<BR><A
href="http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/molecular_deuteration/biological_deuteration_laboratories"><FONT
color=#0079c2>Biological</FONT></A> and <A
href="http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/molecular_deuteration/chemical_deuteration_laboratories"><FONT
color=#0079c2>Chemical</FONT></A> Deuteration (at the <A
href="http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/facilities_and_equipment/national_deuteration_facility"><FONT
color=#0079c2>National Deuteration Facility</FONT></A> - NDF)</P>
<P><B>Proposals should be submitted using our on-line system, <A
href="https://neutron.ansto.gov.au/"><FONT
color=#0079c2>https://neutron.ansto.gov.au</FONT></A> Deadline: 24 October
2010. </B></P>
<UL>
<LI>For single visit proposals for neutron instruments, select round “2011-1
Neutron”
<LI>For 3 year program proposals for neutron instruments, select “2011-1
Neutron Program”
<LI>For National Deuteration Facility proposals, select round<STRONG>
</STRONG>"2011-1 Deuteration”<BR><BR>
<DIV id=content_div_48081>
<P>As of September 2010, there have already been 5 proposal rounds at
OPAL. On average, between 63% and 65% of regular proposals get beam
time, and ~30% of <A
href="http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/users/access_methods"><FONT
color=#0079c2>program proposals</FONT></A> have received time in the last two
rounds. Regarding beam days allocated, we have been able to award
between 48% and 66% of the number of days requested, on average. The
detailed success rates, in terms of number of proposals and number of
days, are listed in the tables below as a function of instrument and
proposal round. Once an instrument is running well, we typically award
between 80 and 100 beam days to the general user program in each 6-month
proposal round.</P>
<P><B>Proposal Success Rate (as a proportion of proposals submitted)</B></P>
<P>
<TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" border=1>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD>
<P align=center>Round</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>1</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>2</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>3</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>4</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>5</P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>May 2007</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>Nov 2008</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>May 2009</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>Nov 2009</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>May 2010</P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>
<P align=center><A
href="http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments/echidna"><FONT
color=#0079c2>ECHIDNA</FONT></A></P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>63%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>84%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>88%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>76%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>86%</P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>
<P align=center><A
href="http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments/wombat"><FONT
color=#0079c2>WOMBAT</FONT></A></P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>68%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>80%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>77%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>54%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>70%</P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>
<P align=center><A
href="http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments/koala"><FONT
color=#0079c2>KOALA</FONT></A></P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>-</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>83%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>91%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>84%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>85%</P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>
<P align=center><A
href="http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments/kowari"><FONT
color=#0079c2>KOWARI</FONT></A></P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>-</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>64%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>100%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>63%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>82%</P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>
<P align=center><A
href="http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments/platypus"><FONT
color=#0079c2>PLATYPUS</FONT></A></P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>-</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>41%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>81%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>withdrawn</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>47%</P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>
<P align=center><A
href="http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments/quokka"><FONT
color=#0079c2>QUOKKA</FONT></A></P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>-</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>-</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>27%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>59%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>61%</P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>
<P align=center><A
href="http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments/taipan"><FONT
color=#0079c2>TAIPAN</FONT></A></P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>-</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>-</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>awaiting</P>
<P align=center>license</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>awaiting</P>
<P align=center>license</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>awaiting</P>
<P align=center>license</P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>
<P align=center><A
href="http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/users/access_methods"><FONT
color=#0079c2>Programs</FONT></A></P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>-</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>-</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>15%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>33%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>29%</P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></P>
<P> <B>Proposal Success Rate (as a proportion of beam days requested)</P>
<P>
<TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%" border=1>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD>
<P align=center>Round</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>2</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>3</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>4</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>5</P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>Nov 2008</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>May 2009</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>Nov 2009</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>May 2010</P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>
<P align=center><A
href="http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments/echidna"><FONT
color=#0079c2>ECHIDNA</FONT></A></P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>72%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>90%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>76%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>68%</P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>
<P align=center><A
href="http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments/wombat"><FONT
color=#0079c2>WOMBAT</FONT></A></P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>61%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>73%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>45%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>59%</P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>
<P align=center><A
href="http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments/koala"><FONT
color=#0079c2>KOALA</FONT></A></P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>68%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>90%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>88%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>78%</P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>
<P align=center><A
href="http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments/kowari"><FONT
color=#0079c2>KOWARI</FONT></A></P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>33%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>72%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>67%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>53%</P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>
<P align=center><A
href="http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments/platypus"><FONT
color=#0079c2>PLATYPUS</FONT></A></P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>30%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>78%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>withdrawn</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>40%</P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>
<P align=center><A
href="http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments/quokka"><FONT
color=#0079c2>QUOKKA</FONT></A></P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>-</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>24%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>62%</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>53%</P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD>
<P align=center><A
href="http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments/taipan"><FONT
color=#0079c2>TAIPAN</FONT></A></P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>-</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>awaiting</P>
<P align=center>license</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>awaiting</P>
<P align=center>license</P></TD>
<TD>
<P align=center>awaiting</P>
<P align=center>license</P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></B> </P></DIV></LI></UL>
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