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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"><b>Please remember and be aware that this will be the only SINQ proposal deadline in 2017 !</b></span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">The next DEADLINE for the submission of beam time requests for the Swiss</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"> <b>********* February 20, 2017, midnight, C.E.T. *********</b></span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"><b>PERIOD:</b></span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Herewith we call for proposals for the beam time period I/17 between</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">01/05/2017 and 31/10/2017.</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"><b>PROPOSAL-SUBMISSION:</b></span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">New users are kindly asked to contact the instrument responsibles</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">before submitting a proposal to discuss instrumental options and</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">reasonable beam time requests.</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Please make use of the option to link related previous proposals with their</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">experimental reports to the new one. A proper mention of previous results</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">will provide a certain 'bonus' during the evaluation process. This new feature replaces</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">the previous option to submit 'continuation proposals'.</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Guidelines for the proposal submission and further useful information can be</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">found on the SINQ webpages:</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<a href="http://www.psi.ch/sinq/access-to-sinq" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">http://www.psi.ch/sinq/access-to-sinq</a><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<a href="http://www.psi.ch/sinq/call-for-proposals" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">http://www.psi.ch/sinq/call-for-proposals</a><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<a href="http://www.psi.ch/sinq/guidelines" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">http://www.psi.ch/sinq/guidelines</a><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"><b>INSTRUMENTS:</b></span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">The following instruments will be open for new proposals in cycle I/17:</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Powder Diffractometers : HRPT, DMC</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Single Crystal Diffractometer : ZEBRA (formely TRICS)</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Strain Scanner : POLDI</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Small Angle Scattering : SANS-I, SANS-II</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Reflectometer : AMOR</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Triple Axis Spectrometers : TASP, RITA-II, EIGER</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Time-of-Flight Spectrometer : FOCUS</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Radiography, Imaging : NEUTRA, ICON, N-Microscope(*)</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Further detailed information about the SINQ instruments can be obtained here:</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<a href="http://www.psi.ch/sinq/instrumentation" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">http://www.psi.ch/sinq/instrumentation</a><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">The feasibility of complex experiments should always be discussed</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">in advance with the instrument and sample environment responsibles.</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">(*) Please note:</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">The new 'Neutron Microscope' is a high spatial resolution (5 micrometers) neutron</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">imaging instrument now available for users at SINQ. It is designed as a self-contained instrument</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">that can be transferred between different beamlines. From now on it is available for the</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">user community at POLDI and ICON. More information: </span><a href="http://www.psi.ch/sinq/MediaBoard/n-microscope.pdf" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">http://www.psi.ch/sinq/MediaBoard/n-microscope.pdf</a><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">For the beamtime application please choose 'Neutron Microscope' as instrument and later on select</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">either POLDI or ICON as preferred instrument to perform the experiment.</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Contact: </span><a href="mailto:pavel.trtik@psi.ch" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">pavel.trtik@psi.ch</a><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"><b>DIGITAL USER OFFICE, DUO:</b></span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Proposals should solely be submitted electronically via the</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">PSI Digital User Office 'DUO': </span><a href="https://duo.psi.ch/" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">https://duo.psi.ch</a><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"><b>CONTACT ADDRESS:</b></span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Paul Scherrer Institute</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">User Office Phone : +41-56-310-4666</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">CH-5232 Villigen - PSI Fax : +41-56-310-3294</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">Switzerland e-mail: </span><a href="mailto:useroffice@psi.ch" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">useroffice@psi.ch</a><br style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">
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