[Neutron] Deadline for Neutron Scattering and Deuteration Proposals at the OPAL Reactor, in Sydney, Australia: Deadline 24 October 2010 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Sat Sep 18 05:25:15 CEST 2010

Proposals at the OPAL Neutron Beam Facility and National Deuteration
Facility 

Deadline 24 October 2010, for beam time between April and September 2011

ANSTO is open for proposals for the following neutron-beam instruments
and facilities:

Echidna
<http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments
/echidna>  (high-resolution powder diffractometer) 
Wombat
<http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments
/wombat>  (high-intensity powder diffractometer) 
Koala
<http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments
/koala>  (Laue diffractometer)
Kowari
<http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments
/kowari>  (strain scanner) 
Platypus
<http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments
/platypus>  (neutron reflectometer) For complementary X-ray measurements
please request the X-ray reflectometer
<http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments
/xr>  as part of your neutron proposal.
Quokka
<http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments
/quokka>  (small-angle neutron scattering instrument) For complementary
X-ray measurements please request one of the SAXS
<http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments
/saxs>  instruments as part of your neutron proposal.
Taipan
<http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments
/taipan>  (thermal 3-axis spectrometer)
Biological
<http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/molecular_d
euteration/biological_deuteration_laboratories>  and Chemical
<http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/molecular_d
euteration/chemical_deuteration_laboratories>  Deuteration (at the
National Deuteration Facility
<http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/facilities_and_equipment/national_deut
eration_facility>  - NDF)

Proposals should be submitted using our on-line system,
https://neutron.ansto.gov.au <https://neutron.ansto.gov.au/>  Deadline:
24 October 2010. 

*	For single visit proposals for neutron instruments, select round
"2011-1 Neutron" 
*	For 3 year program proposals for neutron instruments, select
"2011-1 Neutron Program" 
*	For National Deuteration Facility proposals, select round
"2011-1 Deuteration"

	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 program proposals
<http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/users/access_methods>
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.

	Proposal Success Rate (as a proportion of proposals submitted)

	Round

	1

	2

	3

	4

	5

		May 2007

	Nov 2008

	May 2009

	Nov 2009

	May 2010

	ECHIDNA
<http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments
/echidna> 

	63%

	84%

	88%

	76%

	86%

	WOMBAT
<http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments
/wombat> 

	68%

	80%

	77%

	54%

	70%

	KOALA
<http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments
/koala> 

	-

	83%

	91%

	84%

	85%

	KOWARI
<http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments
/kowari> 

	-

	64%

	100%

	63%

	82%

	PLATYPUS
<http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments
/platypus> 

	-

	41%

	81%

	withdrawn

	47%

	QUOKKA
<http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments
/quokka> 

	-

	-

	27%

	59%

	61%

	TAIPAN
<http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments
/taipan> 

	-

	-

	awaiting

	license

	awaiting

	license

	awaiting

	license

	Programs
<http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/users/access_methods> 

	-

	-

	15%

	33%

	29%

	 Proposal Success Rate (as a proportion of beam days requested)

	Round

	2

	3

	4

	5

		Nov 2008

	May 2009

	Nov 2009

	May 2010

	ECHIDNA
<http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments
/echidna> 

	72%

	90%

	76%

	68%

	WOMBAT
<http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments
/wombat> 

	61%

	73%

	45%

	59%

	KOALA
<http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments
/koala> 

	68%

	90%

	88%

	78%

	KOWARI
<http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments
/kowari> 

	33%

	72%

	67%

	53%

	PLATYPUS
<http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments
/platypus> 

	30%

	78%

	withdrawn

	40%

	QUOKKA
<http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments
/quokka> 

	-

	24%

	62%

	53%

	TAIPAN
<http://www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute/facilities/instruments
/taipan> 

	-

	awaiting

	license

	awaiting

	license

	awaiting

	license

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Robert A. Robinson
Head of the Bragg Institute, B87
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Locked Bag 2001
Kirrawee DC
NSW 2232
Australia

Tel:    +61 (2) 9717 9204
FAX:    +61 (2) 9717 3606
Mobile: 0417 017 503
E-mail: robert.robinson at ansto.gov.au

www.ansto.gov.au/research/bragg_institute
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