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<h1 class="article-title">Call for Science Proposals - Budapest Neutron Centre (deadline 15 April)</h1>
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<p>The Budapest Neutron Centre (BNC), the largest research infrastructure in Central Europe operates a 10MW research reactor and provides the national and international user community excellence-based open access to the instrumentation.</p>
<p>The BNC user program currently includes 14 (thermal and cold neutron-based) experimental stations, to carry out research in physics, chemistry, biology, materials, medical and cultural heritage sciences. We conduct around 180 experiments per year, involving 140 scientists from Hungary and abroad. BNC also provides access to special facilities for isotope production and neutron irradiation.</p>
<p>Instruments offered by the BNC (<a href="https://www.bnc.hu/instruments" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.bnc.hu/instruments</a>) are:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bnc.hu/mtest" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MTEST</a>: 4-circle Material Test Diffractometer<br /><a href="http://www.bnc.hu/psd" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">PSD</a>: Powder Diffractometer with Position Sensitive Detector<br /><a href="http://www.bnc.hu/tof-nd" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TOF-ND</a>: High Resolution Time-Of-Flight Powder Diffractometer</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bnc.hu/ys-sans" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SANS-YS</a>: Small Angle Neutron Scattering Instrument<br /><a href="http://www.bnc.hu/fsans" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">FSANS</a>: Focusing TOF Small Angle Neutron Scattering Instrument<br /><a href="http://www.bnc.hu/gina" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GINA</a>: Cold Neutron Beam Reflectometer with Polarization Option</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bnc.hu/tast" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TAST/HOLO</a>: Thermal Neutron Triple Axis Spectrometer<br /><a href="http://www.bnc.hu/athos" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ATHOS</a>: Cold neutron triple axis spectrometer</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bnc.hu/rad" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">RAD</a>: Static/Dynamic thermal-neutron and X-ray Imaging Station</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bnc.hu/naa" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NAA</a>: Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis<br /><a href="http://www.bnc.hu/pgaa" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">PGAA</a>: Cold Beam Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis<br /><a href="http://www.bnc.hu/dome" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DÖME</a>: Low-Level Gamma-Spectrometer<br /><a href="http://www.bnc.hu/nips" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NIPS</a>: Neutron-Induced Prompt Gamma-ray Spectroscopy<br /><a href="http://www.bnc.hu/norma" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NORMA</a>: Neutron Optics and Radiography for Material Analysis</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bnc.hu/bagira" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">BAGIRA-4</a>: Reactor irradiation loop<br /><a href="http://www.bnc.hu/bio" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">BIO</a>: Biological irradiation channel</p>
<p>To learn more about science at BNC, please visit <a href="https://www.bnc.hu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.bnc.hu</a>.</p>
<p>In order to get beam time at a BNC instrument, users must prepare and submit an experimental proposal. The proposal template may be downloaded from the BNC website at <a href="http://www.bnc.hu/sites/default/files/BNC_reg_prop_form.doc" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.bnc.hu/sites/default/files/BNC_reg_prop_form.doc</a> to fill in and submit electronically via e-mail to <a href="mailto:useroffice@bnc.hu">useroffice@bnc.hu</a>. We encourage potential users to contact the appropriate instrument responsible(s) when planning experiments and writing proposals. They will be glad to assist you and will help you to submit your proposal in time. Contact details of the instrument responsibles are available at <a href="https://www.bnc.hu/responsibles" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.bnc.hu/responsibles</a>.</p>
<p>Proposals will be reviewed by the international <a href="https://www.bnc.hu/USP" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">User Selection Panel</a> for technical feasibility, safety and potential for high-impact science. Users for approved projects must complete access and training requirements prior to beginning their experiments.</p>
<p>Submitted experimental proposals involving user-programme instruments of BNC will next be evaluated from</p>
<p> Tuesday, 16 April, 2019.</p>
<p>The principal investigators will be notified about the referees' decision before 31 May, 2019. Beam times assigned as a result of this call will be scheduled between September 2019 through January 2020.</p>
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