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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We are pleased to announce the first call for proposals after the upgrade program of the SINQ neutron guide system!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The next DEADLINE for the submission of beam time requests for the Swiss spallation neutron source 'SINQ' http://www.psi.ch/sinq will be:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> *********
<b>January 31, 2020, midnight, C.E.T.</b> *********<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This call will be open for the following instruments:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Powder Diffractometer : HRPT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Single Crystal Diffractometer : ZEBRA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Strain Scanner : POLDI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Small Angle Scattering : SANS-I<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Triple Axis Spectrometers : TASP, EIGER<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Time-of-Flight Spectrometer : FOCUS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Neutron Imaging : NEUTRA, ICON<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The other SINQ instruments will be open for the user program either in the second call period 2020 or in the first period in 2021, respectively. Please note
that the Neutron Microscope can be chosen now as experimental setup option on POLDI and ICON.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">_____________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">PERIOD:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Herewith we call for proposals for the beam time period I/20 between June and September 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">PROPOSAL-SUBMISSION:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">New users are kindly asked to contact the instrument responsibles before submitting a proposal to discuss instrumental options and reasonable beam time requests.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Please make use of the option to link related previous proposals with their experimental reports to the new one. A proper mention of previous results will provide
a certain 'bonus' during the evaluation process. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Guidelines for the proposal submission and further useful information can be found on the SINQ webpages:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">http://www.psi.ch/sinq/access-to-sinq<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">http://www.psi.ch/sinq/call-for-proposals<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">http://www.psi.ch/sinq/guidelines<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Further detailed information about the SINQ instruments can be obtained here:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">http://www.psi.ch/sinq/instrumentation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The feasibility of complex experiments should always be discussed in advance with the instrument and sample environment responsibles.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">_____________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">DIGITAL USER OFFICE, DUO:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Proposals can only be submitted electronically via the PSI Digital User Office 'DUO': https://duo.psi.ch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">CONTACT ADDRESS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Paul Scherrer Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">User Office Phone : +41-56-310-4666<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">CH-5232 Villigen - PSI e-mail : useroffice@psi.ch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Switzerland
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