Applying for LENS SANS Beamtime

To submit an application for beamtime download and complete the LENS SANS Research Proposal application form. The proposal should be carefully completed and sent to helkaise(at)indiana.edu. In case of questions and for more details, please contact Dr. Paul Sokol (pesokol_AT_indiana.edu) or telephone 812-856-1458).

Requests for beamtime can be submitted at any time and are reviewed continuously, in order to provide fast and flexible access to the LENS SANS Instrument. The allocation of beamtime is arranged by an internal Selection Committee with external reviewers.

The evaluation criteria are:

• Scientific merit
• Technical feasibility
• Availability of the resources required

Scientific quality and relevance of the submitted projects are the main criteria for allocating beamtime. In addition, a feasibility and safety review will be carried out by the appropriate facility staff.

An experimental report has to be completed for each experiment performed at LENS and will be collected for the Annual Report.