SSRF accepts proposals throughout the year routinely and carries out two rounds review. There are two deadlines to be aware of:

l March 1^st, 23:59 for access from July

l September 1^st, 23:59 for access from January of the following year

Workflow

l Register in User Application System (http://ssrfwx.ssrf.ac.cn/proposals/en)

l Submit your proposal

l SSRF carries out a peer review of proposals

If successful:

l SSRF allocates beamtime and sends out the results

l New users take and pass the safety training quiz online (Valid for one year)

l Attend SSRF on time

l Get your personal dosimeter and user card

l Carry out your experiments

l Clean up the lab and return the dosimeter

l Submit the proposal implement form (before leaveing SSRF), the experimental report and the publication

Applicant Qualifications: in-service researcher or postdoctor, cannot be a student (PhD, Masters or Undergraduate Student).

                Applicant Fee: free for science research and a certain fee for for-profit proposals

Beamtime Validity Period: 2 years from the first day of the allocated beamtime

Beamtime Allocation Principle: according to the peer review result and SSRF operation schedule

All the proposals should be submitted online in User Application System:

http://ssrfwx.ssrf.ac.cn/proposals/en

Proposal Review

l Review Principle

-          Proposal Significance (scientific significance, national demand, and social benefit)

-          Feasibility

-          Expected accomplishments

-          Necessity and rationality of applying for SSRF beamtime

-          Implementation of previous proposals (not for new users)

l Review process

-          The proposal will be reviewed by the beamline director first to see whether the experiment can be carried out on the requested instrument.

-          If the application involves some special safety requirements (such as radiological safety, inflammable and explosive goods, biological safety, etc.), it should be reviewed by SSRF technical safety department.

-          The approved proposal will proceed to expert review.

-          The experts assess and rank the proposal according to the proposal significance and the experiment.

-          SSRF allocates the beamtime for the approved proposal according to the experts’ recommendations.