X06DA (PXIII) Beamline Calendar

• Link to X06DA (PXIII) calendar with local contact informations

20% beamtime is reserved for X06DA industrial partners, the rest is open for public proposals.

• There are three calls for proposals each year for the scheduling periods January through April, May through August and September through December.
• Users who are interested in performing experiments at X06DA are encouraged to contact the beamline scientists prior to proposal submission.
• Proposals have to be submitted using the Digital Users Office (DUO).
• Important deadlines for proposal submissions can be found in at SLS Proposal Calls.

Please note that the entire shift is 8 h but the actual measurement time officially starts one hour after the allocated shift starting time to allow setup and loading/removing of pucks in the robot sample changer. Still, the local contact will let you know if you are able to start earlier.

• Single shift request is more likely to be scheduled on shift I (day shift) and double shifts request on shifts II and III (evening and night shifts).
• The beamtime has to be cancelled at latest 2 weeks in advance, otherwise the shifts will be fully deduced from the number of available shifts.
• In case the user provides a substitute with a valid proposal within the 2 week period the shifts will be deduced from the proposal of the substitute.
• The same rules and cancellation period hold for proprietary beamtime, with the difference that the shifts will be charged to the customer even if they are not used.
• The information about shift cancellations must be sent to the responsible beamline staff as well as to the local contact of the corresponding date if already assigned.
• The duration of the shift comprises setup of the beamline and possible loading/removing of samples in the robot.