Types of beamtime
HZB offers a range of ways to request beamtime at HZB facilities.
Regular Access
Regular access is the standard route to apply for beamtime at HZB. There are two calls for proposals each year with deadlines 1 March and 1 September. All regular access proposals are reviewed by the HZB Scientific Selection Panel (SSP).
Beamtime under regular access at HZB is free of charge for national and international academic users, provided that the results from experiments at HZB will be published in the public domain.
In case of urgent experiments (hot topic research, samples with finite lifetimes, …) please contact the User Coordination to discuss the possibilities.
Commercial Access
Private sector researchers can use the HZB facilities provided that the research is in collaboration with an academic partner from an university or research organisation. Standard review of the proposals applies and results must be published in the public domain.
Industry users and users who do not want to publish results from HZB experiments in the public domain can arrange to purchase beamtime. Please contact the User Coordination to discuss the details.
Access for testing (MX only)
For MX there is the possibilitiy to apply for testing time on a short notice. Maximum amount of testing time is one shift. Please contact the MX laboratory in advance to discuss the details.
