HZB USER SERVICE

The Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (HZB) operates the large scale research facility BESSY II a third generation synchrotron source. BESSY II provides ultrabright photon beams from the long wavelength Terahertz region to hard X-rays with complete control of the polarization of the radiation and energy range. In addition, HZB is home to a number of state-of-the-art on-site laboratories and CoreLabs. All research facilities are designed to serve researchers from universities, research institutions and industry.

Please find here more information about the BESSY II, EMF and MX call for proposals. A list of the infrastructure at HZB and the operation calendar can be found on the respective webpage.

APPLY for Beamtime

Overview: APPLY for Beamtime

We welcome the submission of proposals for the large scale facility BESSY II. Please find all information about the proposal submitting process and the experimental infrastructure at HZB in this section.

• Proposal Submission
• Instruments in Call

PREPARE your Beamtime

Overview: PREPARE your Beamtime

Here you will find all important information you need to prepare a successful beamtime.

• Access and Support
• Radiation and Safety

DURING your Beamtime

Overview: DURING your Beamtime

Welcome at BESSY II. Please find here all information you need for your stay at our facility.

• On-Site Duties
• Technical User Support
• BESSY II User Coffee

AFTER your Beamtime

Overview: AFTER your Beamtime

There are still some important tasks to be done after your experiment has been completed.

• Reimbursement
• Reports and Feedback
• Publishing

Events

Overview: Events

With a series of annual user meetings and foresight workshops we bring together our user community to intensify scientific exchange.

• BESSY@HZB User Meeting
• Workshops

Contact Information

Overview: Contact Information

• HZB User Office
• HZB Beamtime Coordination
• HZB User Committee
• Quality Management
• Lise-Meitner-Campus Berlin-Wannsee