Applying for beamtime at the AS MEX1 and MEX2 beamlines
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Does the experimental plan include a table of samples and experimental conditions as outlined in the proposal guidelines? | YES | NO |
If you have not used the AS MEX beamlines over the past three years, have you contacted the beamline scientist team to discuss the feasibility of your experiment? | YES | NO |
Are you an independent scientist? (students incl. PhD students are not able to be a proposer / PI on proposals) | YES | NO |
If you are applying for more than 6 shifts (2 days), are at least 3 people listed as attending? | YES | NO |
If you are new to the XAS method or the MEX Beamline, and if you have not yet talked to the beamline scientist team, are there more than 5 working days left to the proposal deadline? | YES | NO |
If you answer “NO” to any of these questions; STOP. Go back and take the necessary steps to answer “YES”, otherwise your proposal is likely uncompetitive.
Tips for preparing a proposal
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