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The SAXS/WAXS beamline operates a full schedule of User hours with ongoing beamline development occurring at other times. An overview of the technique and samples are covered in the relevant SAXS webpages while detailed information about running samples is provided here . General details on applying for beamtime at the Australian Synchrotron are available in the User Information section. Hints, tips and requests for users applying for SAXS/WAXS beam time are detailed below. Preparing Your Experiment ProposalWhen writing your proposal it is important to consider the suitability of the SAXS/WAXS beamline for your experiment. The Samples for SAXS/WAXS, SAXS Specifications and Beamline wiki pages are recommended for the preparation of your proposal and will help in planning your experiment. A Detailed Guide for preparing high quality, competitive proposals for the SAXS/WAXS beamline is available here. For questions regarding planning an experiment not covered by the information on our website, please contact beamline staff. However, please use the website as a first point of reference. Hints regarding assessment criteria
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Proposal Guide for ProteinsDuring Your ExperimentBeamline InductionAfter a successful application for an experiment, you will be required to undertake separate facility and beamline safety inductions before beginning your work. Following successful completion of the facility safety induction (carried out online through the portal website before EA submission), users are expected to participate in the beamline-specific safety induction (prior to beginning work on the beamline). Even if you have attended an experiment at a different Australian Synchrotron beamline those new to the SAXS beamline must undergo an induction. Beamline inductions remain valid for 12 months. All experiment participants are requested to make themselves available for this induction at the beginning of the experiment as a single group, regardless of when they plan to work onsite, i.e. night shift users must be available at the start also. This is to ensure that beamline staff is available onsite to perform the induction and to ensure that all those involved in an experiment are trained to work safely. User Support PolicyUser support on the SAXS/WAXS beamline is outlined below. Although it may occasionally be possible for us to provide additional support, this should not be expected. If additional support is required it must be discussed with beamline staff well in advance of the experiment, such as when preparing your EA form for submission. Beamline staff will be onsite from 8:00am at the start of your experiment. Typically beamline staff will do the primary setup of the beamline optics, initial SAXS/WAXS camera calibration(s), and set up sample environment(s) IF they are standard setups provided by the beamline. Beyond this, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MOUNTING SETTING UP ANY CUSTOM SETUPS, IN-SITU SETUPS AND ANY EQUIPMENT THAT YOU PROVIDE. You should not rely on the beamline staff to set up, mount, modify or control your equipment - you need to be self sufficient at this and plan for this when planning your experiment. SAXS/WAXS staff will primarily support your experiment remotely (i.e. not remain at the beamline) once they have done their setup and safety induction work. After the beamline induction staff will leave and support you remotely. You will need to complete any experiment setup work yourself (if applicable), and then conduct your data acquisition. If sample setup and/or camera length changes are required during the experiment, you will need to perform these yourself. Camera length changes are largely automated, particularly if configured by beamline staff at the start of your experiment. Beamline staff can be directly contacted up to 6pm for detailed support, which they will perform remotely where possible. Basic troubleshooting support is available until 11pm. Weekends: Beamline staff will plan to be onsite at weekends only as required for beamline set-up. Remote support is available during the day, troubleshooting is available in the evening (until 11pm), and the Control Room is available at all times. After Hours (i.e. 18:00-08:00), the Control Room (extension 4123) should be your first point of contact. The Control Room is contactable at all times. If the control room operators are unable to assist, a member of the beamline staff will be available on call during weekday evenings and at weekends until 11pm. Beamline staff are unavailable after this time. User Feedback SurveyTo facilitate user-driven development and improvement, the Australian Synchrotron requires that a User Feedback Survey is completed after each experiment conducted at the facility. After your experiment, one member of the research group / team should complete the online survey found here. Regardless of the number of participants in an experiment, only one feedback survey is required. This survey provides us with an indicator of beamline performance and helps us highlight areas for development and all user groups are encouraged to complete it. |
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