The beamlines are funded by the Flemish research council. This means that 66% of the available beam time is reserved for researchers working in Flemish institutes (who submit a CRG proposal). The remaining 33% is available for general ESRF applicants (who submit a standard ESRF proposal).

Both beamlines operate at 50% capacity which means only 50% of the usual amount shifts will be available. Proposal submission deadlines are March 1st and September 1st for ESRF users, and April 1st and October 1st for Flemish users.

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Proposal deadlines for Flemish researchers:
1st April and 15th October

What research is performed here?

 
SAXS-WAXS-samplechanger-700px.png The SAXS/WAXS beamline is largely devoted to soft condensed matter research, although scientists from many other research fields (geology, mineralogy, metallurgy, etc.) are also regular visitors

 

 
ExafsSaxsWaxs-0008.jpg (Exafs-Saxs-Waxs setup (1)) The XAFS beamline is specialised in on-line catalysis experiments but recent publications include: work on strained and relaxed CVD grown epitaxial Ge1-xSnx films, a study during cycling of Li2FeSiO4 and Li2.2Fe0.9SiO4 Li ion battery materials and a paper entitled "Co-rich ZnCoO nanoparticles embedded in wurtzite Zn1-xCoxO thin films: possible origin of superconductivity".