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Please return your key to the Guesthouse, and your badges to the security staff at the entrance gate.
After your experiment, you can consult your NICE account to collect and transfer the data generated on the beamline during your experimental sessions.
The NICE account is closed automatically and the data archived on tape (then removed from disk) 90 days after the end of the experiment session. A notification email is sent to all participants 7 days before the closure. After the closure, data can be restored by the beamline staff.
The collection, storage and searching of the generic metadata of experiments along with the corresponding raw data is also available through the Data Portal. Only the proposers and experiment team members can access these data during an embargo period of three years after the experiment, after which time the data will be automatically made public for other users to see and use. This applies to non-proprietary research experiments only - see the ESRF Data Policy for more details and exceptions. Granting access to other collaborators during the embargo period is possible and is described on this video.
Automatically collected metadata for the ESRF experiments can be accessed here with your User Portal login. More details on this Data Portal can be found here and documentation here."
Read the ESRF Data Policy and the status of its implementation on the different beamlines
It is useful for us to have your feedback on your experiment and stay at the ESRF. To help improve our service to users, we ask each user team coming to the ESRF to complete the User Evaluation Form.
If you have been allocated public beam time for an experiment at ESRF you are required to submit a report within the period of 3 months following the end of your experiment and no later than the next call for proposal submission deadline, via the ESRF User Portal (SMIS).
Get more detailed information on experimental reports (for Standard Experiment, MX Rolling Experiment, BAG Experiment, LTP Experiment).
Scientists awarded public beam time are expected to
Scientists purchasing proprietary research beamtime are not obliged to publish results, but if they do so they must respect the obligations below.
Before using beamtime, all users electronically validate and sign a statement (in the User & Safety Declaration form) that they will give proper credit to ESRF staff members and experimental facilities, the beamline in particular, which were essential for the results described in any ensuing publication.
The review committees pay particular attention to the presence and the quality of Publications resulting from work carried out at the ESRF. Please remember to note on the proposal form the complete references of your most recent papers appearing in print, based on measurements made at the ESRF.
For each publication, please ensure that you:
Eligible users who receive financial support from the ESRF for travel, accommodation and subsistence expenses directly related to the experiment should send their reimbursement claim form as soon as possible to the ESRF User Office. Details on reimbursement procedure here.