Proposals that provide an opportunity to secure stable and planned beamtime for doctoral students by making the proposal valid for one to three years during their doctoral program. Submitted proposals need to go through a two-stage review process of application screening and interview. Proposals are accepted for research term B.
Intended for the proposals subject to pay the program fee to prioritize using the beamtime. The users also have obligation to publish their research results. Under the program, the proposals will be granted an exemption from scientific review; only the safety and technical feasibility of the experiment, and ethics (e.g., exclusively for peaceful purposes) are considered. One-year proposals are accepted for research term A. Quasi-proprietary use is available only to applicants affiliated with industrial institutions.
twice/six times a year Once a year for One-year Proposal
For general research using synchrotron radiation, with no obligation to publish results and a simplified review process. A beamtime fee will be charged.
The proposal can be applied at any time, and will be examined immediately after application submitted. JASRI staff will perform measurements on behalf of users, and users simply send their samples to SPring-8.
The proposal can be applied at any time, and will be examined immediately after application submitted. The hour-based use proposal program, provides users in the early stages of their research with a convenient opportunity to use SPring-8 to confirm the usefulness or to examine measurement conditions. It can also be used to obtain additional data after the experiment.