FAQS — en

HOW CAN I APPLY FOR BEAMTIME AT NCD-SWEET?

To apply for a beamtime you can find some information in the dedicated section and the full and updated information in the ALBA general guide.

WHERE CAN I FIND THE GENERAL USER INFORMATION?

If you are looking for information about how to apply, how to get funding, how to come/accommodation, information to prepare your visit and more, please check the ALBA website section dedicated to the users.

About NCD-SWEET beamline, you can start with the Beamline Information site

HOW CAN I CONTACT MY LOCAL CONTACT?

In the staff section you will find the phone numbers and emails of the beamline staff.

WHICH IS THE ENERGY RANGE & CAMERA LENGTH?

The energy range is between 6.5 and 20.0 keV. The camera length can be from 2.1 to 7.2 m. More detail about the beamline can be found here.

WHEN IS MY BEAM TIME?

Once you have submitted your proposal, a peer review panel and the safety group will review your proposal. The results of the review will be given to the user office, they in turn will let you know if your proposal has been successful and also the person responsible for the beamline, this is the person who will start the scheduling of your beam time. You will be contacted by one of the beamline staff as soon as the schedule has been finalized. For further information, visit the ALBA User Official Portal.

IS THERE ANY FUNDING?

All questions about funding will be answered via the ALBA User Official Portal

WHERE CAN I SEND THE SAMPLES/EQUIPMENT?

You must inform your local contact before sending anything to ALBA. Here you will find more information (specially if you want to send packages from outside the European Union). The address is:

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** Name_of_the_Local_Contact ** (NCD-SWEET)

ALBA Synchrotron – CELLS
Carrer de la Llum 2-26
08290 Cerdanyola del Vallès
Barcelona, Spain

Tel. : +34 93 592 40 11

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WHERE IS MY PROPOSAL USERNAME AND PASSWORD?

Your proposal username is your proposal number starting with u: "uXXXXXXXX". The password was set at the beginning of your beamtime.

If you forgot the user and/or password, inside the user portal you can find the account management section to find the proposal number and restore the password. A notification will be sent to the users involved in the proposal to be aware that you changed the password.

WHERE CAN I PREPARE MY SAMPLES?

ALBA has different laboratories with equipment to prepare your samples. The access must be requested when submitting your proposal or when preparing your visit to ALBA via the ALBA User Official Portal. If this is not possible, please, contact your local contact.

In these laboratories you will find the most common tools, equipment and chemicals. Some elements requested in the past by the users: