Proposal submission

The FF≫ scientific proposal process remains open year-round. Although there are no strict deadlines for submission per se, dedicated beam time for accelerator research and development is distributed twice annually in May and November. It is therefore recommended that new proposals are submitted either by April or October each year in order to avoid a possible 6 month delay in scheduling.

All proposals will be peer reviewed on both a technical and scientific level. New proposals should be sent to the FF≫ Coordinator. It is recommended that beam parameters, as well as infrastructure restrictions, are assessed before proposal submission. These can be obtained directly from the FF≫ Coordinator.

Review process

Upon receipt of the proposal document the experiment will first undergo a technical and scientific review by the FF≫ Coordinator. This initial review will consider the technical feasibility of the experiment as well as considerations towards DESY safety regulations. If the proposal is approved during this stage, a tentative schedule of activities will be communicated, defined by the proposal’s compatibility with FF≫’s current and future hardware setup and scientific schedule. Once this information has been communicated a collaboration of internal personnel (if not already known) will be assigned to the experiment in order to develop any necessary hardware technicalities and to assist in onsite execution of the experiment.