TSL Beamtime Request
Scientists and others interested in using the TSL facilities in their research and irradiation projects are recommended to contact the Coordinator, Professor Curt Ekström (phone: +46-(0)18-4713112, e-mail: curt.ekstrom@tsl.uu.se).
The proton therapy activities at TSL are regulated through an agreement
between Uppsala University and Uppsala University Hospital. Currently, 35
weeks per year are used daytime with 180 MeV protons. During these weeks
other projects may be run in beam sharing daytime, and as single users evenings
and nights. The remaining weeks may be devoted to other running modes, like
protons at lower energies and heavy ions. Also time is set aside for service.
When running the neutron-beam facilities for quasimonoenergetic neutrons
and white neutrons (ANITA) the proton beams are used for the neutron production.
In order to run a project at TSL, a beam-time
request has to be sent to the Coordinator. The request may refer to
a single run or to several runs over a longer period. Beam-time requests
will be treated at four occasions per year with dead-lines January 15, April
15, July 15 and October 15. The requests will be evaluated by the TSL management
for eventual approval, fully or partly, by the Director. If approved, the
project will be assigned an "Experiment code" and a certain amount
of beam-time (8-hour shifts) will be allocated.
In connection with the beam-time request we refer to the documents on
TSL beam-time pricing
policy and General
regulation for commissioned activities at Uppsala University.
The status of active projects concerning allocation and usage of beam-time
shifts can be found under Beam-time schedule
.
When beam-time has been scheduled for a project, the group should fill in
a "run form",
with some basic information for the preparation of the run. Some persons
to be responsible for technical issues and for radiation protection must
be appointed. The "run
form" should be sent in to TSL 4 weeks before the run.