Connect with Beam Line Contact

Once beam time has been assigned and accepted, each user needs to follow through a series of steps to prepare for their experiment time at SSRL. 

  1. Reach out to your beam line contact at least 3 weeks in advance to discuss your experiment and arrival plans. Beam line contacts can be found on the Beam line Contact List
  2. Plan your Experiment with turnover times in mind:
    • Although most SSRL X-ray/VUV beam lines officially turn over to the next user before 3 pm, start times vary depending on configuration requests and resource availability. Unless instructed or coordinated by your beam line contact, plan to clean and clean up the beam line by 7 am on your last day (by 6 am on designated Accelerator Physics (AP)/Maintenance (PAMM) days).
  3. Complete the Site Access steps. 

We also offer a Spokesperson and Collaborator Checklist that can be used as an overview.

We encourage all users to refer to this checklist every time they are planning to do experiments at SSRL to ensure smooth access to all our capabilities. 

 

Please be aware that many of these steps are necessary and without them access to beam lines cannot be granted.