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The proposal consists of a summary, beam requirements, TRIUMF support
requirements, safety, and statement of research (science).
The summary is entered online and consists of two versions:
a formatted short summary and an even shorter plain-text summary.
It should briefly and clearly state the proposed
experiment along with its scientific context and motivation.
Even at this early stage, it is particularly wise to clearly indicate how
the proposed work fits into a broader program, and if it does not, why it
can stand up as relatively isolated measurement.
Any unique aspect of the experiment should also be mentioned here.
Any particular requirements regarding beam properties
are detailed here. The following is a list of properties
that are commonly associated with various types of
µSR experiments and on what secondary beamline they can
be accommodated:
In general, the energy of the primary beam is 500 MeV. For all µSR
experiments on M20, M15 and M13 the secondary beam line momentum will be
29 MeV/c for a surface beam. For high momentum muons that can be
produced on M9B, muon momenta can range from 20 MeV/c to
100 MeV/c; please see
the
Description of Muon Beamlines,
and select a beamline and minimum beam current for your experimental
requirements according to this schedule:
|
Experiment | Beam Current | Suitable Beamlines, Targets |
| Time-Differential - HTF | >40 | M15 /w C T1 , M20 /w C T2 |
|
| >80 | M20 /w Be T2 |
| Time-Diff - LTF, LF | >40 | M15, M20, M13 |
| Low Background | >120 | M15 /w C T1, M20 /w C T2 |
| Time-Integral | >120 | M15 /w C T1, M20 /wC T2 |
| High-p µ+/- | >80 | M9B /w C or Be T2 |
In some circumstances (where small field changes can be critical)
it is required that the crane not be moved at random during an experimental run.
If that is the case please indicate.
Facility staff are responsible for beam line preparation and the mounting
(and nominal alignment) of spectrometers, positron detectors,
cryostats, ovens, pressure cells and other standard
inserts. The standard µSR data acquisition systems
are also generally available. During the course of the experiment,
and during nominal working hours, experimenters
may request that facility personnel assist in the
liquid He filling of the SC magnets.
Beyond this level of support, any further requirements should be
indicated here. Some examples where special support
might be needed are:
- Mounting of specialized counters.
- When there is an unusual geometry for the experiment.
- Any specialized data acquisition support. As an
example, it may be necessary to control and monitor
a non-standard piece of equipment (e.g., an x-y table).
- Any specialized needs or equipment regarding sample preparation.
- Unusual restrictions on the operation of our
standard systems, e.g., if a magnet needs to be particularly
stable.
- Use of additional equipment that goes beyond what is normally
associated with a given setup.
It should be mentioned that, in the above situations, the facility
will generally not consider building or otherwise providing any specialized
hardware that does not have a broad application. This type of hardware
should be prepared by the individual experimental groups and its provision
should be documented in the Experimental Equipment subsection
of the Detailed Statement of Proposed Research.
Rules regarding the safe operation of an experiment
are in place to ensure that
- Adequate planning has been carried out to address
any safety issues.
- Responsibility for safety during the experiment
is clearly defined by designating a Safety
Project Coordinator (SPC) for each proposal.
An experiment that does not pass its safety review
will not be considered for scheduling. The review is carried out by the
Safety Review Committee, and if safety concerns are raised, the
TRIUMF Safety Group
(TSG) will become involved
with the SPC to address the problem. This whole
process will be carried out before the call for
beam time for those experiments that obtain EEC
approval.
To help with the planning for a safe experiment the call for
proposals from the user group contains two documents dealing with
safety. One is a general (experiment independent) guide
that outlines
how the safety section of the proposal should be structured, and the
other is a µSR specific form that deals with µSR specific safety
issues. Filing both of these is mandatory.
The first document, the
guideline for preparing a safety
report,
requires that a proposal provide the following information and safety data:
- Identification
- Name of experiment leader
address, email
telephone, fax
name of local contact - Official EEC name and number of experiment
name of SPC
address, email
telephone, fax
- Description of Experiment
location
layout
conditions
reference to relevant design codes - Definition and Estimates of Hazard
- One can say there is absolutely no hazard,
- but if it is a case of ``safe if this or that''
then the conditions and rules for safe operation must be
spelt out in detail.
- Specify consequences in case of failure.
- Safety Measures
- Say, in detail, how safety measures will address hazard.
- Results of safety tests.
- Copies of actual safety instructions for experimenters, should
such be desired.
- Responsibility
Basically, the experiment leader and/or SPC (if different)
is responsible for everything. - Outline plans for decommissioning or disposal.
The second, µSR-specific, form must also be completed.
A blank form is available online here as a
Postscript file or
PDF file.
This section tends to occupy the bulk of an EEC proposal and is to be
uploaded as a pdf file, produced using one of the provided templates.
It should contain:
- Scientific Justification
- Importance of the Experiment
- Competitive Measurements
- Theoretical Calculations
- Description of the Experiment
- Experimental Equipment
- Experimental Readiness
- Data Analysis
- Beam Time Required
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