The following guidelines are provided to aid you in the submission of
a proposal to the HRIBF Program Advisory Committee (PAC). Useful links are
provided in the figure to the right. Information on the latest
call for proposals is available.
Experiment guidelines are also
available once your proposal has been accepted..
- Read about our policies concerning
experiments.
- Generate proposal confining it to the recommended
4-5 page (text) limit.
Based on feedback from previous PACs you are strongly encouraged to
include an abstract and confine your proposal to one topic or experiment.
Additional topics or experiments require separate proposals; you
may refer to your other proposals if necessary and to save text.
The proposal should contain:
- the physics to be addressed
- significance of the experiment
- supporting calculations
- relevant references and figures
In addition it is essential that you include any
assumptions of
beam currents or dose rates, efficiencies, and counting rates.
In the case of radioactive ion beams (RIBs), you must include a
statement about your
tolerance of isobaric contamination of the beam.
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Some of the criteria which the PAC use to evaluate the
proposal is:
- Is the science compelling ?
- Will the proposed experiment deliver the promised science ?
- Is the proposal well written, informative, and gives the
impression that the proposers have the science under control ?
- Have similar experiments been completed elsewhere ?
Links which you may find useful are:
- Is the proposal appropriate for HRIBF ?
- Are there other facilities with better requested beams ?
- Is the requested equipment appropriate for the experiment ?
- If requesting SIBs, are the stable beams:
- in support of RIB experiments (calibration, system
debugging, systematic studies, etc.)
- used to develop new techniques or equipment (usually
destined for RIB experiments)
- taking advantage of unique capabilities of HRIBF
- beneficial to the facility in order to maintain productivity
- Is there sufficient manpower and resources to complete the
experiment ?
- Are all the co-authors on the proposal aware of this submission ?
- Has the proposal been submitted somewhere else ?
- Have the proposers reported results of previous experiments at HRIBF
in a timely manner ?
- In order to speed processing and save mailing costs, we will only
accept proposals submitted electronically in Portable Data Format (pdf).
Programs or scripts which convert ps to pdf:
After creating a pdf file, check legibility and any data conversion
by inspecting it with
Adobe Reader. On many
UNIX machines we suggest converting LaTeX output to
postscript using "dvips -Ppdf" command. This helps to ensure
proper fonts (Type 1) are used when converting to pdf.
- Submit a cover form.
This form summarizes your proposed experiment and provides us with
information concerning the safety aspects of your experiment.
You may attach it to the front of your proposal or we will do it for you.
- Send your file(s) as an email attachment to:
grosscj@ornl.gov.
- Prior to review by the
Program Advisory Committee (PAC),
HRIBF personnel will review your proposal for:
- equipment and facility compatibility
(accelerator staff, equipment mentors, etc.)
- environment, health, and safety (ES&H) issues (experiment support group)
You may be asked to clarify your needs and requests. The PAC will
be informed of any problems which result from this review.
- The PAC reviews
the proposal for science and recommends a course of action. Note that
the PAC is encouraged to contact the spokesperson should any questions
arise.
- The Scientific Director decides whether
or not to accept the proposed experiment.
Accepted experiments will be posted
as soon as possible and in the following weeks,
you will be contacted with the official decision.
- You may appeal the decision by contacting the Scientific Director,
Witek Nazarewicz.
- Spokespersons of accepted experiments should review the
experiment guidelines to prepare
for the actual experiment.
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