How to access

Currently, we are operating with no users on-site i.e. Mail-in of protein and crystallisation solutions or crystallisation plates only. However, Diamond is progressively ramping up its activity with users on-site.

How will this experiment be affected by the Covid-19 arrangements at Diamond?

Consider what you can reasonably achieve with only 2 users allowed at any one time and apply for the amount of beamtime you would need to achieve your goals within these constraints - even if this would require some beamtime to go unused (this is against normal Diamond conditions of use).

Specifically consider:

• Can the measurements be done remotely or by mail-in with Diamond staff agreement? 
• Consider what you can reasonably achieve with only 2 users allowed in the building at any one time (a shift change with 2 different users is possible). Use of labs and social distancing mean it is hard to be as efficient as normal and so apply for the amount of beamtime you would need to achieve your goals within these constraints. 
• Are you able to run your experiment with limited notice and are your samples ready? 

For academic access, calls for proposals are issued twice a year (details here) and applications are made via the User Administration System (UAS).

• Standard Access (including iNEXT Discovery and EUbOPEN) - will be relevant to most groups.
• BAG Access - will be relevant to a few groups.

Like all Diamond access, proposals are reviewed competitively by independent peer review (panel 11); our current capacity is 30-40 screens per year, though likely to increase.

For any questions, contact Frank von Delft, the I04-1/XChem Principal Beamlines Scientist.

For proprietary access, contact Alex Dias from the Industrial Liaison Office.