The CHESS New User Guide is a step-by-step guide to help you to apply for beamtime, to prepare for your experiments at CHESS, what to do when you arrive at CHESS and how to report publications and results after your CHESS beamtime.
Apply for Beamtime
- Plan your experiment and understanding beamline capabilities
- Proposal types at CHESS
- How to submit a proposal
- Proposal review and scoring
- BeamtimerRequests (BTRs)
- Beamtime allocation and scheduling
Before You Arrive
- All group members should register in the User Portal (userdb)
- Take the User online exam (userdb)
- If your work was identified as hazardous, please contact your Safety Officer to schedule check-in and/or update safety
- Prepare for your trip, make reservations and ship materials
When You Arrive
- Check in with the CHESS User Office
- Parking at CHESS
- Meet with the Safety Officer
- Complete Beamline safety training when necessary
- Perform experiment
After Your Experiment
- Complete End of Run Survey
- Submit publications
- Contribute to the CHESS Activity Report