We hereby invite you to submit experiment proposals in the framework of FAIR Phase-0, which offers beamtime for experiments at GSI until the start of FAIR. The FAIR Phase-0 program is exploiting the facilities of GSI, upgraded to meet the requirements as FAIR injectors, plus the FAIR CRYRING storage ring and the PHELIX laser. Moreover, it offers an opportunity to use detectors developed for FAIR for scientific programs.
The present Call for Proposals to all four Program Advisory Committees (PACs) is foreseen to offer a total user beamtime in 2026 and 2027 combined of roughly
- 350 shifts at UNILAC,
- 300 shifts at SIS18,
- 250 shifts at ESR, ESR-HITRAP and ESR-CRYRING,
- 100 shifts at PHELIX.
For experiments at CRYRING in standalone-mode (internal ion sources only) a ‘Call’ for beamtime in 2026 will be communicated in 2025.
A list of typically available beam parameters can be found here.
Detector Tests:
Beamtime applications for pure detectors tests in 2026/27 (i.e. w/o direct scientific goal): please contact the respective PAC Scientific Secretary (e.g. M. Vogel for G-PAC) to obtain specific access and instructions for this.
Periods for Proposal Submission:
G-PAC: 4th of October to 2nd of December 2024
PPAC (for laser and ion beams): 4th of October to 26th of November 2024
Mat-PAC: November to mid-January 2025
Bio-PAC: mid-January to mid-March 2025
Updated information is given on the respective PAC-Webpages (www.gsi.de/pac) and in GATE.
Proposal Submission:
Proposals are to be submitted via the website-based submission system GATE (https://gate.gsi.de), to which each participant of a proposal is required to register1. More detailed information gives the short GATE manual.
In particular, we urgently ask you to consult the Link Scientist of the experimental site in question as soon as possible and well before final submission to discuss technical details and feasibility of the experiment, and for guidance with the application forms. The Link Scientist is chosen in the GATE forms, and can be contacted e.g. via GATE upon a first draft completion of all forms in the step ‘Submit’. It is recommended to begin the process as early as possible. Should you encounter problems in GATE, please contact GATE-Help@gsi.de (Karin Füssel).
Please note that due to current European sanctions participants with Russian or Belarussian affiliation cannot be participants in experiment proposals at GSI/FAIR.
After Submission:
Submitted proposals will be evaluated by the corresponding Program Advisory Committee, whose recommendation will be considered by the Scientific Managing Director when granting beamtime2. Beamtime granted in this round will expire after 2027.
Research Data Management Plan (RDMP):
Currently, a RDMP is not obligatory but recommended for accepted experiment proposals. For more information see:
https://wiki.gsi.de/pub/OpenScience/WebHome/DMP_Proposals_Doc.pdf
Please note that GSI does not cover the consumables and investments necessary for running an experiment.
For additional or updated information, please consult the web page of PPAC (www.gsi.de/ppac) and its sub-page “Info PHELIX”. Further details on the process from application until running the experiment are given here: www.gsi.de/phelix/beamtime.
Applicants eligible to the European funding program 'Laserlab-Europe' are encouraged to submit a funding applications additionally to Laserlab-Europe (www.laserlab-europe.eu/transnational-access) for obtaining financial support. Indicating during proposal submission your interest in this funding serves as internal information only and does not replace a dedicated funding application at Laserlab-Europe. Note that Laserlab offers financial support for researchers from Europe, and for users from non-EU countries to some extent.
Technical Information & Contacts
PHELIX can provide access for laser experiments in the PHELIX hall, and alternatively at the Z6 target station at UNILAC and at HHT at SIS18. For information on current PHELIX and experimental parameters, please refer to www.gsi.de/PHELIX-parameters or contact the respective person responsible for the target station of interest:
petawatt target area (PTA): V. Bagnoud (v.bagnoud(at)gsi.de), P. Neumayer (p.neumayer(at)gsi.de)
x-ray laboratory: V. Bagnoud (v.bagnoud(at)gsi.de), P. Neumayer (p.neumayer(at)gsi.de)
Z6 target area: A. Blazevic (a.blazevic(at)gsi.de), D. Schumacher (de.schumacher(at)gsi.de)
HHT target area: P. Neumayer (p.neumayer(at)gsi.de)
Further contacts:
Details on the laser and laser diagnostics: Vincent Bagnoud (v.bagnoud(at)gsi.de);
Access and support through Laserlab-Europe: Diana Lang (d.lang(at)gsi.de);
PPAC Scientific Secretary: Karin Füssel (k.fuessel(at)gsi.de);
[1] Beamtime is granted at no charge within the framework of the Helmholtz Association: “Rahmenrichtlinie über die Nutzung von Forschungsanlagen der Helmholtz-Zentren durch Dritte” (1.3.2000), §II. 1.2. GSI/FAIR need to report to funding agencies on user operation and user communities in form of statistical data.
[2] General Data Protection Regulation GDPR (according to Art. 13 and 14 DSGVO): Staff Management Board GDPR english
