Currently, applications for Transnational Access are closed.
Transnational Access
The HiRadMat Transnational Access (TNA) is intented to support and encourage participation of EU collaborators interested in using the facility for material tests for accelerator or detector R&D.
CERN operates the accelerator complex including the SPS and HiRadMat@SPS facility based on a yearly schedule. CERN support includes the basic infrastructure for the experiments (electricity, network connectivity, office space, connections, control room, limited technical support for last minute corrections or modifications, etc.), installation of the experiments, preparation of the beams, and the beam operation during the experiments. The beam in the HiRadMat Experiments is provided free of charge to CERN users and external users.
The TNA funds will be used to cover travel and subsistence expenses related to the stay at CERN for the experiment. It can be used to cover expenses for safety inspections or consultations for the experiments and also for packaging and logistic expenses for waste handling.
The HiRadMat experiments are single beam pulse experiments. Each experiment requires real beam time, often over several periods, and therefore each experiment is expected to run over the course of several days – typically a week. This is due to several factors during the experiment where for the beam pulse a reconfiguration of the entire CERN accelerator complex (i.e. LINAC, booster, PS, SPS) may be needed if changes in intensity, focusing etc is required. Preparation of the experiment and post-irradiation evaluation of the results will also depend on the complexity of the experiment and will require the users time.
The results of the experiments using this facility will be presented to the scientific community on a regular basis in workshops and conferences.
The Transnational Access Programme poses certain restrictions upon the eligibility of users based on nationalities of group members and location of their home institutions.
Acknowledgement
Published results from projects that received TNA support will have to bear the EURO-LABS acknowledgement, as seen below:
“This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 101057511 (EURO-LABS).”
