Prepare for a Beamtime¶
Registration and Training¶
Please go to the BNL before-arrival guide, read the website, and complete the register and training according to the instructions.
Here is some information that you may need to know to fill in the registration form.
Proposal Number: your GU proposal number if you applied one otherwise ask Billinge group member for the PU proposal number. The PU number changes every 5 years.
Start date: based on our beamtime
End date: your expected graduation date for graduate students
Access requested: physical on-site access to BNL
Estimate days: Around 30-40 days in a two-year period
Subject code: General materials sciences
Visit justification: You will be conducting experiments with the billing group at Columbia university. Introducing your research if necessary.
Host first name: Sanjit
Host last name: Ghose
BNL department: Condensed matter physics and material science
Facility: NSLS2
Beamline: 28-ID XPD
Research type: Open research
Please go to the BNL arrival guide, read the website, and know what to do when you arrive at BNL.
Here is some information you need to know.
Building to go: NSLS-II (building 740)
Beamline location: Between Gate 741 and 742
Safety Approval Form¶
You need to have the safety approval form to be approved before coming to the beamline. This is usually prepared by the people in Billinge group. They will fill in the form according to your answer to the online google form in the “Beamtime Information” section.
Reserve Housing¶
Usually, you will stay at the on-site housing in BNL. Please go to the Housing Reservation to reserve the housing on-site.
Transport¶
If you take the train to Ronkonkoma and go to BNL from there, the best way is the daily shuttle bus. Please go to the Shuttle Bus Reservation to reserve the seat before coming to BNL.