CALL FOR TECHNICAL BEAM TIME REQUESTS 2025

CALL for TECHNICAL beam time REQUESTS 2025

Purpose

The Institute for Rare Isotope Science (IRIS) invites proposals for Technical Beam Time Requests for domestic Korea users. This special call is not a standard Call for Proposals reviewed by the PAC, but intended to support

- Detector and instrumentation tests

- Pilot experiments to test feasibility of a new experiment or technique

- Machine study or characterization of new beams or experimental systems

- Any other technical activities requiring RAON beams

and will be scheduled for the period from September to November, 2025. 

Conditions

The Technical Beam Time will be offered with the following conditions:

- Suitable beams and technical resources be available based on operation schedule

- Requested beam time be limited to 2 BTU (two days)

- A report of the experiment results be submitted within 15 days after the experiment to the IRIS User Support Office (user_support@ibs.re.kr).

Application  

Spokespersons requesting beam time must submit the Technical Beam Time Request form to the IRIS User Support Office (user_support@ibs.re.kr) by August 3, 2025.

If necessary, the spokesperson of proposals will be required to give a short presentation at the RAON Machine Time Committee (MTC) meeting. 

Important dates 

• July 14, 2025: Call for Technical Beam Time Requests
• August 3, 2025: Deadline for submission
• Early August 2025: MTC meeting
• Mid-August 2025: Notification of Approved Experiments 
• September ~ November 2025: Experiments 

The spokesperson for each proposal must register on the IBS indico page (https://indico.ibs.re.kr/e/TB2025) and complete submission form. The content of the proposal should not exceed 5 pages including the cover page, references, tables and figures. Use 12 point (Times or Calibri font) for the text.  Proposals will be kept confidential but will be made available to IRIS staff for reviews. 

Proposals are requested to include:

1. Abstract 
2. Scientific motivation
3. Goals of the proposed experiment
4. Experimental details
5. Summary
6. References 

Safety Review 

The Safety Management Office at IRIS will review all proposals for safety issues. 

Contact 

Please contact the user support office, user_support@ibs.re.kr for any inquiries.

Summary of Beams

* If you need a different energy range, please contact the IRIS User Support Office(user_support@ibs.re.kr)