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Standard proposals submission deadlines Proposals can be submitted all year, with deadlines in February and September. Next proposal deadline was on Monday 16 February 2026 (midnight, CET). Next one w

There are different ways of submitting a proposal to the ILL, as summarised in the following table. (pdf - 895 Ki) TYPE APPLIES TO WHEN WHO FOR RESPONSE TIME External peer review Standard All experime

Block Allocation Group proposals In order to enable biology groups applying for time at ILL to make most efficient use of their beamtime, a Block Allocation scheme has been introduced for SANS experim

5% of ILL beamtime is reserved for proposals that do not fall within the usual framework for proposal submission. Primarily these proposals concern urgent experiments that cannot wait for the twice-ye

Long Term Proposals ILL users from member countries may apply for long-term beamtime, by submitting a Long Term Proposal (LTP). The ILL Scientific Council and ILL Management believe that LTPs can be b

General description The technical form (doc - 87 Ki) is to be filled in by all users who plan to provide their own experimental set-up. You may use the form to describe the experimental set-up in some

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An irradiation in ILL’s high flux reactor produced einsteinium-255 that served as on tap supply of fermium-255, enabling high-resolution laser spectroscopy in Mainz. Where does the periodic table of c

Are you interested in conducting your own postdoctoral research project and becoming a Marie Curie fellow? Would you like to join the ILL, a world-class large-scale facility dedicated to neutron scien

Skills and experience on state-of-the-art facilities We believe ILL has a key role to play in the training of young professionals. Therefore, every year we offer new opportunities for young people to