The next ISIS call for proposals will be for beamtime after the long shutdown. We will notify the community when the date has been fixed - it is likely to be in October 2021 (for TS2 instruments) and Spring 2022 (for TS1 and TS2 instruments).
ISIS neutron and muon instruments are free at the point of access for academic and industry researchers, provided the results from experiments are published in the public domain. Fully confidential fast-tracked use of the instruments is also available for industrial and commercial customers.
New users are always welcome at ISIS Neutron and Muon Source and we are constantly encouraging new areas of research that can flourish. There are a number of routes for academics and industry to access beamtime, please browse the links below for further important information and guidance including links to our
instrument pages.
If you are ready to put forward a proposal visit the ISIS Online Proposal
System or to submit an industrial proposal contact Dr Christopher Frost.
To submit a proposal: visit the ISIS Online Proposal System.
ISIS long shutdown
The above diagram shows the plan for upcoming run cycles and calls for proposals.
ISIS will have a long shutdown to enable refurbishment of the first target station and replacement of a tank in the linear accelerator. Delays to these projects as a result of the Covid-19 situation mean that we have moved the long shutdown dates so
that it will start towards the end of June 2021.
There are likely to be run cycles for TS2 only in Spring 2022 and a call for proposals for these run cycles is likely to be in October 2021. The next call for proposals for TS1 instruments will be early 2022.
