Experiment done? What next?
This page provides guidance on the next steps to take following the completion of your experiment.
Claim back your expenses
Expenses Claims must be submitted within 60 days of your experimental visit ending. Claim forms for funded users from both within and outside the UK can be found on our dedicated expenses page.
Check here to see if your experiment is funded by ISIS.
Expenses for experiment consumables (UK PIs only) must be submitted within three months of the experiment. Claims submitted after this time will not be accepted.
We want feedback!
Please provide feedback on your experiment and experience of using ISIS by completing the online form here (takes no longer than 5 minutes to complete). Your feedback is extremely important to us, and will help drive improvements to the facility and user journey experience.
Publishing your data
For any publications arising from your work at ISIS, please include relevant ISIS staff in the appropriate way (co-author, acknowledgement). All ISIS instruments and datasets have a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) that should be included. Instrument DOIs can be found on the individual instrument pages. Experiment DOIs can be found on the ISIS Data Gateway.
All users and staff are expected to open access publish their peer-reviewed articles, conference proceedings, books, book chapters and edited collections.
UK Neutron and Muon User Meetings
The UK Neutron and Muon Source User Meeting (NMSUM) is held annually at conference facilities at the University of Warwick. This meeting is jointly hosted and organised by the STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source and the Institut Laue–Langevin (ILL). It provides an opportunity for UK users of neutron and muon beams to present and hear about latest science using these techniques, together with facility updates and other news of interest to the community.
Resources to help you include ISIS in your talks
We have a number of materials available about ISIS that you can use when presenting your data.
Contact the ISIS User Office
If you have any queries regarding access or your experiment please contact the ISIS User Office
Email: isisuo@stfc.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1235 445592 (ext 5592)
The User Office can be found in the Reception Building (R75) at the main STFC RAL site entrance
Office hours:
08:00 – 16:00 Monday – Thursday
08:00 – 15:00 Friday
Outside of normal office hours please contact the ISIS Main Control Room on:
+44(0)1235 446789 (ext 6789)