The IR User Facility FELBE -- Information for Users

The free-electron laser user facility FELBE provides continuously tunable radiation in the mid- and far-infrared spectral range, at peak energies of several hundred nJ in a ps pulse train at 13 MHz repetition rate. Operation is possible in a continuous 13 MHz mode as well as in a macropulse mode. Due to the recent extension of the facility, operation in the wavelength range 4 - 200 µm (50 - 2500 cm^-1) is now available for user experiments.

Research proposals in various fields (e.g. condensed matter, biophysics, etc.) are solicited for the period:

February - June 2011, deadline November 15th, 2010.

Research proposals should be submitted by email to Dr. Barbara Schramm, b.schramm@fzd.de. Beam time will be allocated based on availability, as well as technical feasibility and scientific merit of the proposal.

A WORD-template with instructions can be downloaded here.

Access is free of charge for all non-proprietary research. Researchers from EU and Associated Countries other than Germany are eligible for support by the European Community – Research Infrastructure Action under the FP7 Programme through the Integrated Infrastructure Initiative

"European Light Sources Activities - Synchrotrons and Free Electron Lasers"

Proposals will be evaluated by the Programme Selection Panel, whose members are at present:
Prof. Ben Murdin, University of Surrey, UK -- solid state physics
Prof. Thomas Dekorsy, University of Konstanz, Germany -- terahertz spectroscopy
Prof. Rolf Diller, Universität Kaiserslautern, Germany -- biophysics
Prof. Gerard Meijer, Fritz-Haber-Institut, Berlin, Germany -- molecular physics
Dr. Lex van der Meer, FOM Institute, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands -- FEL physics
Prof. Karl Unterrainer, TU Vienna, Austria -- solid state physics

On the basis of their recommendations, the final decision and allocation of beamtime will be made by an internal panel headed by the Scientific Director of the FZD.

After finishing the experiments, however latest in the beginning of the next term (January or June respectively), we kindly ask you to submit a report to b.schramm@fzd.de using the template which can be downloaded here.

Further information on the characteristics of FELBE and on ancillary equipment can be found here.


Prof. Dr. Helm, Manfred - 28.06.2010