Access

Access to the laboratories is requested during the application for a beamtime. For further information on application and proposal, please see the call for proposal page. 

To ensure availability of equipment and consumables needed, a Work Description File needs to be filled out by the user group four weeks before arrival.

To aid the organization of the lab use, the following contact persons are named for each beamtime:

• Local contact (EuXFEL Instrument group) – main contact for the user group.

• Lab contact (EuXFEL User Labs staff) – coordinates the usage of the lab, helps with filling out Work Description File, performs check-in and check-out with the user group.

• Sample contact (User group) – channels communication between user group and EuXFEL contact persons.

Training

Using the laboratories will require general and specific safety training. Access and permission to use the equipment and perform experiments are based on user's experience and a Work Description File. Please be aware that additional introduction to the respective device and methods might be needed for independent use.

Chemistry and Physics User Labs Access

The following training units are required in order to access and perform work in the labs: 

• Chemistry labs:
  • User Safety Training
  • General Chemistry
  • On-site training.
• Material science labs:
  • User Safety Training
  • On-site training.
• SEM (BIO-I) lab:
  • User Safety Training
  • General Biology (S1 and S2)
  • On-site training.

Please send an email to sample.environment@xfel.eu in advance to request the onsite training.

Support is given Monday to Friday, from 9 am until 6 pm. Access and work in the User Laboratories can be allowed also outside these hours and during weekend.

Biology User Labs (XBI) Access and Support

The following training units are required in order to access and perform work in the XBI laboratories: 

• User Safety Training
• General Biology (S1 and S2)
• General Chemistry
• On-site XBI Bio S1– offered daily at 11 am. Please send an email to sample.environment@xfel.eu at least one day in advance before the desired date of the on-site training.

Support by the User Laboratory Staff is given Monday to Friday, from 9 am until 6 pm. Access and work in the User Laboratories can be allowed also outside these hours and during the weekend.

During beamtime, an On-Call-Duty is organized for nights and weekends for urgent cases. The On-Call-Duty number is known to the beamline scientists.

Availability of Equipment, Chemicals and Consumables

For information on the available laboratory equipment and specification, please see the complete list of equipment. 

It is advised that specialized equipment is booked via EuXFEL Booking System. The login is possible with EuXFEL/UPEX account.

For overview of chemicals kept in stock, please see the latest inventory list.