SESAME is committed to providing broad and equitable access to its scientific facilities. In accordance with the SESAME User Policy, researchers from SESAME Members and, under specific conditions, from the international scientific community, may apply for beamtime through open scientific calls.
General Users are research teams awarded beamtime at SESAME through the independent peer-review process based on the scientific merit, technical feasibility and safety of their proposals . Access is provided free of charge for non-proprietary research, provided that the results are published in the open scientific literature.
SESAME encourages the widest possible participation in its scientific programme and recognises that travel costs may present a barrier for many researchers. Through dedicated partnership programmes, financial support is available for eligible users to facilitate participation in experiments and training activities.
General Users who receive beamtime at SESAME are expected to:
- Publish the scientific results obtained through the use of SESAME facilities in a timely manner;
- Acknowledge SESAME in all resulting publications;
- Acknowledge any travel or subsistence support received through SESAME or one of its partner programmes;
- Notify the SESAME Users Office of publications resulting from the awarded beamtime.
Failure to comply with these requirements may affect future beamtime allocations, as specified in the SESAME User Policy.
The travel support programmes currently available are outlined below.