FIRST STEP
For the quickest way to get beamtime, please follow these steps to submit a proposal:
1. Log in to the ALS Hub (you will be prompted to register if you are not already an ALS user).
2. Scroll down until you see “Proposals”. Select “View and Submit Proposals”.
Note that a RAPIDD Proposal is only active for one cycle. Choose General User Proposal for a longer period, but it will take longer to process.
3. Scroll down until you see RAPIDD Proposals. Select Submit or View Your RAPIDD Proposals.
4. Click New RAPIDD Proposal.
5. Choose Structural Biology RAPIDD Access as the proposal type.
6. Select ALS-ENABLE when prompted for the beamline.
7. Provide a brief abstract of your research.
Once submitted, proposals will be reviewed and ranked. If your proposal is accepted, we will contact you to schedule your beamti
OPTIONS FOR MX COLLECTION
When you are submitting a proposal, one of the options is Collaborative Crystallography. If you click on YES for this option, your proposal will be reviewed as usual, and if accepted, will be routed to our Collaborative Crystallography program. In this case, one of our scientists will be in touch to make plans to efficiently collect and analyze your data.
READ MOREOPTIONS FOR SAXS
Mail-in High-Throughput (HT-SAXS) and Size-exclusion Chromatography (SEC-SAXS) collection is available at the ALS SIBYLS beamline 12.3.1, which is part of the ALS-ENABLE group. To learn more about this option, click on the link below.
READ MOREX-RAY FOOTPRINTING
As of September 2022, X-ray footprinting is part of ALS-ENABLE. Apply for beamtime either by submitting a RAPIDD proposal through the ALSHub as described above, or by submitting a proposal through the Molecular Foundry and selecting beamline 3.3.1. Foundry proposals are accepted two times a year, in March and September, while RAPIDD proposals can be sent anytime. Note that starting in the Fall of 2027, all X-ray irradiation will be conducted at SSRL, while LCMS will remain at the ALS. To find out more, click on the link below.
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