Contact

Prof. Dr. Anton Wallner

Head Accelerator Mass Spectrometry and Isotope Research
Head
anton.wallnerhzdr.de
Phone: +49 351 260 3274

User access

As a user facility we regularly perform measurements for external users—national, EU+, and international. Free access is available via several funding instruments, some of which are funded externally and are limited for their respective funding periods. The latter usually have additional benefits, such as travel support (e.g. RADIATE, Chetec-INFRA).

Samples for ¹⁰Be and ²⁶Al and many other isotopes may be prepared at HZDR from pre-treated samples. Experienced users with their own laboratory capabilities can also submit fully prepared samples, subject to prior discussion of the specific requirements. We offer in-house training for sample preparation in our chemistry labs. So far, we have had over 100 visitors using our sample preparation facilities and analysing their samples, many of them returning.

We routinely measure ⁷Be, ¹⁰Be, ²⁶Al, ³⁶Cl, ⁴¹Ca, ⁵⁵Fe and ¹²⁹I at our 6 MV tandem accelerator. Additional radioisotopes are being added with the implementation of our new 1 MV compact multi-isotope system that is equipped with a laser photo-detachment beam-line for isobar separation (to be commissioned in July 2023). Note that we currently do not offer radiocarbon (¹⁴C) dating.

Currently we have three different funding instruments for access, all of which require a short (usually 2 page) application via our GATE proposal submission system. The review process for all of them is (currently) rolling, meaning proposals can be submitted effective at any point in time. For further questions contact Prof. Dr. A. Wallner

IBC General Access

We offer general access to all users via the IBC platform. These grants only cover the AMS measurement. A guide to submitting a proposal can be found here (pdf). Applications are submitted via GATE.

RADIATE

Radiate offers access to a number of ion beam research platforms, including our DREAMS facility at HZDR. These grants come with limited travel funding, covering travel for the beam-time to an amount typical for intra-EU travel. For AMS there is a special application form (docx). This is a trans-national access (TNA) program – it is a requirement that the applicant and the majority of co-applicants are located outside the country where the facility is located. A limit of 20% of non-EU (or associated) grant-holders applies. Applications are submitted via GATE.

Chetec-INFRA

Nuclear astrophysics based AMS projects related to the study of the origin of the elements can get access to the DREAMS facility via the Chetec-INFRA. This is a trans-national access (TNA) program – it is a requirement that the applicant and the majority of co-applicants are located outside the country where the facility is located. A limit of 20% of non-EU (or associated) grant-holders applies. Applications are submitted via GATE.

Quick links:

A guide to submitting a proposal for AMS data from HZDR (pdf)
IBC Template - Scientific Case - Short Term Project (docx) ("Standard" project)
IBC Template - Scientific Case - Pilot Project (docx)
RADIATE_Scientific_case_form (docx)
IBC Template - Experimental Plan - AMS (xlsx) (required for IBC and RADIATE proposals)

(Former) Users:

Christof Sager, TU Berlin

Felix Stäger

Felix Stäger, U Hannover

Anica Weller, U Hannover

Pilar Jeanneret
IANIGLA - CONICET, Mendoza (AR)

Konstanze Stübner,
U Potsdam

Zsófia Ruszkiczay-Rüdiger

Zsófia Ruszkiczay-Rüdiger,
Research Centre for Astronomy & Earth Sciences Budapest (HU)

Patricia Rauh, U Jena

Anna Wypukol, FU Berlin &
Alfred Wegener Institute Potsdam

Tom Kieck, U Mainz

Amelie CHABILAN

Amélie Chabilan, TU Dresden

Carlos Rossi, Complutense University, Madrid (E)

Katharina Stock, Gymnasium Bedburg
& Collin Tiessen, U Ottawa (CAN)

Rebecca Querfeld

Rebecca Querfeld, U Hannover

Carolin ZORN

Carolin Zorn, GFZ Potsdam

Sebastian GEHRING

Sebastian Gehring,
U Innsbruck (A)

Tina Köhler, AWI

Tina Köhler,
Alfred Wegener Institute Potsdam

PIVOT_Sébastien

Sébastien Pivot
U Aix-Marseille III (F)

Sujan, Michal

Michal Šujan,
Comenius U Bratislava (SK)

Oliver Forstner, Helmholtz Institute Jena

Oliver Forstner,
Helmholtz Institute Jena

Spyros-Christos Olivotos, GFZ Potsdam

Spyros-Christos Olivotos,
GFZ Potsdam

Anne-Sophie Meriaux,
U Newcastle (UK)

Lisa LUNA, U Potsdam

Lisa Luna, U Potsdam

Ezequiel Garcia Morabito, U Bern (CH)

Ezequiel Garcia Morabito,
U Bern (CH)

Andreas GÄRTNER, Senckenberg Dresden

Andreas Gärtner,
Senckenberg Dresden

Luisa von Albedyll, AWI Potsdam

Luisa von Albedyll,
Alfred Wegener Institute Potsdam

Lars ZIPF, U Heidelberg

Lars Zipf, U Heidelberg

Jane Lund Andersen

Jane Lund Andersen, U Aarhus (DK)

Elisa PERNAK

Elisa Pernak, TUBA Freiberg

Swenja Rosenwinkel, U Potsdam

Tomas STOR, Charles Universität, Prag (CZ)

Tomas Stor,
Charles University, Prag (CZ)

Michaela Srncik, ANU

Michaela Fröhlich (nee Srncik),
Australian National University (AUS)

Darío Rodrigues, TANDAR

Darío Rodrigues,
TANDAR, Buenos Aires (AR)

Marie KANSTRUP, U Aarhus, DK

Marie Kanstrup, U Aarhus (DK)

Thomas SMITH, U Bern

Thomas Smith, U Bern (CH)

Cornelia Wilske

Cornelia Wilske, UFZ Halle

Vasila Sulaymonova

Vasila Sulaymonova, TUBA Freiberg

Guillem Domènech i Surinyach (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya)

Guillem Domènech i Surinyach,
U Politècnica de Catalunya (E)

Lisa Michel und Rebecca Schmidt

Lisa Michel & Rebecca Schmidt,
TU Dresden

Angela Landgraf, U Potsdam

Peter Ludwig, TU Munich

Jenny Feige

Jenny Feige, VERA, U Vienna (A)

Anna Seither, TUBAF

Anna Seither, TUBA Freiberg

HUTZLER, Aurore

Aurore Hutzler,
CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence (F)

Ines Röhringer

Ines Röhringer, U Bayreuth

Cengiz YILDIRIM (GZF/U Potsdam)

Cengiz Yilderim, U & GFZ Potsdam

Maggi Fuchs & Katja Klemm (TUBA Freiberg)

Maggi Fuchs & Katja Klemm,
TUBA Freiberg

Bernhard Kuczewski

Bernhard Kuczeweski, U Cologne

Working in the AMS chemistry lab

Christoff Andermann,
TUBA Freiberg & U Rennes (F)