Applying for beamtime

Applications to use CM01 Krios microscope are made through the ESRF User Portal (SMIS). The type of proposal is a structural biology rolling-access application, which can be submitted at any time during the year. Additionally, specific cryo-EM BAGs have been created (which are distinct from the MX-BAGs). For accepted proposals, travel expenses will be reimbursed for a maximum of two visitors per experiment.

Sufficient proof of the sample’s quality must be included with the proposal. While the written part of an application is limited to a maximum of two pages, evidence of the sample’s quality can be provided in an additional document, also limited to two pages.

Users are welcome on-site. Their presence is requested only for the first day. And first-time users are recommended to come on-site. If users want to send samples and be available online for the experimental set-up, then users are requested to select "Mail-in" while filling the A-form.