The “Research plan” is a two-page document describing your statement of research. This document is attached to your proposal in the NSL-RING system.
Please review the following guidelines before writing it.
Use the MS word template file downloaded from here.
Texts should be written in either English or Japanese.
Limit to 2 pages in A4 format. (Documents containing more than 2 pages will not be accepted.)
The font sizes of the title and main text should be 14 points and 10.5 to 12 points, respectively.
There is no limit to the number of figures and tables.
Colored figures are accepted.
We recommend using the following fonts for readability：
Japanese： Yu Mincho, Yu Gothic, MS Mincho, MS Gothic, Osaka
English ：Times, Times new Roman, Arial, Century, Helvetica
The research plan should consist of the following four sections. Please write them clearly and accurately with appropriate figures (tables) and references.
Provide brief statements on the scientific background and general interest of your research. If you have already conducted preliminary experiments, or if the proposed research is a continuation of previous studies, please provide the preliminary or previous results.
State clearly the purpose(s) and scientific importance of the proposed experiment. Explain why you need neutrons for your research and why you choose the instrument.
State exactly the procedures of your experiment by providing descriptions of the sample(s), experimental conditions etc., as shown in the example below.
e.g.） First, Sample A (AB2O4) will be mounted in XX-cryostat. YY scans will be measured at temperatures of **, **, and ** K. Each of them will take ** hours.
Second, Sample B (AB2-xCxO4 with x=0.2) will be mounted in ZZ-furnace. ………….
…….
In total, we request ** days for this experiment.
Provide appropriate information on the composition(s) of the sample(s) (e. g. chemical formula), which will be necessary for beamtime estimation by the instrument scientists.
For compounds containing hydrogens (H), state whether they are deuterated or not.
If your proposal is a continuation of previous research, please state the difference from the previous experiment.
If you need special sample environment(s), please provide the experimental conditions and state why you need it, so that non-experts can understand.
Illustration(s) of the instrument layout and diagram(s) showing the procedure of the experiment would be helpful for the technical review.
Describe possible outcomes of the proposal research and impacts on the research area and the society.
Convert the word file to a PDF file and upload it to the NSL RING system. Before uploading, please make sure that there are no garbled characters, that figures and tables are displayed correctly, and that the reviewer can see all the contents of the research plan.
If you want to change or modify the contents after uploading, just upload it again and it will be replaced with the new file.