Associate LS-CAT Members
LS-CAT is pleased to offer Associate LS-CAT Membership to qualified organizations. This program allows participants to:
- Obtain the right of first refusal for particular dates on the schedule
- Procure the beamtime you need
- Schedule beamtime in 1 hour, 8 hour, or 1 day blocks
- Be treated as a CAT member for purposes of calculating the APS cost recovery charges
FAQ
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Q: Does becoming an Associate CAT Member require a large capital investment?
A: No. Associate CAT Membership requires a minimum commitment but not a large capital investment.
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Q: Why would LS-CAT Members allow this?
A: LS-CAT was founded on the idea that a small number of
collaborators sharing a state-of-art facility would be able to
perform experiments in new ways and/or greatly expand their
research programs. However, LS-CAT has 3 operational beamtimes
with excellent uptime, leaving plenty of beamtime available for
other types of users.
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Q: Can I use beamtime obtained under the LS-CAT Associate CAT Member Program for proprietary work?
A: Yes, proprietary work is always welcome at LS-CAT.
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Q: Why can't I just use the APS General User Program to collect data at LS-CAT?
A: You can. LS-CAT is one of the largest providers of beamtime
to the APS General User Program. If you find that the APS General User
Program meets your needs we completely support your efforts to use it. Note
that LS-CAT welcomes academic, educational, and industrial use through the
APS GU Program.
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Q: So why would my organization join LS-CAT as an associate
member when we can use LS-CAT for free under the general user
program?
A: There are a few reasons:
- Member's proprietary charges are based on actual usage, not the time scheduled.
- Proprietary work under the Associate CAT Member Program resulting in APS cost
recovery charges is not subject to peer review.
- Scheduling commitments can be made much further in advance.
- Associate CAT Members may schedule blocks of time as short as 1 hour.
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Q: Can Associate CAT Members use LS-CAT for non-proprietary work,
academic research, or educational use?
A: Yes. As part of our mission at LS-CAT, we encourage this use.
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Q: May LS-CAT Associate CAT Members use LS-CAT through the
APS General User Program?
A: No. Prospective users must choose whether to be either an LS-CAT Associate Member
or a APS General User. Associate Members must use LS-CAT facilities under their
agreement terms as an Associate Member for all of their experiments. Associate Members
may however, use other facilities at the APS under the APS General User Program.
More Information
Please contact Spencer Anderson
by email to learn more about the LS-CAT Associate CAT Member Program.
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