1. Brief Introduction
The SECUF opens two rounds of general topic collection to users every year: the first round of collection is from March 1 to March 31 every year, and the second round of collection is from September 1 to September 30 every year. There are differences in the experimental stations open for collection in each round, so please pay attention to the specific notice of the subject collection.
The evaluation process of general topics is pre-screening by the user office - preliminary examination by the equipment administrator - correspondence evaluation by experts - evaluation by the user committee - final examination by the head of the experimental station. -Final review by the person in charge of the experimental station. After the evaluation of the project is approved, the user can carry out experiments in one or more times according to the approved experimental time (valid for one year).
The signatures of scientific and technical papers or patents published by the users based on the device should be determined by friendly negotiation between the Experimental Station and the users based on the actual contributions of both parties and in the principle of seeking truth from facts, and the following statement should be made in the acknowledgement: This work was supported by the Synergetic Extreme Condition User Facility (SECUF, https://cstr.cn/31123.02.SECUF). Or: (A portion of) this work was carried out at the Synergetic Extreme Condition User Facility (SECUF, https://cstr.cn/31123.02.SECUF).
2. Submit Proposal
I. Registration of scientific research users
1. Open the Major Science and Technology Infrastructure Shared Services Platform of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS): https://lssf.cas.cn/en/.
2. Click on “Register” in the upper right corner.
3. Agree to: Privacy Policy and Information Security.
4. Fill in user information and click Register.
5. Go to the registered email address to activate the account, that is to complete the registration.
II. Project Application
1. Open the Major Science and Technology Infrastructure Shared Services Platform of the Chinese Academy of Sciences: https://lssf.cas.cn, click on “Research User Login” in the upper right corner, enter your user name and password, and click Login.
2. Click on “Common Links” - Add Subject Application.
3. Select the subject type: General Subject, click Next.
4. Select Facility - SECUF, click Next.
5. Please read the User Agreement carefully and comply with the provisions of the Agreement regarding acknowledgements, summary reports, and visits to the device. Check the box: “I have read and agree to the agreement” and click Next.
6. Add new subject information, divided into four parts, can be switched to fill in. You can click “Save” in the upper right corner to save it at any time during the filling process.
a. Basic Information
Subject name: Please fill in the name of the user's subject.
Abstract: Please fill in the abstract of the user's project.
Main scientific field: Please select the relevant field.
Other scientific fields/research methods: may not be filled in.
Funding source: Please fill in the approved scientific research projects related to the user's project and the amount of funding, which will be used as a reference for evaluation.
Science Case：Please click“Download Template”, fill in the form according to the requirements and sign your name on the first page of the project application, then upload the electronic PDF version at the“Science Overview- Science Case".
b. Participants
The person in charge of the project: the default login user account is the person in charge of the project, and the person in charge of the project is the main contact person of the project. The person in charge of the project has the authority to edit and submit.
Other participants: You can select the research users who have registered on the platform as the participants of the project through the upper right corner of “Add system users”. The subject participant can check the subject information and the approval status of the subject.
Auxiliary contact person: The subject leader can designate an auxiliary contact person for the purpose of contacting the subject in the process of evaluation and implementation.
c. Station/Equipment/Terminal/Mode
Line station/equipment/terminal/mode: first select the experimental station to be applied, a brief introduction of the experimental station will be displayed below. “Please click to download detailed introduction” can download the detailed text and picture introduction of the experimental station. The “XXX Experiment Station-Additional Forms Template Download” is the sample information and other forms required to apply for the experiment (the forms differ from station to station, please fill in accordingly).
Additional forms for stations/equipment/terminals/modes: Please fill in the downloaded “XXX Experiment Station-Additional Forms Template” and convert it into a PDF version for uploading.
Applied machine hours: Please fill in the total number of applied machine hours for the experimental station. The validity period of applied machine hours for this round of project is one year.
d. Supporting Materials
Historical topics/historical results: If there are historical topics and historical results filled in by using the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) large-scale scientific devices in this platform, they can be read and selected, and these two items will be used as references for evaluation.
Materials: Here you can upload relevant supporting materials that can help the evaluation of the project, including published papers, technical results, etc. The attachment format must be PDF.
7. If the subject information has been completed and confirmed correct, you can click on the upper right corner of the “Submit”, submit a successful will be prompted.
8. Tip: the same subject applicants in this round of the number of topics in the call for applications recommended no more than three.
III. Querying and copying of topics
1. Query/copy topics
Click on “Home” in the upper left corner, and then click on “Home - Common Links - My Topics List” to check the content of the submitted topics and the evaluation status of the topics. If you want to apply for other SECUF stations using the same topic you have already submitted, you can do so by clicking “Operation Bar - Copy Topic”.
2. The evaluation results of the two rounds of general topics will be sent back to users via e-mail in June and December of each year, and users can also log in to the system to check the progress and results of the evaluation in real time.
