World's First Hard X-ray Free-electron Laser
The Linac Coherent Light Source at SLAC takes X-ray snapshots of atoms and molecules at work, revealing fundamental processes in materials, technology and living things. LCLS is an Office of Science User Facility operated for the U.S. Department of Energy by Stanford University.
LCLS Announcements & Updates
Latest Proposal Schedule
| Mode of Access | Run Cycle | Proposal Call Status | Deadline | Cycle Begins | Cycle Ends |
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| Scientific Campaign | LCLS 20 |
Accepting Proposals* via the User Portal |
19 July 2021 | Jan 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| Regular User Proposal | LCLS 20 | Accepting Proposals via the User Portal | 19 July 2021 | Jan 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| Protein Crystal Screening (PCS) | LCLS 20 | Further details coming soon | 01 October 2021 | Jan 2022 | Jun 2022 |
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Rapid Access (CXI, MFX) |
Contact for details | Ongoing | |||
| MeV-UED Regular User Proposal | UED 3 | Experiments Scheduled | 14 Dec 2020 | May 2021 | Sep 2021 |
*Approved Letter Of Interest required for proposal submission
Proposals are submitted through the User Portal.
