Use the HFML-FELIX facilities

External researchers can use all the unique equipment and setups we have to offer. For your visit, you can also request support from our staff and are given the option to rent one of our guest houses for the duration of your stay.

For scientific use

Twice a year, researchers can apply for either magnet time, FEL beam time or a combination thereof. If you are granted access, you can use the installation and all available auxiliary equipment. Research is conducted free of charge and guest researchers can receive support from our scientific and technical staff. Our secretariat can help with local arrangements (accommodation, visa, travel, etc.). In exchange, all obtained results will be made available to the public in the open-access scientific literature and presented at scientific conferences and meetings.

The deadlines for submitting a proposal are 15 May and 15 November.

I want to use high-field magnets

Applying for magnet time is done through the European Magnet Field Laboratory website. Working closely together with the other three high-field magnet labs in Europe has led to one shared application process for researchers interested in using our facilities. Visit the website for the application form and more information.

Click the button below for a detailed overview of our equipment and specifications.

HFML - Overview and specifications

I want to use free-electron lasers

Applying for beam time is done by submitting your proposal through the FELIX proposal submission system. The proposals are evaluated by a Program Advisory Committee (PAC), which advises the HFML-FELIX management. Evaluation criteria are scientific soundness, interest and novelty and a well-reasoned need to use our unique facilities. Before submitting, please read the short guideline and download the FELIX proposal template.

Click the button below for a more detailed overview of our equipment and specifications.

FELIX - Overview and specifications

I want to use a combination of both

Applying for combined time with the FELIX lasers and HFML magnets is slightly more complex. Proposals have to be more detailed as not all experiments are feasible and using the installation is costly and complicated. Also, they should clarify why it is important that the desired experiment be performed at our facility.

Contact Hans Engelkamp before submitting an application for combined time to receive more information and increase your chance of success.

Affiliation/acknowledgement

If the research you did at the HFML-FELIX lead to a published article, make sure you use the right affiliation and acknowledgements.

How to list affiliations/acknowledgements HFML

HFML affiliation

After the names of the authors:

High Field Magnet Laboratory (HFML - EMFL), Radboud University, Toernooiveld 7, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

If own research and not user support, include second affiliation:

Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands

---

HFML acknowledgment

Standard acknowledgment phrase HFML

This work was supported by HFML-RU/NWO-I (and/or LNCMI-CNRS and/or HLD-HZDR*), member(s) of the European Magnetic Field Laboratory (EMFL).

For supported by EPSRC (e.g. when a co-author has a UK affiliation)

This work was supported by HFML-RU/NWO-I (and/or LNCMI-CNRS and/or HLD-HZDR*), member(s) of the European Magnetic Field Laboratory (EMFL) and by EPSRC (UK) via its membership to the EMFL (grant no. EP/N01085X/1)

* Add LNCMI-CNRS and/or HLD-HZDR when researchers from LMCMI and/or HLD are involved

For research supported by NWO-I

This work is part of the research programme XXX with project number XXX, which is (partly) financed by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).

For research supported by EU project Magnapharm

Our work is supported by MagnaPharm, a collaborative research project funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement Number 736899.

For research supported by EU project IMME-NEM

A.M. acknowledges funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research

Guest houses

HFML-FELIX currently has three completely furnished guest houses which we appoint to users, based on availability. Two of these guest houses are situated on campus, near our laboratory. The other, larger one is located near the city centre, alongside the river (Waalkade).

Campus Guest houses

The campus guest houses near our laboratory form part of a larger residential complex named Sterrenbosch. This complex is located on the Platolaan, about a two-minute walk from the HFML-FELIX facility. These guest houses each offer one bedroom. On the campus map, you can find the exact location on the campus. Nr. 22 is HFML-FELIX, nr. 16 is Sterrenbosch.

Learn more about the Campus Guest houses

City Guest house

The city guest house near Nijmegen centre consists of three bedrooms in a relatively large apartment. This apartment building is located on the Steenstraat, alongside the Waalkade and about a two-minute walk from the city centre. Each of the three bedrooms is used as separate guest accommodation.

Learn more about the City Guest house