From July 2012, the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) has been commisioned to manage the support project "Nanotechnology Platform" by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Japan. Here at the NIMS Synchrotron X-ray Station at SPring-8, we invite researchers under the project, "Microstructure Characterization Platform."
♦ Concerning the usage fee from April 1st ,2020,please see here.
Application Overview
Complete all procedures according to the BL15XU Office deadlines indicated in red.

Proposal Submission
- Scientific discussions with the beamline staff.
- Read, understand and agree to comply with the BL15XU Rules and Regulations.
- Submission of research proposal
[ Additional Call for 2020A: Monday, July 13th noon, 2020 (JST) ]
[ Additional Call for 2020A: early September ]
♦ Successful applicants shall proceed to the following applications.SPring-8 Proposal Submission
[ Additional Call for 2020A: September 1st noon, 2020 (JST) ]
[ 2 weeks before your visit to SPring-8 ]
♦ You can only proceed to the following applications after your proposal has passed the SPring-8 Safety Measures.
[ 2 weeks before your visit to SPring-8 ]
♦ You can only proceed to the following applications after your proposal has passed the SPring-8 Safety Measures.
SPring-8 Facility Applications
[ 2 weeks before your visit to SPring-8 ]
[ 2 weeks before your visit to SPring-8 ]
[ 2 weeks before your visit to SPring-8 ]
[ 2 weeks before your visit to SPring-8 ]
♦ BL15XU Office will inform you the procedures upon arrival after the above applications are completed.
♦ BL15XU Office will inform you the procedures upon arrival after the above applications are completed.