Call for proposals

The next meeting of the GANIL Program Advisory Committee (PAC) will take place from the 24^th to 25^th of November 2025. It will be held in hybrid mode. 

This call is open for new experimental proposals to be performed at the SPIRAL2/NFS facility.

Due to the significant backlog in the GANIL cyclotron complex, the experiments approved in 2022 and 2023, which are not anticipated for 2026, will be reassessed. Concerned spokespersons will be contacted shortly.

The deadline for submission of the proposals is October 1^st, 2025 (13:00 CET).

Proposals for the NFS facility need to consider specific characteristics available on the NFS Web page.

Requests for test-beam time in auxiliary mode is encouraged via the following form.

The submission of experimental proposals to GANIL PAC should follow the procedure below:

1. Prior to the proposal submission, you are requested to communicate with the equipment scientific coordinators (see list here)
2. The proposal should be submitted to GANIL via online submission using the following web form https://u.ganil-spiral2.eu/pac/. 
3. The spokesperson will be notified of the validity of the proposal for submission to the PAC by email from the GANIL Beam Coordinator, before October 6^th, 2025.
4. Each collaborator must confirm before submission of the proposal form that they have read the proposal and have agreed to participate in the experiment.
5. Spokespersons and all collaborators are required to subscribe as members of the GANIL User Community (GUC). To become a member, please register at https://u.ganil-spiral2.eu/portal/

In case, you encounter any problems please contact the beam coordinator beamcoordinator@ganil.fr.

Important Notes:

• Accepted proposals are valid for a three-year period and can be scheduled at any time during this period. Beyond this period the validity of the physics case has to be reevaluated by the PAC independently of the reasons for its non-realization.
• Approved experiments will follow the GANIL data management plan and data policy
• Approved experiments must follow the GANIL Publication Policy.

Important dates:

• The dead line for the proposal submission is October 1^St 2025 at 13:00 CET
• The TAC will be held on the 12^th of November 2025
• The dates of the PAC meeting to be held are the 24^th- 25^th November 2025

Useful links:

• The online proposal submission tool
• The list of the members of the PAC
• The list of available beams

For questions relative to SPIRAL1 beams, please contact spiral1-beams@ganil.fr

• The list of contact persons and scientific coordinators
• GANIL User Community (GUC) Portal
• NFS technical Characteristics