ICTS-IABA
IABA is a distributed Singular Scientific-Technical Infrastructure (ICTS) called Accelerator-Based Application Infrastructure.
This distributed ICTS makes available to the scientific and industrial community the best set of instruments in linear accelerators, whose field of study covers biomedicine, materials sciences, pharmacology, environmental sciences and physics and instrumentation nuclear, among others.
IABA is formed by two nodes, the National Accelerator Center (CNA) and the Materials Micro-Analysis Center (CMAM).
The practical aspects of the operation of the IABA Infrastructure are regulated in a regulation that can be found HERE. In this regulation, as well as in the distributed ICTS formation agreement, both entities undertake to provide a minimum of 20% of the access capacity of the essential facilities/services of the nodes that will be offered through competitive open access.
User access to IABA will be coordinated within the scope of the complementarity for both nodes, so excluding the coordination of the CNA infrastructures not related to the Tandem accelerator and its lines.
Requests for other CNA infraesructures not related to the Tadem accelerators
There will be a common access portal to IABA in which the various lines available for users of the 3MV CNA and 5MV CMAM accelerators will be offered.
EVALUATION CRITERIA OF BEAMTIME APPLICATIONS (Common for the two nodes of IABA)
| Criterium | Aspect to be evaluated | Points assigned |
|---|---|---|
| Criterium 1 | It is checked if the project is viable, according to the work planning presented. The existence of scientific or technical inconsistencies that, according to the expert, forbid the execution of the project, is a sufficient reason for reject. | No points are assigned |
| Criterium 2 | The scientific impact of the project is evaluated, considering the interest of the topic, its relevance in the international context, the novelties proposed and the scientific records of the research team on the subject covered by the project. | 0-5 points doubtful scientific interest 6-10 points some scientific interest 11-15 points relevant scientific interest 16-20 points extraordinary scientific interest |
| Criterium 2 bis | Instead of criterium 2 the social interest of the application is evaluated considering its impact on the dissemination of the scientific culture, its implication with the social and economic environment of the Universidad Autónoma, the promotion of scientific vocations through training, the participation to international exchange programs. | 0-5 points doubtful social interest 6-10 points some social interest 11-15 points relevant social interest 16-20 points extraordinary social interest |
| Criterium 3 | The technical and technological advances proposed by the research team are evaluated. | 0-2 points marginal technological advances 3-6 points substantial technological advances 7-10 points relevant technological advances |
| Criterium 4 | For continuing experiments the convenience of further extensions is evaluated. | 0-3 points |
| Criterium 5 | The project impact on training and education is evaluated, taking into account the presence of graduate and postgraduate students in the research team. | 0-3 points |
Singular Scientific-Technical Infrastructure Map
ERDF investments on the ICTS map
