Welcome to LEAPS
LEAPS – the League of European Accelerator-based Photon Sources – is a strategic consortium initiated by the Directors of the Synchrotron Radiation and Free Electron Laser user facilities in Europe. Its primary goal is to actively and constructively ensure and promote the quality and impact of the fundamental, applied and industrial research carried out at their respective facility to the greater benefit of European science and society.
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LEAPS facilities research on SARS-CoV-2 and rapid access
Research on the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes the current outbreak of COVID-19, is a global endeavour. Several facilities within our collaboration have started research on SARS-CoV-2 virus and opened calls for rapid access to dedicated beamtime. Find them here! A list of publications on SARS-CoV-2 by LEAPS members and other synchrotron and FEL facilities around…
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Research at LEAPS facilities fighting COVID-19
LEAPS facilities are joining forces in front of the coronavirus pandemic, offering their capacities to the whole scientific community. Several facilities have opened calls for rapid access to dedicated beamtime for prioritizing the research on the SARS-CoV-2 virus, its therapy and vaccine, above the rest, aiming at minimizing the time from proposal to paper submissions. In…
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National Roadmap Grant for HFML-FELIX
HFML-FELIX has been awarded 15.1 million euros for the development of advanced instrumentation and new experimental techniques. The grant is part of The National Roadmap for Large-Scale Research Facilities of the Dutch Research Council (NWO) which enables the building or renovation of research facilities with international allure. “These plans have been defined by identifying the…