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Beamline Schedules

Schedules for individual beamlines are posted in the ALS Scheduler.

Upcoming Long Shutdowns

The next long shutdown is expected to begin in January 2022 and last until mid March. In the second cycle of 2022, we expect to have a total of eight weeks of shutdown time. The exact timing and configuration of those shutdown weeks is not yet known; we expect these to become clear in spring 2022. We do know that we will have at least a two-week shutdown in July 2022. The remaining six weeks of shutdown time may be added to the July shutdown or a second shutdown sometime in the fall or some combination of the two.

Over the next few years, shutdowns will likely be longer than in recent years to allow the installation of the new accumulator ring, which is required to inject beam into the storage ring of the upgraded ALS, and the replacement of aging infrastructure in our 30-year-old facility in preparation for the new storage ring’s installation.

  • Input and Feedback: Input on the long-term operating schedule, as well as questions and feedback, may be submitted via this form. You may also contact the Users’ Executive Committee (alsuec@lbl.gov) or ALS leadership.
  • Frequently Asked Questions: Answers to frequently asked questions on the long-term schedule can be found here.
  • Town Hall Materials: Download the slides from the January 26, 2021 town hall and watch the video recording.

Current Operating Schedule

Both current and upcoming schedules are subject to change depending on COVID-19 status. The “Restricted” label attached to user shifts indicates that beamtime/experiments will be subject to COVID-19 safety requirements. Note that the operating schedule displayed below reflects an extension of the winter shutdown and delay of returning to user operations compared with the originally published schedule.

Google Calendar: To add the ALS operating schedule to your Google Calendar (with option to toggle display on/off), click here.

The upcoming schedule for 2022-1 Jan – Jul is available to view as a PDF file here.

Past Long-Term Operating Schedules

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