Research Frontiers 2023 Research Frontiers 2023 120 In principle, SPring-8 calls for public use proposals twice a year. Since the 2022B term, nine public beamlines have started inviting proposals six times annually, including the beamlines previously intended for industrial applications. Submitted proposals are reviewed by the SPring-8 Proposal Review Committee (SPring-8 PRC). Since 1997, SPring-8 has accepted a variety of proposals. For the promotion of research on industrial applications at SPring-8, currently, Industrial Application Proposals account for approximately 16%–19% of the total number of proposals conducted at various public beamlines. Certain companies and research institutes find retaining specialized staff and accommodating the need for quick access to SPring-8 difficult. The SPring-8 Measurement Service has been provided to appropriately respond to these circumstances. In this framework of service, JASRI staff members perform measurements on behalf of users. Users may visit SPring-8 and be present during the measurements or simply send their samples to SPring-8. BL28B2 was added to the Measurement Service BL in 2022B. JASRI expanded the purview of the SPring-8 Measurement Service to include five measurement methods (XAFS, Powder X-ray Diffraction, Small Angle X-ray Scattering, High energy X-ray CT, Hard X-ray Photoemission Spectroscopy). In addition, JASRI provides Protein Crystallography Automatic Data Collection at the Macromolecular Crystallography beamlines. Therefore, users can choose to be present at SPring-8 during the measurements or simply send their samples to SPring-8. Since 2022A, JASRI has begun suggesting Hour-based usage at most public beamlines as part of its proprietary time-designated proposals. According to this change, the feasibility study proposals for industrial applications have been integrated into this proposal program. Further, SPring-8 is developing a remote operation system that allows users to control the experimental instruments from outside to promote remote access. The numbers of experiments conducted and user visits to public and contract beamlines are presented in Fig. 3. Part of the proposals are for proprietary use, and do not require refereed reports. Figures 4 to 13 show information related to the user programs. IV. User Program and Statistics Fig. 3. Categories of proposals for the public beamlines. 1997 1998 97B Non- proprietary Research General Proposal (One-year Proposal Also Available: 02B~22A) (1 Public BL) (4 Public BLs) (7 Public BLs) (4 Public BLs) (One-year Proposal Also Available: 09B~22A) Renamed to Graduate Student Proposal (23A~) Urgent Proposal Long-Term Proposal Beamtime Reserved for Structual Biology Public BLs PX-BL Operation PX-BL Operation Long Term Graduate Student Proposal Budding Researchers Support Proposal Non-Proprietary Grant-Aided Proposal(~22B): Program Fee Charged General Proposal Time-designated Proposal Trial Use Trial-Use Industrial Application Proposal Nanotechnology Support Protain 3000 Protain 500 Proposal Strategy Proposal JASRI Proposal Power User Proposal Nanotechnology Support Proposal Strategic Use Industrial Application Proposal New Industial Area Proposal Proposal Industry Creation Proposal Cross-SR Facility Use Proposal for Industrial Application Green/Life Innovation Proposal SR Smart Innovation Social Interest Proposal Partner User Proposal SPring-8 Epoch-Making Initiatives Project Proposal Industrial Application Proposals Using Advanced Technology Medical Bio EX Medical Bio Trial-Use Proposal Proposal for Industry Measurement Service Non-Proprietary Priority Proposal (23A~) Renamed to Proprietary (Hour-based Use Also Available: 22A~) Feasibility Study Proposal for Industrial Application Proposal (22B~) Priority Field Proprietary Research: Beamtime Fee Charged 98A 99A 99B 00A 00B 01A 01B 02A 02B 03A 03B 04A 04B 05A 05B 06A 06B 07A 07B 08A 08B 09A 09B 10A 10B 11A 11B 12A 12B 13A 13B 14A 14B 15A 15B 16A 16B 17A 17B 18A 18B 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 19A 19B 20A 2019 21A 21B 2021 22A 22B 2022 23A 23B 2023 24A 24B 2024 2020 Research Frontiers 2023 Research Frontiers 2023 121 Fig. 4. Numbers of conducted experiments. Fig. 5. Numbers of submitted proposals and approved proposals by research term (public beamlines). Fig. 6. Numbers of users by fiscal year. 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 Number of Users Fiscal Year 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 First time users Repeated users 0 300 600 900 1200 1500 Research Term 2017B 2017A 2016B 2018B 2018A 2019B 2019A 2020A 2021A 2021B 2022A 2022B 2023A 2023B 2016A 2015B 2015A 2014B 2014A 2013B 2013A 2012B 2012A 2011B 2011A 2010B 2010A 2009B 2009A 2008B 2008A 2007B 2007A 2006B 2006A 2005B 2005A 2004B 2004A 2003B 2003A 2002B 2002A 2001B 2001A 2000B 2000A 1999B 1999A 1998A 1997B Number of Proposals Contract Beamlines Public Beamlines 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 0 20 40 60 80 100 Number of Proposals Aproval Rate (%) Research Term 1997B 1998A 1999A 1999B 2000A 2000B 2001A 2001B 2002A 2002B 2003A 2004A 2003B 2004B 2005A 2005B 2006A 2006B 2007A 2007B 2008A 2008B 2009A 2009B 2010A 2010B 2011A 2011B 2012A 2012B 2013A 2013B 2014A 2014B 2015A 2015B 2016A 2017A 2017B 2016B 2018A 2018B 2019A 2019B 2020A 2021A 2021B 2022A 2022B 2023A 2023B Submitted Approved Approved/Submitted Research Frontiers 2023 Research Frontiers 2023 122 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 Research Term 2014A 2014B 2015A 2015B 2016A 2016B 2017A 2017B 2018A 2018B 2019A 2020A 2019B 2021B 2021A 2022B 2022A 2023B 2023A Users University Foreign National and Public Institute Private Sector 0 200 400 600 800 1000 Number of Proposals Research Term 2014A 2014B 2015A 2015B 2016A 2016B 2017A 2017B 2018A 2018B 2019A 2020A 2021A 2021B 2022A 2022B 2023A 2023B 2019B Foreign Private Sector National and Public Institute University 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 Users Research Term 2014A 2014B 2015A 2015B 2016A 2016B 2017A 2017B 2018A 2018B 2019A 2020A 2021A 2021B 2022A 2022B 2023A 2023B 2019B University Foreign National and Public Institute Private Sector 0 100 200 300 400 Number of Proposals Research Term 2014A 2014B 2015A 2015B 2016A 2016B 2017A 2017B 2018A 2018B 2019A 2020A 2019B 2021B 2021A 2022B 2022A 2023B 2023A Foreign Private Sector National and Public Institute University Fig. 8. Numbers of users by affiliation categories (public beamlines). Fig. 10. Numbers of conducted proposals by affiliation (public beamlines). Fig. 9. Numbers of users by affiliation categories (contract beamlines). Fig. 11. Numbers of conducted proposals by affiliation categories (contract beamlines). Fig. 7. Numbers of users visits by research term. 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 1997B 1998A 1999A 1999B 2000A 2000B 2001A 2001B 2002A 2002B 2003A 2003B 2004A 2004B 2005A 2005B 2006A 2006B 2007A 2007B 2009B 2010A 2012A 2011B 2008A 2008B 2009A 2011A 2010B 2013B 2013A 2012B 2014A 2015B 2015A 2014B 2016A 2017B 2017A 2016B 2018A 2018B 2019A 2020A 2019B 2021B 2021A 2022B 2022A 2023B 2023A Research Term Users Public Beamlines Contract Beamlines Research Frontiers 2023 Research Frontiers 2023 123 As of March 2024, the total number of registered refereed papers from SPring-8 is 22,211. Figure 14 shows the annual statistics of refereed papers. T h e f a c i l i t i e s o f S P r i n g - 8 , S A C L A , a n d NewSUBARU form the Center of Excellence (COE) on the SPring-8 campus where JASRI, public beamline users, contractors of contract beamlines, RIKEN, and the University of Hyogo work in close cooperation. Thus, a research complex has been formed, where each member has their own role in achieving high- quality results in the field of synchrotron radiation science and technology. The organizational charts of RIKEN and JASRI, which are at the center of this research complex, are shown in Fig. 15 and Fig. 16, respectively. V. Research Outcome VI. Research Complex 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 Number of Publications Year ~2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Fig. 14. Number of refereed publications. 0 200 400 600 800 1000 Number of Proposals Research Term 2014A 2014B 2015A 2015B 2016A 2016B 2017A 2017B 2018A 2018B 2019A 2020A 2019B 2021B 2021 A 2022B 2022 A 2023B 2023 A Life Science Chemical Science Medical Applications Materials Science and Engineering Earth and Planetary Science Others Environmental Science Industrial Applications 0 100 200 300 400 Number of Proposals Research Term 2015A 2015B 2014A 2014B 2016A 2016B 2017A 2017B 2018A 2018B 2019A 2020A 2019B 2021B 2021A 2022B 2022A 2023B 2023A Life Science Chemical Science Medical Applications Materials Science and Engineering Earth and Planetary Science Others Environmental Science Industrial Applications Fig. 12. Numbers of conducted proposals by research area (public beamlines). Fig. 13. Numbers of conducted proposals by research area (contract beamlines). Research Frontiers 2023 Research Frontiers 2023 124 RIKEN S. Goto T. Tanaka T. Inagaki T. Hara T. Hatsui T. Ishikawa H. Tanaka RIKEN SPring-8 Center Innovative Synchrotron Radiation Facility Division Advanced X-Ray Laser Group Control System and Data Infrastructure Group Accelerator Hardware Development Group Accelerator System Operation Research Group T. Kii Accelerator Development Strategy Research Group T. Taira Laser-Driven Electron-Acceleration Technology Group Photon Science Research Division Materials Dynamics Group Biostructural Mechanism Group Advanced Photon Technology Division Life Science Research Infrastructure Group Physical and Chemical Research Infrastructure Group Engineering Division RIKEN RSC-Rigaku Collaboration Center Strategic Office for SPring-8-II Project SACLA Science Research Group Forensic Science Group Harima Branch Harima Administrative Division SPring-8 Center Promotion Office Harima Information Systems Office Harima Safety Center T. Ishikawa A. Baron Y. Seto K. Yonekura S. Iwata M. Yamamoto M. Yabashi SACLA Beamline Research and Development Group M. Yabashi N. Shimizu T. Ishikawa T. Ishikawa H. Tanaka Office of the Center Director H. Tanaka M. Ogoshi M. Ogoshi M. Ogoshi M. Kurokawa A. Katayama Fig. 15. RIKEN Harima Campus chart as of April 2024. Research Frontiers 2023 Research Frontiers 2023 125 Fig. 16. JASRI chart as of April 2024. President : Y. Amemiya Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute ( JASRI ) A. Yamaguchi, O. Sakata, Y. Ando Executive Managing Director : Accelerator Division Beam Dynamics and Monitor Group Insertion Device Group Accelerator Control Group Accelerator Machine Group T. Watanabe T. Watanabe T. Watanabe T. Tanaka T. Sugimoto Beamline Optics Division H. Ohashi Research DX Division Y. Joti Center for Synchrotron Radiation Research Spectroscopy Division Diffraction and Scattering Division XFEL Utilization Division Advanced Light Source and Optics Research Group Advanced Measurement and Analysis Group Scattering and Imaging Division Structural Biology Division Industrial Application and Partnership Division Precision Spectroscopy Division O. Sakata K. Tono K. Tamasaku K. Tono T. Kumasaka M. Sato A. Baron M. Yabashi T. Yabuuchi NanoTerasu Promotion Division NanoTerasu Utilization Group Y. Ohishi T. Honma T. Hatsui Optical Engineering Group Optical Device Group H. Ohashi H. Ohashi Research Project Division Core System DX Promotion Division Safety Office General Administration Division O. Sakata Y. Ohishi M. Tsuji User Administration Division S. Kimura Planning and Human Resouces Division T. Ohata C. Saji
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