From Beam Time to Published Science

Ygor Aguiar

Posted on 5 February 2026

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Help us showcase the impact of RADNEXT

Every RADNEXT Transnational Access (TA) campaign represents a unique investment by the European Union and the RADNEXT facilities and project management into radiation-effects research. From semiconductor reliability and space systems to fusion, high-energy physics, automotive, digital infrastructure and medical applications, RADNEXT beam time enables experiments that would otherwise not be possible. But beam time only becomes real impact when results are published and shared with the community.

To demonstrate the scientific value of RADNEXT and to support future European funding for access to radiation facilities, we are collecting all peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings that include data obtained through RADNEXT-supported experiments. If your work used RADNEXT TA beam time and has already resulted in a publication — or will do so soon — we invite you to link it to your experiment.

Why your publication matters

RADNEXT is building a traceable record of scientific outputs that connects facilities, beamlines, radiation effects user projects and publications. This allows us to show the European Commission, research infrastructures and the wider community how RADNEXT beam access translates into new knowledge, better technologies and increased reliability in radiation-critical systems. It also increases the visibility of your work and of the facilities that supported it, while strengthening the case for continued European investment in transnational access.

What we ask from RADNEXT users

If you are a RADNEXT Principal Investigator or part of a user team and your RADNEXT experiment has led to a journal article or conference paper, please take a couple of minutes to complete our short submission form.

👉 https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/q5jse7eV0q

All you need to do is indicate during which RADNEXT experiment (TA number) the data were collected and provide the corresponding publication reference.

Acknowledgement and Open Access

To comply with EU funding rules, publications based on RADNEXT data should include the official acknowledgement:

This activity has received funding from the European Union's 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101008126, corresponding to the RADNEXT project.

They should also be available as Open Access, so that the wider community can read and reuse the results.

Let’s show what RADNEXT enables

By linking your publications to RADNEXT beam time, you help build a clear and powerful picture of how Europe’s radiation-testing infrastructure supports space missions, advanced electronics, detectors, automotive systems, medical technologies and beyond. Thank you for helping us turn beam time into visible scientific impact.