Canadian Light Source Inc. (CLS)

What the facility does

Canada’s light source centre, enabling innovative health, agriculture, environment, and advanced materials research for industry, government, and academic scientists

Areas of expertise

The Industry Services group at the Canadian Light Source is a dedicated team of experts whose mission is to bring the power of synchrotron-based tools to Canadian industry. We provide everything from simple purchased access to full-service experimental design, execution, and analysis. Synchrotron-based techniques provide insights into the chemistry and structure of samples from the macroscale down to the molecular level. Contact one of our helpful staff today to learn more about how we can put the brightest light in Canada to work for you.

Research services

Plant Phenotyping, Crop and Agri-Product Development: computed tomography (CT); X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS); macromolecular crystallography (MX); infrared spectromicroscopy

Drug Development, Protein Crystallography and Biomedical Imaging: MX; small-molecule diffraction (SM-XRD); powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD); CT

Development of Advanced Materials: PXRD; SM-XRD; CT; XAS; X-ray spectromicroscopy; X-ray photoelectron microscopy

Mining, Oil and Gas, and Soil Science: PXRD; XAS; CT; X-ray fluorescence mapping

Sectors of application

Aerospace and satellites

Agriculture, animal science and food

Automotive

Chemical industries

Clean technology

Defence and security industries

Energy (renewable and fossil)

Environmental technologies and related services

Life sciences, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment

Manufacturing and processing

Mining, minerals and metals

Specialized labs and equipment

Equipment	Function
Biomedical Imaging and Therapy beamlines	Computed Tomography (CT) Conventional Absorption Imaging Diffraction Enhanced Imaging (DEI) K-edge Subtraction Imaging (KES) White Beam Access Computed Tomography (voxel size >= 2um^3) (CT) In-Line (Propagation-Based) Phase Contrast Imaging (PBI) Micro Computed Tomography (voxel size < 1um^3) (uCT)
Canadian Macromolecular Crystallography facilities	Single anomalous dispersion (SAD) X-ray diffraction Multi-wavelength anomalous dispersion (MAD) XANES on crystals Single-crystal X-ray diffraction
Far-Infrared Spectroscopy beamline	Far-Infrared Microscope Far-Infrared Photoacoustic Spectroscopy Far-Infrared Spectroscopy (Far-IR) High Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy
Hard X-Ray Microanalysis beamline	Diffraction Anomalous Fine Structure (DAFS) Grazing Incidence Small Angle X-ray Scattering (GISAXS) Grazing Incidence X-ray Diffraction (GIXRD) High Pressure Powder Diffraction Resonant X-ray Diffraction (RXD) X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS) X-ray Diffraction (XRD)
High-Resolution Spherical Grating Monochromator beamline	Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES) Micro XAFS/XRF Imaging X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS) X-ray Absorption Imaging X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure (XANES) X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) X-ray Excited Optical Luminescence (XEOL) X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy (XRF) X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) X-ray absorption spectroscopy
Mid-Infrared Spectromicroscopy beamline	ATR Infrared Spectroscopy Chemical Infrared Imaging Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) FTIR Spectromicroscopy Technique Under Development: ATR Infrared Chemical Imaging
Resonant Elastic And Inelastic X-Ray Scattering beamline	Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering (RIXS) Resonant Soft X-Ray Scattering (RSXS) X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS) X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure (XANES) X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) X-ray Emission Spectroscopy (XES) X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism (XMCD) X-ray Magnetic Linear Dichroism (XMLD) X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) X-ray emission spectroscopy
Soft X-Ray Microcharacterization beamline	Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy (ARPES) Micro XAFS/XRD/XRF Imaging X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS) X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure (XANES) X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) X-ray Excited Optical Luminescence (XEOL) X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) X-ray absorption spectroscopy
Soft X-ray Spectromicroscopy beamline	Cryo-Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscopy (Cryo-STXM) NEXAFS Spectromicroscopy - STXM XRF mode Photoemission Electron Microscopy (PEEM) Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscopy (STXM) Soft X-ray Tomography STXM-Ptychography X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism (XMCD) X-ray Magnetic Linear Dichroism (XMLD)
Synchrotron Laboratory for Micro and Nano Devices	Deep X-ray lithography LIGA process lithography steps
Variable Line Spacing Plane Grating Monochromator beamline	Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES) X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS) X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure (XANES) X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) X-ray Excited Optical Luminescence (XEOL) X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) X-ray absorption spectroscopy
Very Sensitive Elemental And Structural Probe Employing Radiation From a Synchrotron	Differential Aperture X-ray Microscopy (DAXM) Fluorescence Microscopy Grazing Incidence X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (GI-XAFS) Grazing Incidence X-ray Diffraction (GIXRD) Micro XAFS/XRD/XRF Imaging White Beam Access X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS) X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure (XAS) X-ray Diffraction (XRD) X-ray Excited Optical Luminescence (XEOL) X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy (XRF) X-ray Laue Diffraction

Private and public sector research partners

IBM
Chevron
CRIAQ - Consortium for Research and Innovation in Aerospace in Québec
Automotive Fuel Cell Corporation
SRK Consulting Inc.
Composites Research Network
ShutOut Solutions
Suncor Energy
Composites Innovation Centre
CoCrystal Pharma Inc.
Zymeworks
Cameco
Composites Research Network (CRN)
Petroleum Technology Research Centre (PTRC)
National Research Council (NRC)
Beryllium Discovery