NEWS
Annual workshop: Register before May 15, 2025
March 24, 2025
2nd Annual CLS Introduction to X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy and Microprobe Workshop (August 18-19, 2025): Registration Now Open
NEWS
PALSA Conference: Register before June 15, 2025
March 24, 2025
The 4th International Pan American Light Sources for Agriculture (PALSA 2025) meeting is scheduled to take place from August 20 to 22, 2025, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
NEWS
BioXAS Sector is Hiring (Expired)
July 26, 2024
Associate Scientist (BioXAS Imaging) - Canadian Light Source Inc. (http://northstarats.com )
BEAMLINE UPDATES
BioXAS Imaging has recently entered General User phase
Jan. 7, 2021
BioXAS Imaging Macro and Micro resolution modes have entered the General User phase and accepting proposals.
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
Distribution of micronutrients in Aborg Oat (Avena sativa L.) using synchrotron X-ray fluorescence imaging in micro-mode. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.135661
BEAMLINE UPDATES
FRONT END MASK REPLACEMENT
Aug. 4, 2021
The BioXAS sector was experiencing vacuum issues during the previous cycle. Front End mask was replaced during the spring shut-down.
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
XRF IMAGING OF WHOLE BODY MOUSE SECTION
March 31, 2021
Data of whole body mouse (model organism) section were collected in Macro-mode at 100 micron resolution and 60 ms dwell time.
Beamline Updates
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM INSTALLED
Jan. 25, 2021
The installed air conditioning system will provide the optimum temperature in the enclosures aiding beam stability over time.
Beamline Updates
FIRST USER AT THE BEAMLINE
Jan. 14, 2020
Our first BioXAS-Imaging user at the beamline collected data in micro-mode to investigate phytoremediation potential of plants grown at mining impacted site.
Beamline Updates
FIRST XRF IMAGES COLLECTED IN MICRO-MODE
Oct. 24, 2019
XRF images representing Ca, Zn, Hg and S distribution in zebrafish. Data were collected as fly scan in micro-mode at 5 μm resolution.
News
STUDENTS AT THE BEAMLINE
June 2, 2019
Copper uptake in brown algae was studied using fly scan XRF imaging in Macro-mode at 100 μm resolution and 50 ms.
Beamline Updates
XRF IMAGES COLLECTED IN MACRO-MODE
Feb. 15, 2019
Distribution of Mn and Zn in dry leaves collected in macro-mode at 20, 50 and 150 um resolutions.
Beamline Updates
FIRST XRF IMAGE COLLECTED IN MACRO-MODE
June 9, 2017
Although dry leaves could depict an end, but for us, this image meant a beginning, a start to contribute to science and knowledge.