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Posted on August 04, 2021News : Front End Mask replacement
The BioXAS beamline had been experiencing vacuum issues during the previous cycle. The source of the problem was identified and the Front End mask was replaced during the spring shut-down. Conditioning of the FE mask has been successful and we are looking forward to your project at the beamline.
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Posted on March 31, 2021News : XRF-imaging of whole body mouse section
The research team is studying how the brain is affected by stroke, how different treatments affect the healing process and how certain pre-existing conditions can make a stroke worse. XRF-imaging helps them to understand distribution of key elements and biomarkers change in the brain after a stroke. Data of whole body mouse (model organism) section were collected in Macro-mode at 100 micron resolution and 60 ms dwell time.
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Posted on January 22, 2021News : A new wall for quieter user area
During the fall shutdown the BioXAS-Imaging beamline user area received an important upgrade to ensure a comfortable and quieter workspace area during beamline operation and data collection. The constructed wall provides now a separate space for the Spectroscopy and Imaging beamline, respectively. The Imaging beamline received an additional space (setup still in progress), where scientists can inspect/investigate their samples using various microscopes and mount the samples on specifically designed workbench. The new access to the beamline is at 1607.11.
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Posted on January 07, 2021News : BioXAS Imaging has recently entered General User phase
Dont miss the date: Call for proposals opens on January 27, 2021. BioXAS Imaging Macro and Micro resolution modes have recently entered General User phase and accepting proposals. Important information, such as flux, specifications, setup and sample holder sizes for both modes can be found under Resolution modes and User information on this website. Please contact us if you have questions.
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Posted on May 06, 2020News : XRF imaging of bumble bees in Macro-mode
Researchers were interested to localize Se contaminant in bumble bees. XRF images were collected with bi-directional fly scanning at 40 μm resolution and 250 ms dwell time. Distribution of K (green), Cu (blue) and Fe (red) are presented.
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Posted on March 03, 2020News : Students from Halifax Grammar School at the beamline
Students were interested in how metals/metalloids are distributed within soft tissue of blue mussels (Mytilus edulis). Different organs were indentified and imaged. This image represents the distribution of various elements in the mussel's gills. Data were collected with bi-directional macro-mode fly scanning at 40 micron resolution and 200 ms dwell time.
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