Canadian Light Source

Oblique aerial view of the main building

The Canadian Light Source (CLS) is a synchrotron built for research with synchrotron radiation in the Canadian city of Saskatoon . It was completed on October 22, 2004, after a three-year construction period, and cost a total of 173.5 million Canadian dollars . Questions from the areas of health, agriculture, the environment and materials science can be dealt with on 14 beamlines . In addition, the CLS also maintains some beamlines at the US Advanced Photon Source . The CLS is operated by CLS Inc., a non-profit organization of the University of Saskatchewan .

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Individual evidence

1. ^ GM Bancroft: The Canadian Light Source - History and scientific prospects . In: Canadian Journal of Chemistry . 82, 2004, pp. 1028-1042. doi : 10.1139 / v04-027 .
2. ↑ Beamlines Beamline overview of the CLS (English). Retrieved December 23, 2016.
3. ↑ Vision, Mission & Values ( Memento of the original dated December 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Self-presentation of the CLS (English). Retrieved December 23, 2016.