Canadian Light Source Inc. (CLS)

University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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. 

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
  • Environmental technologies and related services
  • Life sciences, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment
  • Manufacturing and processing
  • Mining, minerals and metals
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
  • 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