Organization: Canadian Light Source

WD provides CLS with $3.1M for two projects

Western Economic Diversification (WD) is providing $3.1 million for two projects at the Canadian Light Source (CLS). The funds will be used for construction and commissioning of the Brockhouse X-ray Diffraction and Scattering Sector, a suite of three beam lines to investigate materials at the nanometre scale, and equipment for the Solar Voltaic Research Group,…

Saskatchewan nuclear reactor proposal endorsed

The Canadian Institute for Neutron Scattering (CINS) has unanimously endorsed a proposal to build a Canadian Neutron Source (CNS) at the Univ of Saskatchewan to support all types of materials research. The CNS would be complement the Canadian Light Source synchrotron. Last year, the provincial government responded to calls for proposals from Natural Resources Canada…

Light Source and India sign agreement

The Canadian Light Source and the Univ of Saskatchewan have signed a letter of intent with the Government of India. The pact could lead to joint research projects and Indian scientists visiting CLS as customers. India has its own synchrotron at the Raja Ramada Centre for Advanced Technology….

WD invests $2 million in CLS to attract industry

Western Economic Diversification (WD) is investing $2 million in the Canadian Light Source (CLS) synchrotron to reduce fees of first-time industrial users. The Saskatoon-based CLS will use the First User Program to attract approximately 50 new industrial clients, helping to reach its target of 25% industrial usage by companies in sectors such as environmental science,…

CLS link to CA*net 4 allows remote research

Researchers will be able to access the Canadian Light Source (CLS) synchrotron remotely from their desktops through a new link to CA*net 4, CANARIE Inc‘s broadband research network. The technology was developed by the Alberta Synchrotron Institute, facilitated by the use of lightpaths provided by CANARIE, Netera Alliance, SRNet and BigBangwidth. The new link will…

CLS signs MOU with new Australian synchrotron

The Canadian Light Source (CLS) has entered an MOU with the Australian Synchrotron, Melbourne, for collaboration in the areas of scientific exchange and joint projects. Areas of potential research are medical imaging and radiation therapy. The Australian synchrotron is currently under construction, using experts who worked on the CLS in Saskatoon. The agreement follows an…

Univ of Saskatchewan opens structural sciences centre

The Univ of Saskatchewan (U of S) has officially opened its $11.4-million Sask-atchewan Structural Sciences Centre (SSSC. It will conduct research that complements the Canadian Light Source (CLS) synchrotron, also located on the campus in Saskatoon. The Centre will conduct research in the areas of agricultural biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, environmental sciences, health sciences and mining. It…

CLS passes commissioning milestone

The Canadian Light Source (CLS) has successfully completed the second of three phases of testing required by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. The CLS operated its booster ring — a key component of its synchrotron — for 6.5 hours, as well as meeting its design goals for energy and current. The next stage is to…

CLS receives first major piece of equipment

The Canadian Light Source (CLS) has commissioned it first major operating subsystem with the installation of a refurbished linear accelerator. Construction on the $173-million synchrotron is on schedule and slated for completion in early 2004.The linear accelerator has received a new computerized control system and upgraded heat exchangers. The CLS was approved in March 1999…

Alberta Synchrotron Institute gets $5.1 million in funding

The Alberta Science and Research Authority (ASRA) and Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) and the Alberta Heritage Fund for Medical Research (AHFMR) are contributing $3.1 million, $1.5 million and $500,000 respectively over five years to help launch the Alberta Synchrotron Institute (ASI). A partnership of the Univs of Calgary, Alberta and Lethbridge, the ASI will…