Canadian Light Source

Spectral Range

6 - 30 keV

Techniques

Spectroscopy

  • XAS/XANES/XAFS
  • Grazing Incidence X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (GI-XAFS)

Diffraction & Scattering

  • Grazing Incidence X-ray Diffraction (GIXRD)
  • X-ray Laue Diffraction

Imaging & Microscopy

  • Fluorescence Microscopy
  • Micro XAFS/XRD/XRF Imaging
  • Differential Aperture X-ray Microscopy (DAXM)

Samples

Samples for XRF/XRD mapping should ideally be thin, flat, uniform in thickness, and have a smooth surface. However, if the concentration level is low for the element of interest, thicker samples may be needed to obtain reasonable signals.

Several different shaped mounting pieces with magnetic mounting bases are available on the beamline. Usually, the sample needs to be stuck onto those pieces for mounting. It may help if the sample is pre-mounted on a metal-free (especially free of elements of interest) slide for XRF, and amorphous (diffraction free) slide for XRD. At the beamline, there are Kapton tapes and metal-free plastic slides available for use.

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Specifications

CLS Port 07B2-1
Source Bending Magnet
Resolution Si-111: 10⁻⁴, MLM1: 10⁻² , MLM2: 10⁻¹, Polychromatic Beam (Pink Beam)
Spot Sizes 2 μm to 4 μm (mm-sized beam also available)
Photon Flux
Si-111: 2x10⁹, MLM1: 1x10¹¹, MLM2: 4x10¹¹ (@15 keV and 100 mA)

Contact

Renfei Feng
Senior Scientist, Beamline Responsible (VESPERS)


De-Tong Jiang VESPERS Beamline Advisory Team Leader


Visit the VESPERS website for a full list of beamline contacts.

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