Soft X-ray Spectromicroscopy for Biological Research
Sunday, June 17, 2007 (half day workshop)
Description: This workshop will highlight the features of the synchrotron-based soft X-ray spectromicroscopy technique as an ideal tool for biological research. Soft X-ray spectromicroscopy is a combined spectroscopy and microscopy technique that features a spatial resolution of 40 nm and high energy resolution. This method provides information complementary to more conventional microscopies like scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). It provides high chemical sensitivity (bonding, specific compound identification in favorable systems) in addition to elemental distributions and morphological information. The speakers will describe applications of this technique in biological, biogeochemical and environmental research, introduce the concepts of spectromicroscopy and the state-of-the-art Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscope (STXM) at the Canadian Light Source, and show basic aspects of the data analysis.
Organized by: Chithra Karunakaran (Canadian Light Source)
Location: Arts 146
Time |
Speaker/Affiliation |
Title |
|---|---|---|
13:00 |
Martin Obst , CLSI, McMaster University | Applications of soft X-ray spectromicroscopy in biogeochemical research – what do we gain? |
| 14:00 |
Adam Hitchcock, McMaster University | Soft X-ray spectromicroscopy techniques, biological & environmental applications, and the CLS-SM facility |
| 15:00 |
Coffee Break | |
| 15:30 |
James Dynes , NWRI, McMaster University | Great results require good sample preparation, high-quality data and thorough data analysis- how to have all three! |
| 16:30 |
Discussion of possible applications | |
| 17:30 |
Workshop Adjournment | |
Direct Program Related Inquiries to: Chithra Karunakaran chithra.karunakaran@lightsource.ca
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