Laboratories and Equipment

The Canadian Light Source has several user accessible labs. Basic lab access requires the completion of CLS Laboratory Safety Training.  Some labs and equipment can be reserved through the User Services Online Portal by selecting the appropriate beamline project and selecting the "Use Labs" feature at the top right of the screen.  Select a lab below for an up-to-date equipment list. 

Contact the laboratory coordinator with any questions.

lab.coordinator@lightsource.ca  

• Lab 1071

  The 1071 wet lab is a sample preparation space equipped for the preparation requirements of nearby beamlines Mid-IR, Far-IR, SGM and VLS-PGM.

  

  1071 Equipment
  Ultrapure Water	ELGA Purelab Ultra (18.2MΩcm)
  Ultrasonic Cleaner	VWR 150T  (8.7L, timer, no heat)
  Drying Ovens	VWR Gravity Convection Oven (50 to 250oC ± 4oC)
  	VWR 1490 Vacuum Oven (ambient +10oC to 220oC)
  Balance	Ohaus AP110  (max. 110g with readability of 0.0001g)
  pH meter	VWR SP301
  Microscope	Vista Vision Dissecting Microscope
  Micro pipettors	Eppendorf Research Plus Single Channel set
  Fume hood	72” wide stainless steel (18” max. sash height)
  Refrigerator	5oC
  Freezer	-20oC
  Desiccators	1

• Electrochemistry Lab 1072

  The Electrochemistry Lab (room 1072) is equipped with a VTI Super 1220 glove box (Ar working gas) for work with air and nitrogen sensitive samples.  The lab also houses a high precision battery analyzer system with temperature chambers as well as portable potentiostat/galvanostats and battery cyclers.  

  

  1072 Equipment
  Ultrapure Water	ELGA Purelab Ultra (18.2MΩcm)
  Balance	Ohaus AP110  (max. 110g with readability of 0.0001g)
  Potentiostat/Galvanostat	Stanford Research Systems EC301 (2 units, portable for beamline use)
  Microscope
  Glove box	VTI 1220 Ar working gas
  Fume hood	48” wide stainless steel (18” max. sash height)
  Battery cycler	8-channel, max. 50mA per channel (portable for beamline use)
  Battery cycler	8-channel, max. 6A per channel (portable for beamline use)
  High precision battery analyzer	8-channel w/ 2 temperature control chambers

• Lab 1080

  The 1080 wet lab is a sample preparation space equipped for the preparation requirements of nearby beamlines.  The lab also contains a Vacuum Technologies (VTI) Super 1220 Glove box (N₂ working gas).

  

  1080 Equipment
  Ultrapure Water	ELGA Purelab Ultra (18.2MΩcm)
  Ultrasonic Cleaner	VWR 150T  (8.7L, timer, no heat)
  Hotplate/stirrer	1
  Drying Oven	VWR Forced Air
  Balances	Ohaus AP110   (max. 110g with readability of 0.0001g)
  	Mettler-Toledo XS205DU dual range  (max. 81g with readability of 0.00001g) (max. 220g with readability of 0.0001g)
  pH meter	VWR SP301
  Microscope	Vista Vision Dissecting Microscope
  Micro pipettors	Eppendorf Research Plus Single Channel Set
  Fume hood	72” wide stainless steel (18” max. sash height)
  Refrigerator	4oC
  Freezers	-20oC & -80o

• Industrial Science Lab

  The Industrial Science Lab is a restricated access lab reserved for use by authorized the Canadian Light Source staff.  It is the designated CLS lab for open-source radioisotope and cannabis sample preparation.

  

  Industrial Science Lab Equipment
  Ultrapure Water	ELGA Purelab Ultra (18.2MΩcm)
  Muffle Furnace	Thermo Scientific Thermolyne F6038CM (programmable up to 1200oC)
  	Front loading chamber (172x325x254)mm
  Reducing Atmosphere (H2) Furnace	Camco Model G-1500 (programmable up to 1500oC)
  	Front loading chamber (127x101x254)mm
  Vacuum Furnace	Thermal Technology Model 1100-60120-M1 (programmable)
  	Top loading vacuum chamber (capable of <10-4 torr)
  Argon Glove Box	Inert Technologies: < 1ppm H2O and O2
  Balance	Mettler-Toledo XS205DU dual range (max. 81g with readability of 0.00001g) (max. 220g with readability of 0.0001g)
  Fume hood	2x48” wide stainless steel (18” max. sash height)

• SyLMAND

  The SyLMAND beamline features a class 10,000 clean room and lab integrated with the beamline endstation for complete x-ray and UV-lithography processing capabilities.  Access to this lab is restricted.  Please contact SyLMAND beamline staff to discuss the use of the lab and equipment. 

  

  Equipment	Make & Model	Specs & Features
  UV exposure systems	Heidelberg Instruments DWL66 Laser Writer	Laser wavelength: 355 nm
  		Write heads: 4 mm and 10 mm working distance
  	Oriel UV Flood Exposure System	Hg arc lamp w/ timer
  	OmniCure Series 1000 UV Light Source	Hg arc lamp (365 nm maximum output, UV-A / i-line)
  		Fiber optic light guide for highly configurable exposure
  Material deposition	Kurt J. Lesker PVD 75 Sputtering System	DC sputtering for conductive materials
  		RF sputtering for non-conductive materials
  		~ 10 nm to several μm
  		2 x 3" targets
  		Au, Cr, Ti, aluminum oxide
  		Typical vacuum pressure = 5E-6 Torr
  		Sputtering pressure = 5 mTorr (argon)
  		Power sources: 300 W RF (13.56 MHz), 1.5 kW DC
  		Heating to 300 °C
  	Nickel Electroplating	34 L bath at 45 °C, pH 3.75
  		Nickel electroplating at DC with Ni s-pellet anode
  	Gold Electroplating	1 US gallon bath at 50 °C, pH 9.5
  		Gold electroplating at 600 Hz (25% duty cycle)
  		Pt-coated mesh anode
  	Solitec Model 5110 Spin Coater	Up to 6" wafer
  		Progammable with up to 5 steps, 0 to 6000 rpm
  		Typically used for solution-based photoresists
  	Royal Sovereign Laminator	Programmable, temperature-controlled rollers.
  Materials Preparation	Allied High Tech Metprep 3 Grinder / Polisher	Programmable for polishing and metallography
  	Leica SP2600/SM2500 Diamond Point Flycutter	For flycutting solid resists to thickness (100 μm to 2.5 mm)
  Microscopy & Metrology	Zeiss EVO SEM	Backscattered electron detector
  		Secondary electron detector
  		Variable pressure secondary electron detector
  	Zygo Nexview Optical Profiler	1x and 5x Michelson objectives
  		20x and 50x Mirau objectives
  		Field-of-view ranges from 16.81 x 16.81 mm2 to 80 x 80 μm2
  		Simultaneous imaging of thin film and substrate
  	Zeiss Axiotron  Microscopes	Linear encoders for postion measurements
  		Imaging software
  	Zeiss Stereo Microscope	Low magnification microscope for sidewall inspection
  	Heidenhain Z-Tip	Contact-based metrology using stylus
  Other SyLMAND Lab equipment
  Ultrapure Water		EMD Millipore (18.2MΩcm)
  Hotplates		Cee 1300 (to 300 °C, programmable, N2 purged)
  		Torrey Pines HP61 (to 400 °C, programmable)
  Drying Ovens		Binder FED 115 Vacuum oven (Vacuum only)
  		Across International Vacuum Drying oven
  		For bonding solid PMMA films to substrates
  Custom-Built Pneumatic Press
  Fumehoods		2x72" stainless steel work surface
  Balances

   

• BMIT Labs

  BMIT large and small animal labs are designed to contain, house and prepare samples and live animals for live imaging. These labs offer direct access to the experimental hutches, animal containment equipment, an anesthesia gas delivery system and a change room with shower.  Please contact BMIT beamline staff to discuss use of the BMIT labs and equipment.

  

  BMIT Lab Equipment
  Ultrasonic Cleaner	Branson 8510 (20L capacity)
  Incubator	Precision Scientific Model 2 convection incubator
  Stirrer/Hotplate	Thermo Scientific Cimarec+  w/ digital display
  Balance	Cole Parmer ED 2000 (max. 2000g w/ 0.1g readability)
  Biosafety Cabinet	MicroZone BK-2-6 (72" wide w/ UV-C)
  Microscope	Zeiss AxioVert.A1
  Automatic Injection Pump	Programmable pushing of syringes
  Fume hood	2x48” wide stainless steel (18” max. sash height)
  Refrigerator	5oC
  Freezers	-80oC & -20oC (combo w/ refrigerator)
  Desiccators	1 vacuum desiccator

• Earth Sciences Lab (Under construction: coming 2021)

  The Earth Sciences lab will be intended for agricultural and environmental work including high throughput sample preparation methods.  

   

  

• Life Sciences Lab

  The Life Sciences Lab has the main lab with two fume hoods (room 1118), a biosafety risk group level 2 (RGL2) lab within (1119) and a fridge/freezer room (1120). CLS Biosafety Training is required to access equipment in the RGL2 room.

  

  Life Sciences Lab Equipment
  Ultrapure Water	ELGA Purelab Ultra (18.2MΩcm)
  Hotplate/stirrers	Fisher Scientific hotplate/stirrer
  	VWR Dry Block Heater (blocks for 1.5ml, 15ml & 40ml conical tubes)
  Mixers	VWR mini-vortexer
  	IBI Scientific “The Belly Dancer”
  	Fisher Scientific mini-tube rotator
  Drying Oven	Thermo 658 Convection Oven
  Centrifuges	Eppendorf 5424 (100-15K r.p.m., 24 x 1.5ml capacity)
  	Beckman Coulter Allegra X-30R  (refrigerated, max. 18k r.p.m.)
  Balances	Mettler-Toledo MS204S  (max. 220g with readability of 0.0001g)
  	Mettler-Toledo MS4002S (max. 4200g with readability of 0.01g)
  pH meter	SevenCompact S220 w/ InLab Routine Pro ISM Electrode
  Microscopes	Motic Dissecting Microscope
  	Zeiss Primo Inverted Microscope (obj: 50-75x in 5x increments)
  	Nikon E200 Microscope (obj: 4x/0.10, 10x/0.25, 40x/0.65, 100x/1.25 oil)
  Micropipettors	Eppendorf Research Plus Single Channel: 2 Sets
  Fume hoods	2 x 48” wide stainless steel (18” max. sash height)
  Refrigerator	4oC
  Freezers	-20oC & -80oC
  Desiccators	2

   

  Additional Life Sciences Lab Equipment
  Equipment	Make & Model	Training Required  * RGL2 access
  Autoclave	Market Forge Sterilmatic STM-EL	N
  Epifluorescence Microscope	Nikon Eclipse LV-100D-U	Y
  Homogenizer	SPEX Geno/Grinder 2010	N
  Cryo Sample Preparation Station	SPEX CryoStation 2600	N
  Manual Pellet Press	Carver Hydraulic Press	N
  Water Bath	Leica Water Bath HI1210	N
  Atmospheric Incubator	VWR 3025T	N*
  Rotary Microtome Cryostat	Leica CM1950	Y*
  Peristaltic Pump	Cole Parmer Masterflex Easy-Load 2	N
  UV-VIS Spectrophotometer	Agilent Technologies Cary 60	N
  Water Bath	Julabo SW22	N
  Freeze Dryer	Labconco FreeZone Triad Cascade 74000	N
  Bio-Safety Cabinet	Microzone BK2-4	N*
  CO2 Incubator	Caron Oasis	N*
  Ultramicrotome	Leica EM UC7 w/ cryo attachment EM FC7	Y
  3-D Printer Cleaner	SCA	N
  Paraffin Microtome	Leica RM2255	Y*
  Auto Pellet Press	Pike Auto-CrushIR	Y
  Autodosing Balance	Mettler-Toledo w/ Quantos autodoser	Y

   

• Other Equipment

  The equipment in this section is located outside of a CLS wet lab.  Please inquire with the listed contact to discuss the use of this equipment.

  Equipment	Specs & Features		Contact
  Parker Balston H2PEMPD-1100 Hydrogen Generator (x2)	PEM cell for 99.99999% H2 1.1 L min-1 up to 100 psi		Lab Coordinator
  Cressington Sputter Coater 208 HR	Manufacturer Specs		SM
  Sanchez Technologies GLS 1500 High Pressure Gas-Loading System	For loading into compatible diamond anvil cells  Falcon Software controlled		Chang-Yong Kim
  Stratasys uPrint SE Plus 3-D printer	ABS printing with soluble PVA support   Maximum build size = 203 x 203 x 152 mm    Standard layer height = 0.25 mm		Ron Zwarich
  Molecular Beam Epitaxy Chamber	Sources	Luxel Radak Evaporation Furnace (up to 1500°C) Omicron EFM3 Evaporator MBE-HTEZ High Temperatire Effusion Cell (800 - 1700°C) TC50 Thermal Cracker for H2, O2, hydrides, halogens, HCs, NH3	REIXS
  	Film Characterization	RHEED, STAIB EK-30-R with KSA 400 LEED, Omicron SPECTALEED Crystal Monitor
  Analysis Chamber by Omicron Techniques: X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)  Imaging XPS (IXPS) Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy (UPS) Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES) Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (EELS) Secondary Electron Detection (SED) Imaging Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM), UHV Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), UHV	X-ray sources	Omicron DAR 400 X-ray Source: Mg / Al anode, 15kV, 20mA emission current Omicron XM1000 Monochromated X-ray Source: Al anode, 15kV, 20mA emission current Energy line width 0.25eV.	REIXS
  	UV sources	HIS 13 High Intensity VUV source for Helium, Neon, Argon, Krypton, Xenon and Hydrogen Discharge current 300 mA.
  	Electron sources	Omicron EKF 1000 Electron Source: 100 – 5000 eV, maximum 10µA, LaB6 filament Spot size 1µm Kimball Physics ELG-2A: 5 – 2000 eV, 1nA to 10µA, Barium Oxide Cathode, with X/Y deflection Source for EELS Flood gun: SPEC FG 15/40
  	Detectors	Omicron SPHERA Energy Analyzer: 0 – 2000 eV, energy resolution 10meV Omicron Secondary Electron Detection (SED) System
  	AFM	Omicron VT AFM XA Scanning Probe Microscope
  Transfer Chamber	Transfer between MBE and Analysis chambers under UHV.  Sputter cleaning and annealing (650oC) capabilities.		REIXS
  Zygo Fizeau Interferometer	1K x 1K camera with Zygo Mx software  Vibration isolation table  Housed in class 10,000 clean room		Brian Yates
  Ocean Optics Long Trace Profilometer	Tip/tilt table for large mirrors  Housed in class 10,000 clean room  Vibration isolation table		Brian Yates