Abstract
Over forty years in the making, and one of Canada’s largest scientific investments in those four decades, the Canadian Light Source (CLS), a third generation source of synchrotron light, was designed for high performance and flexibility and serves the diverse needs of the Canadian research community by providing brilliant light for applied and basic research programmes ranging from the far infrared to the hard X-ray regimes. Development of the scientific program at the CLS has been envisioned in four distinct phases. The first phase consists of the accelerator complex together with seven experimental facilities; the second phase adds six more experimental facilities and additional infrastructure to support them; the third phase adds seven more experimental facilities; and the fourth phase focuses on beamline and endstation upgrades, keeping the CLS as a state-of-the-art research centre. With the growth of a strong user community, the success of these experimental facilities will drive the future growth of the CLS.
Highlights
The Canadian Light Source (CLS) is one of the largest scientific projects in Canada, and is classified as a third generation synchrotron light source
CLS beamlines cover a broad spectrum of research sectors and have been motivated and designed by outstanding world class scientists from across Canada, and will provide Canada with cutting-edge research leading to innovation
The Canadian Light Source consists of a 300 MeV linear accelerator, a booster synchrotron to ramp the electron energy to 2.9 GeV, a storage ring with a very compact lattice [5] leading to exceptionally flexible performance that is coupled with a series of state-of-the-art experimental facilities
Summary
The Canadian Light Source (CLS) is one of the largest scientific projects in Canada, and is classified as a third generation synchrotron light source. The electron beam energy is 2.9 GeV at an electron current in the accelerator of about 250 mA and a lifetime of about 20 h When it was activated in 2005, it joined the ranks of an elite group of facilities. The second phase of seven beamlines are operational and contain several beamlines that are truly unique for life [1] and materials sciences, as well as allow for new approaches for industrial utilization [2,3] It is the third phase of three sectors with seven end stations under construction that will set a new international standard in both material characterization, a novel material understanding for the generation of quantum materials, and life sciences that is directly applicable to modern health. CLS beamlines cover a broad spectrum of research sectors and have been motivated and designed by outstanding world class scientists from across Canada, and will provide Canada with cutting-edge research leading to innovation
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