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BioXAS-Main Status: 🟢 Operational

BioXAS-Side Status: 🟡 Closed for Mono Upgrade

BioXAS Spectroscopy is part of the BioXAS Sector and operates two beamlines, BioXAS-Main (07ID-2M) and BioXAS-Side (07ID-2S).

The source of X-rays on 07ID-2 is a "flat-top" permanent magnet wiggler inserted into the storage ring. The spectroscopy beamlines measure the X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) of bulk solid and liquid samples in Transmission and Fluorescence Yield modes.

BioXAS-Spectroscopy beamline is optimized for the high-sensitivity X-ray detection on low concentrated samples. Beamline applications are focused on (but not limited to) Bio/Life sciences.

Example study systems

• local coordination around metallic centers in enzymes,

• oxidation states around metallic centers in materials of interest in a wide range of materials,

• monitoring the evolution of electronic state in the single-atom catalysts,

• analyzing the chemical speciation of trace elements in minerals and soils.

Please visit the User Guide to prepare for beamtime and for information on data analysis, and the User Portal to access your profile.

Useful links

https://bioxas-spectroscopy.lightsource.ca/user-guide/

https://user-portal.lightsource.ca/

https://www.lightsource.ca/users/user-information.php

https://xasdb.lightsource.ca/

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