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Posted on March 16, 2023News : REIXS Soft X-ray Spectroscopy Workshop
The CLS will be hosting this two-day virtual workshop on June 19-20, 2023. The first day will introduce prospective users to X-ray Emission Spectroscopy (XES) and its applications. The second day will provide current users with tutorial sessions on REIXS spectroscopy data analysis and simulation.
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Posted on February 12, 2020News : Call for General User Proposals for Cycle 32
The Call for General User Proposal for July - December 2020 (Cycle 32) is due on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - 12.00 CST. Please submit proposals via https://user-portal.lightsource.ca. We have been informed that the draft schedule for cycle 32 has a similar number of user shifts as cycle 31 and therefore it may be challenging to allocate all user beamtime requests (cut-off score was 1.75 for cycle 31). Further, there will be no time available in October, November and December. Please keep in mind this is a draft schedule and is not yet official, but it is unlikely change. Considering these restrictions, we understand if you choose not to submit a proposal for the upcoming cycle. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions regarding the upcoming cycle.
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Posted on November 28, 2019News : REIXS schedule for the next cycle
REIXS beamtime allocation and scheduling is complete. It can be viewed via /user-guide/schedule/. We apologize that we can not accommodate all the requested shifts as the number of available shifts for general users in the normal operations are greatly reduced due to an extra month of facility development mode.
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Posted on February 01, 2018News : The Call for General User Proposals for next cycle was closed
The Call for General User Proposal for July - December 2018 (Cycle 28) was closed. The deadline for proposal submission was Wednesday, March 7, 2018 - 23.59 (CST). Support for submitting proposal via the new user-portal system wll be available until 16.30 CST that day.
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Posted on July 06, 2017News : Changes to after-hours building access for users begin July 15
Several recommendations have been implemented over the last few months to improve facility security. In January, we added a security officer at reception outside normal business hours. This ensures we have a security presence in the building at all times, with the officer on site Monday to Friday, 4:30 p.m. to 8 a.m., and around-the-clock on weekends and holidays. Starting July 15, we will implement the next set of changes, consisting of user access to the main entrance only outside of normal business hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. In order to facilitate user access in case of inclement weather and to avoid longer walks at nighttime while continuing to enhance security, users with valid access cards will be able to enter the vestibules at the SAL (closest entrance to the Light Source Guesthouse) and at BMIT (at the end of the parking lot, furthest from the main entrance). Once inside, users will be able to contact the security guard through an intercom to request entrance to the CLS. The security guards will allow access based on the user presenting a valid access card that includes a photo.
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