The Canadian Light Source : a story of scientific collaboration

Bancroft, G. M. (George Michael), author.

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"The creation of the Canadian Light Source in Saskatoon, which began operation in 2004, was the largest science project in Canada in the last fifty years. The multi-beam facility operates over five thousand hours per year for over one thousand Canadian and international users from a wide range of science, medical and engineering disciplines. This book describes the decades of intense research from many scientists to justify this project; the rema...

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Canadian Light Source History

Synchrotrons Research Saskatchewan Saskatoon History

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ISBN:

9781487508067
1487508069

Description:

xi, 171 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

Notes:

Canadiana
Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

The University of Saskatchewan : the electron accelerator, technical and engineering expertise, 1930s-1990
The University of Western Ontario : the beamline and experimental expertise, 1970s-1990
Formation of the Canadian Institute for Synchrotron Radiation and competition between Western and USask, 1989-97
The creation of the Canada Foundation for Innovation
My role as interim director, 1999-2001
The CFI : goals, impact, and Paul Martin
The positive impact on USask and Canadian science

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3011351

Other Authors:

Johnson, D. D. (Dennis Duane) 1938- author

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