The Australian Synchrotron is a source of powerful X-rays and infrared radiation that can be used for a wide range of scientific and technical purposes. Synchrotron X-rays are millions of times brighter than those produced by conventional X-ray machines in laboratories and hospitals.
Access modes
We have a variety of access modes to suit your needs
Mail-in
Sample can be mailed to us so you do not have to attend onsite
Collaborative
Work with staff Scientists on customised collaborative and long term projects
Full service
We can work with you through all steps of the measurement, from design to access to data analysis
Remote access
Send the samples to us and you can run your own test remotely from your office
Equipment use only
Quick and easy access to the equipment if you prefer to run your own measurements
Crystallography
The Crystallography team offers all access modes for single crystal measurements.
Our measurement service offering and technical capabilities
Spectroscopy
The Spectroscopy team offers mail-in, equipment use only, full-service and collaborative access modes.
Our NEXAFS measurement service offering and technical capabilities
Diffraction
The Diffractionteam offers a mail-in (Standard measurement service offering), equipment use only, full-service and collaborative access modes for XRD.
Our standard measurement service offering and technical capabilities
Microscopy
The Microscopy team offers mail-in, equipment use only, full-service and collaborative access modes. It is possible for some tests to run your own measurements remotely from your workplace.
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Imaging
The Imaging team offers mail-in, equipment use only, full-service and collaborative access modes.
Our capabilities include
- Radiography and computed tomography techniques.
- Phase-contrast (propagation based) x-ray imaging, two and three-dimensional imaging at high resolution, lower tissue doses than conventional x-ray methods.
- Applications requiring higher (sub-micron) spatial resolution and involving smaller samples (beam size up to 10 mm high × 64 mm wide).
Scattering
The Scattering team offers mail-in, equipment use only, full-service and collaborative access modes.
Our capabilities include
- Proteins, polymers, & colloid solution scattering using an auto-loader setup and in-line size exclusion chromatography with coflow (SEC-SAXS)
- Transmission SAXS using multi-well plates to mount solid samples (in air or vacuum) and capillary mounts for samples in solution
- Grazing incidence small angle X-ray scattering (GISAXS)
- Anomalous small angle X-ray scattering (ASAXS)
- User provided sample mounts and in situ experimental setups
Are you a new client?
We can design the experiment and determine the technique for your scientific problem.
Commercial Technical Consultant
Our team is able to discuss commercial access and our capabilities.
