Center for Scattering Methods
The Center for Scattering Methods is an infrastructure platform for scattering methods supported by the Faculty of Science. It hosts a broad range of instrumentation for static and dynamic light scattering and small and wide angle X-ray scattering.
Instruments
- BioSAXSS (website of the Division of Computational Chemistry)
- SAXS, Ganesha system
- 3D-DLS light scattering instrument
- DLS and SLS goniometer system ALV
- Zetasizer Nano ZS from Malvern
- Diffusive wave spectrometer (DWS)
User access
For more information about the different instruments, accessibility and booking contact Peter Holmqvist. For long time regular users of the light scattering instruments access to the online booking system LIMS can be granted.
User fees
| Instrument | Cost academia Lund | Cost academia Other | Cost Industry |
|---|---|---|---|
| BioSAXS | 5000 kr/day# | 10000 kr/day# | 15000 kr/ day# |
| SAXS (Ganesha) | 5000 kr/day# | 10000 kr/day# | 15000 kr/ day# |
| 3D-DLS light scattering | 1050 kr/day## | 410 kr/h | 669 kr/h |
| ALV light scattering | 1050 kr/day | 410 kr/h | 669 kr/h |
| Malvern z-sizer | 267 kr/h | 410 kr/h | 669 kr/h |
| DWS | 267 kr/h | 267 kr/h | 401 kr/h |
| Operator assistance | 500 kr/h | 500 kr/h | 805 kr/h |
# Equivalent with 500 kr/h on a 8h day. The instrument is available for long measurements over night.
## Equivalent with 125 kr/h on a 8h day. The instrument is available for long measurements over night.
Large facilities and institutes
CSM has a strong connection with beamlines at MAXIV and ESS. Due to this we are an excellent platform to direct users for further studies at these large facilities when needed. A good community for neutron and x-ray scattering is the LINXS institute where several members of CSM organization are associated.
Organisation
Facility manager
- Peter Holmqvist. Peter Holmqvist’s profile
- Karin Schillén. Karin Schillén’s profile
Steering group
- Andrea Scotti. Andrea Scotti’s profile
- Marie Skepö. Marie Skepö’s profile
- Jesper Wallentin. Jesper Wallentin’s profile
Engineer
- Christopher Ward. Christopher Ward’s profile
Recent speakers
- Tom Arnold (European Spallation Source, Lead Instrument scientists for FREIA): Using reflectometry to study SMALP nanodiscs and some lessons learned on the way.
- Dmitry Baranov (Lund University): Self-Assembly of Colloidal Perovskite Nanocubes: Toward the Perfect Supercrystal.
- Jos Cooper (European Spallation Source, Lead Instrument scientists for ESTIA): What I learned by making the world’s worst lithium battery.
- Giovanna Fragneto (European Spallation Source, Scientific Director): Neutron and Synchrotron Radiation study of charged bilayers.
- Marco Laurati (Università degli Studi di Firenze): Star-like microgels: tuning their internal structure and mechanical properties through crosslinker content and copolymerization.
- Jan Skov Pedersen (Aarhus University): When proteins meet surfactants - What SAXS can tell us.
- Alex Evilevitch (Lund University): Temperature-induced DNA density transition in phage lambda capsid revealed with contrast-matching SANS.
- Kim Nygård (MAX IV, Lead Instrument Scientist ForMAX): Advanced RheoSAXS at MAX IV.
- Giacomo Mariani (Head of Laboratory, L’Oréal Advanced Research): Hairs' internal structure: an overview. From mechanical properties to water uptake, to understand structural modifications.