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The Advanced Photon Source Limited Operations
https://www.anl.gov/coronavirus
Update on status and plans at GSECARS, August 25, 2020
Please note the following information:
Current APS guidance for the 2021-1 run mandates that external users will not be allowed on-site. Based on this current policy, GSECARS is only scheduling users for 2021-1 that can mail-in samples, with partial or full remote access to control selected beamline computers to perform experiments in-close collaboration with GSECARS beamline staff.
Users that wish to have remote computer access to run their experiments at GSECARS will be considered “Remote Users” and noted so on their ESAF. “Remote Users” are still required to have all their APS safety training up to date for ESAF approval, ANL site access must be current and an approved 593 in place for foreign nationals.
Contacting beamline staff prior to your experiment is required. This can be arranged either via email, phone, or online (Zoom or Bluejeans are preferred).
Samples should be sent to your primary beamline contact at least one week ahead of scheduled beamtime. Please send the shipment tracking number to your host. We recommend FedEx as the most reliable option for shipping samples.
Send samples to :
Beamline Contact
The University of Chicago
Building 434A, Argonne National Laboratory
9700 South Cass Ave.
Lemont, IL 60439
GSECARS is a national user facility for frontier research in the earth sciences using synchrotron radiation at the Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory.
GSECARS provides earth scientists with access to the high-brilliance hard x-rays from this third-generation synchrotron light source. All principal synchrotron-based analytical techniques in demand by earth scientists are being brought to bear on earth science problems:
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High-pressure/high-temperature crystallography and spectroscopy using the diamond anvil cell
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High-pressure/high-temperature crystallography and imaging using the large-volume press
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Powder, single crystal and interface diffraction
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Inelastic x-ray scattering
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X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy
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X-ray fluorescence microprobe analysis
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Microtomography
Quick Links
- Apply for Beamtime
- APS User Portal
- Register as a General User
- Register as a Visitor to APS
- Experiment Safety Approval Form (ESAF)
- End of Experiment Form (EEF)
- APS Storage Ring Schedule
- GSECARS Beamtime Schedule
- Argonne Guest House (AGH)
- Safety Training – Remote Access
- APS Publication Database
- High Pressure Tools
- DAC Users Informational Flyer
- BMC Users Informational Flyer
Recent Publications
Unraveling Microstrain-Promoted Structural Evolution and Thermally Driven Phase Transition in c−Sc2O3 Nanocrystals at High Pressure
Yongtao Zou, Mu Li, Wei Zhang, Cangtao Zhou, Tony Yu, Hongbin Zhuo, Yanbin Wang, Yusheng Zhao, Shuangchen Ruan, Baosheng Li, “Unraveling microstrain-promoted structural evolution and thermally driven phase transition in c-Sc2O3 nanocrystals at high pressure”, Phys. Rev. B 102, 214115
In Situ Electrical Resistivity and Viscosity Measurements of Iron Alloys Under Pressure Using Synchrotron X-Ray Radiography
A. Pommier, K. Leinenweber, H. Pirotte, T. Yu & Y. Wang (2020) In situ electrical resistivity and viscosity measurements of iron alloys under pressure using synchrotron X-ray radiography, High Pressure Research.
Toward Real-Time Analysis of Synchrotron Micro-Tomography Data: Accelerating Experimental Workflows with AI and HPC
J.E. McClure, J.Yin, R.T. Armstrong, K.C. Maheshwari, S. WIlkinson, L. Vlcek, Y.D. Wang, M.A. Berrill, M. Rivers, “Toward Real-Time Analysis of Synchrotron Micro-Tomography Data: Accelerating Experimental Workflows with AI and HPC”, J. Nichols et al. (Eds): SMC 2020, CCS 1315, pp 226-239, 2020.
Valence Determinations and Oxybarometry on FIB‐Sectioned Olivine and Pyroxene Using Correlated Ti, V, and Cr Micro‐XAFS Spectroscopy: Evaluation of Ion‐Milling Effects and Application to Antarctic Micrometeorite Grains
Sutton, S.R., Brearley, A.J., DobricĂ, E., Lanzirotti, A., Newville, M. and Tschauner, O. (2020), Valence determinations and oxybarometry on FIB‐sectioned olivine and pyroxene using correlated Ti, V, and Cr micro‐XAFS spectroscopy: Evaluation of ion‐milling effects and application to Antarctic micrometeorite grains. Meteorit Planet Sci.
Constraining the Density Evolution During Destruction of the Lithospheric Mantle in the Eastern North China Craton
Zhilin Ye, Dawei Fan, Qizhe Tang, Jingui Xu, Dongzhou Zhang, Wenge Zhou,
Constraining the density evolution during destruction of the lithospheric mantle in the eastern North China Craton, Gondwana Research, 2020
Science Highlights
Elasticity of a Pseudoproper Ferroelastic Transition from Stishovite to Post-Stishovite at High Pressure
Yanyao Zhang, Suyu Fu, Baoyun Wang, Jung-Fu Lin, “Elasticity of a Pseudoproper Ferroelastic Transition from Stishovite to Post-Stishovite at High Pressure”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 126, 025701, DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.025701
Anisotropic Structural Collapse of Mg3Sb2 and Mg3Bi2 at High Pressure
Mario Calderón-Cueva, Wanyue Peng, Samantha M. Clarke, Jingxuan Ding, Benjamin L. Brugman, Gill Levental, Ashiwini Balodhi, Megan Rylko, Olivier Delaire, James P. S. Walsh, Susannah M. Dorfman, Alexandra Zevalkink, “Anisotropic Structural Collapse of Mg3Sb2 and Mg3Bi2 at High Pressure”, Chemistry of Materials Article ASAP
Synthesis of Molecular Metallic Barium Superhydride: Pseudocubic BaH12
Wuhao Chen, Dmitrii V. Semenok, Alexander G. Kvashnin, Xiaoli Huang, Ivan A. Kruglov, Michele Galasso, Hao Song, Defang Duan, Alexander F. Goncharov, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Artem R. Oganov, “Synthesis of molecular metallic barium superhydride: pseudocubic BaH12”. Nat Commun 12, 273 (2021)
An X-ray Diffraction and Raman Spectroscopic Study of the High-Pressure Behavior of Gaspéite (Ni0.73Mg0.27CO3)
Sawchuk, K., Kamat, R., McGuire, C. et al. An X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopic study of the high-pressure behavior of gaspéite (Ni0.73Mg0.27CO3). Phys Chem Minerals 48, 7 (2021).
Thermal Equation of State of Phase Egg (AlSiO3OH): Implications for Hydrous Phases in the Deep Earth
Yungui Liu, Rong Huang, Ye Wu, Dongzhou Zhang, Junfeng Zhang , Xiang Wu, “Thermal equation of state of phase egg (AlSiO3OH): implications for hydrous phases in the deep earth. ” Contrib Mineral Petrol 176, 8 (2021).
Laser-Induced Crystallization and Phase Transitions of As2Se3 Under High Pressure
Tomasz Jaroń, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Viktor V. Struzhkin, “Laser-induced crystallization and phase transitions of
As2Se3 under high pressure”, Phys. Rev. B 103, 014103
High-Pressure Structural Study of α-Mn: Experiments and Calculations
Logan K. Magad-Weiss, Adebayo A. Adeleke, Eran Greenberg, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Yansun Yao, Elissaios Stavrou,
“High-pressure structural study of α-Mn: Experiments and calculations”, Phys. Rev. B 103, 014101, DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.103.014101
Latest Happenings at GSECARS
HP Interest Group
Dr Stella Chariton, GSECARS, to host high pressure interest group: “Solving crystal structures from complex multigrain, multi-phase samples at extreme conditions”. Monday, Jan 25th, 2-3pm (CST)
In-situ Studies of Rock Deformation Science Workshop
Presentations will be given in virtual meeting format on the afternoons of Jan 18 and 19, 2021.
Mark Rivers of GSECARS Elected as a Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America
Congratulations to Mark Rivers for being elected as a Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America!
GSECARS 13 ID-D DAC Program Successfully Runs Using Mail-In Samples
The GSECARS 13 ID-D DAC program successfully ran 140 mail-in DACs and 10 ambient samples. They received (and returned!) 36 boxes of DAC samples. Users report that running experiments remotely with mail-in samples resulted in excellent data and was deemed a great success!
GSECARS Hosts Virtual Hands-On Microtomogoraphy Tutorial Sessions
Dr. Mark Rivers at GSECARS hosts a virtual hands-on tutorial sessions on synchrotron computed microtomography.