APS Operations and General User Programs During the COVID Pandemic
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New Argonne Site Access Requirements Take Effect September 20, 2021
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For Collaborative Access Team (CAT) operations staff to the Advanced Photon Source
For general users and non-experimental access to the Advanced Photon Source
Current APS guidance for the 2021-2 and 2021-3 runs mandate that external users are only allowed onsite with APS approval. An onsite user must have ANL site access approval, complete all APS required safety courses and complete the On-Site User Request Form (https://www.aps.anl.gov/form/on-site-user-request-form). After onsite approval is received, the ESAF for the experiment will be approved. 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 required to have approved ANL site access and must complete APS safety course ESH223
Contacting beamline staff prior to your experiment is required. This can be arranged either via email, phone, or online (Zoom or Bluejeans platforms 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
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
Future of COMPRES, GSECARS, and Synchrotron-Based Earth Science Research
Recently, NSF released a proposal solicitation for a new organization for management of synchrotron-based analytical capabilities for Earth and Environmental Sciences research and training. GSECARS is working with the larger Geoscience community to create a new and innovative organization in response to this call. More information about this effort can be found here.
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Recent Publications
Superconducting Phase Induced by a Local Structure Transition in Amorphous Sb2Se3 under High Pressure
Ka Zhang, Ming Xu, Nana Li, Meng Xu, Qian Zhang, Eran Greenberg, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Yu-Sheng Chen, Matthias Wuttig, Ho-Kwang Mao, Wenge Yang, “Superconducting Phase Induced by a Local Structure Transition in Amorphous Sb[subscript 2]Se[subscript 3] under High Pressure,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 127 (12), 127002 (2021). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.127.127002
High pressure redistribution of nitrogen and sulfur during planetary stratification
Jackson, C.R.M., Cottrell, E., Du, Z., Bennett, N.R., Fei, Y. (2021) High pressure redistribution of nitrogen and sulfur during planetary stratification. Geochem. Persp. Let. 18, 37–42. DOI: 10.7185/geochemlet.2122
Structure and Surface Complexation at the Calcite(104)–Water Interface
Frank Heberling, Tin Klačić, Paolo Raiteri, Julian D. Gale, Peter J. Eng, Joanne E. Stubbs, Teba Gil-Díaz, Tajana Begović, and Johannes Lützenkirchen, Structure and Surface Complexation at the Calcite(104)–Water Interface, Environmental Science & Technology Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c03578
Phase transition mechanism and bandgap engineering of Sb2S3 at gigapascal pressures
Cui, Z., Bu, K., Zhuang, Y. et al. Phase transition mechanism and bandgap engineering of Sb2S3 at gigapascal pressures. Commun Chem 4, 125 (2021).
Replacement of Calcium Carbonate Polymorphs by Cerussite
YoungJae Kim, Bektur Abdilla, Ke Yuan, Vincent De Andrade, Neil C. Sturchio, Sang Soo Lee, and Paul Fenter, Replacement of Calcium Carbonate Polymorphs by Cerussite, ACS Earth and Space Chemistry Article ASAPDOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.1c00177
Science Highlights
Structure and properties of two superionic ice phases
Prakapenka, V.B., Holtgrewe, N., Lobanov, S.S. et al. Structure and properties of two superionic ice phases. Nat. Phys. (2021)
INTERFACIAL X-RAY SCATTERING FROM SMALL SURFACES: ADAPTING MINERAL-FLUID STRUCTURE METHODS FOR MICROCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS
Stubbs, J.E., Wanhala, A.K. & Eng, P.J. INTERFACIAL X-RAY SCATTERING FROM SMALL SURFACES: ADAPTING MINERAL-FLUID STRUCTURE METHODS FOR MICROCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS. Clays Clay Miner. (2021)
Pressure induced structural phase crossover of a GaSe epilayer grown under screw dislocation driven mode and its phase recovery
Diep, N.Q., Wu, S.K., Liu, C.W. et al. Pressure induced structural phase crossover of a GaSe epilayer grown under screw dislocation driven mode and its phase recovery. Sci Rep 11, 19887 (2021).
Experimental thermal equation of state of B2−KCl
Chidester, B. A. and Thompson, E. C. and Fischer, R. A. and Heinz, D. L. and Prakapenka, V. B. and Meng, Y. and Campbell, A. J.,
Experimental thermal equation of state of B2−KCl, Phys. Rev. B 104, 094107 (2021)
X-ray diffraction and equation of state of the C–S–H room-temperature superconductor
Anmol Lamichhane, Ravhi Kumar, Muhtar Ahart, Nilesh P. Salke, Nathan Dasenbrock-Gammon, Elliot Snider, Yue Meng, Barbara Lavina, Stella Chariton, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Maddury Somayazulu, Ranga P. Dias, and Russell J. Hemley
, “X-ray diffraction and equation of state of the C–S–H room-temperature superconductor”, J. Chem. Phys. 155, 114703 (2021)
A Multi-faceted Experimental Study on the Dynamic Behavior of MgSiO3 Glass in the Earth’s Deep Interior
Young Jay Ryu, Yanbin Wang, Tony Yu, Fiona Bonnet, Eran Greenberg, Clemens Prescher, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Sergey. Tkachev, Peter Eng, Joanne E. Stubbs, Przemyslaw Dera, Heather Watson, and Mark L. Rivers (2021) A Multi-faceted Experimental Study on the Dynamic Behavior of MgSiO3 Glass in the Earth’s Deep Interior. American Mineralogist, prepublished online. https://doi.org/10.2138/am-2022-7969
Enhanced Visibility of Subduction Slabs by the Formation of Dense Hydrous Phase A
Direct measurement of P- and S-wave velocities of phase A at mantle pressures and temperatures Formation of phase A increases both VP and VS of cold subduction slabs but decreases the VP/VS ratio…
Latest Happenings at GSECARS
Call for APS general user proposals for cycle 2022-1
APS Proposal Deadline for 2022-1 is October 29, 2021, 11:59pm
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Frustrated Antiferromagnet Jarosite Collapses under Pressure
Frustrated Antiferromagnet Jarosite Collapses under Pressure: Researchers using the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Photon Source and National Synchrotron Light Source II investigating the pressure-temperature phase diagram of jarosite at pressures up to 121 GPa found that it’s antiferromagnetic magnetic order di
Space odyssey: Argonne scientists among the first to study asteroid fragments
Using X-ray techniques, scientists will study tiny specks of asteroid 162173 Ryugu, collected by a Japanese space mission. Learning more about how this asteroid formed will further our understanding of the solar system, including Earth’s formation.
Carbonate-induced Melting in the Deep Upper Mantle
Carbonate-induced Melting in the Deep Upper Mantle: This research, carried out at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Photon Source, will foster a better understanding of the role of carbon in the Earth’s geochemical and geophysical systems.