GSECARS
A national user facility for frontier research in the earth sciences using synchrotron radiation at the Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory.
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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
Quick Links
- Apply for Beamtime
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- 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
- APS Phone Application for Users
- APS Upgrade
- High Pressure Tools
- BMC Users Informational Flyer
Recent Publications
Universal diamond edge Raman scale to 0.5 terapascal and implications for the metallization of hydrogen
M. I. Eremets, V. S. Minkov, P. P. Kong, A. P. Drozdov, S. Chariton & V. B. Prakapenka, Universal diamond edge Raman scale to 0.5 terapascal and implications for the metallization of hydrogen. Nat Commun 14, 907 (2023).
High-Pressure Structural and Thermodynamic Properties of Cerium Orthosilicates (CeSiO4)
Andrew C. Strzelecki, Xiaodong Zhao, Jason L. Baker, Paul Estevenon, Thomas Barral, Adel Mesbah, Dmitry Popov, Stella Chariton, Vitali Prakapenka, Sohan Ahmed, Choong-Shik Yoo, Nicolas Dacheux, Hongwu Xu, and Xiaofeng Guo
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c06657
Core origin of seismic velocity anomalies at Earth’s core–mantle boundary
Fu, S., Chariton, S., Prakapenka, V.B. et al. Core origin of seismic velocity anomalies at Earth’s core–mantle boundary. Nature (2023).
Carbonate Coprecipitation for Cd and Zn Treatment and Evaluation of Heavy Metal Stability Under Acidic Conditions
Julie J. Kim, Sang Soo Lee, Paul Fenter, Satish C. B. Myneni, Viktor Nikitin, and Catherine A. Peters, Carbonate Coprecipitation for Cd and Zn Treatment and Evaluation of Heavy Metal Stability Under Acidic Conditions,
Environmental Science & Technology Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c07678
Reaction between Hydrogen and Ferrous/Ferric Oxides at High Pressures and High Temperatures—Implications for Sub-Neptunes and Super-Earths
H. W. Horn, V. Prakapenka, S. Chariton, S. Speziale and S.-H. Shim,Reaction between Hydrogen and Ferrous/Ferric Oxides at High Pressures and High Temperatures—Implications for Sub-Neptunes and Super-Earths, 2023, The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 4, Number 2, DOI 10.3847/PSJ/acab03
Synthesis and Post-Processing of Chemically Homogeneous Nanothreads from 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid
Dunning, Samuel, Chen, Bo, Zhu, Li, Cody, George D., Chariton, Stella, Prakapenka, Vitali B., Zhang, Dongzhou, Strobel, Timothy A., Synthesis and Post-Processing of Chemically Homogeneous Nanothreads from 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202217023; Angew. Chem. 2023, e202217023.
The first-order structural transition in NiO at high pressure
Gavriliuk, A.G., Struzhkin, V.V., Ivanova, A.G. et al. The first-order structural transition in NiO at high pressure. Commun Phys 6, 23 (2023).
On the identification of hyperhydrated sodium chloride hydrates, stable at icy moon conditions
Baptiste Journaux , Anna Pakhomova, Ines E. Collings, Sylvain Petitgirard, Tiziana Boffa Ballaran, J. Michael Brown, Steven D. Vance, Stella Chariton, Vitali B. Prakapenka , Dongyang Huang , Jason Ott, Konstantin Glazyrin, Gaston Garbarino, Davide Comboni, Michael Hanfland, On the identification of hyperhydrated sodium chloride hydrates,
stable at icy moon conditions, PNAS, 2023, Vol 120, No.9,e2217125120
Workshops
2023 APS SMS/CONUSS workshop
The Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, is organizing a three-day in-person workshop on SMS and CONUSS software. The workshop will introduce the SMS techniques and related beamline capabilities to participants. Extensive hands-on training on spectra interpretation using the software CONUSS will be conducted by its author, Dr. Wolfgang Sturhahn. The workshop is a great opportunity for students and early career scientists to become familiar with CONUSS and discuss specific aspects of SMS data interpretation.
Science Highlights
Dual origin of ferropericlase inclusions within super-deep diamonds
Sofia Lorenzon, Michelle Wenz, Paolo Nimis, Steven D. Jacobsen, Leonardo Pasqualetto, Martha G. Pamato, Davide Novella, Dongzhou Zhang, Chiara Anzolini, Margo Regier, Thomas Stachel, D. Graham Pearson, Jeffrey W. Harris, Fabrizio Nestola,
Dual origin of ferropericlase inclusions within super-deep diamonds, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 608, 2023,118081, ISSN 0012-821X
Modulating Charge-Density Wave Order and Superconductivity from Two Alternative Stacked Monolayers in a Bulk 4Hb-TaSe2 Heterostructure via Pressure
Limin Yan, Chi Ding, Mingtao Li, Ruilian Tang, Wan Chen, Bingyan Liu, Kejun Bu, Tianheng Huang, Dongzhe Dai, Xiaobo Jin, Xiaofan Yang, Erjian Cheng, Nana Li, Qian Zhang, Fengliang Liu, Xuqiang Liu, Dongzhou Zhang, Shuailing Ma, Qiang Tao, Pinwen Zhu, Shiyan Li, Xujie Lü, Jian Sun, Xin Wang, and Wenge Yang, Nano Letters Article ASAP, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c04385
Lime slurry treatment of soils developing on abandoned coal mine spoil: Linking contaminant transport from the micrometer to pedon-scale
Daniel L. Wood, Kortney A. Cole, Elizabeth M. Herndon, David M. Singer, Lime slurry treatment of soils developing on abandoned coal mine spoil: Linking contaminant transport from the micrometer to pedon-scale, Applied Geochemistry, Volume 151, 2023, 105617,ISSN 0883-2927,
Superstoichiometric Alloying of H and Close-Packed Fe-Ni Metal Under High Pressures: Implications for Hydrogen Storage in Planetary Core
Piet, H., Chizmeshya, A., Chen, B., Chariton, S., Greenberg, E., Prakapenka, V., et al. (2023). Superstoichiometric alloying of H and close-packed Fe-Ni metal under high pressures: Implications for hydrogen storage in planetary core. Geophysical Research Letters, 50, e2022GL101155.
Synchrotron X-ray diffraction of pyrolusite (MnO2) and rutile (TiO2) during heating to ∼1000 °C
Dong Youn Chung, Peter J. Heaney, Jeffrey E. Post, Joanne E. Stubbs, Peter J. Eng,
Synchrotron X-ray diffraction of pyrolusite (MnO2) and rutile (TiO2) during heating to ∼1000 °C,
Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids,
Volume 177, 2023, 111284,
ISSN 0022-3697
Local structural investigation of non-crystalline materials at high pressure: the case of GeO2 glass
Xinguo Hong, Matt Newville and Yang Ding, Local structural investigation of non-crystalline materials at high pressure: the case of GeO2 glass, 2023 J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 35 164001, DOI 10.1088/1361-648X/acbb4c
Octahedral Distortion and Excitonic Behavior of Cs3Bi2Br9 Halide Perovskite at Low Temperature
Jianbo Jin, Li Na Quan, Mengyu Gao, Chubai Chen, Peijun Guo, and Peidong Yang. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2023 127 (7), 3523-3531. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c07642
Revealing the Correlation between the Solvation Structures and the Transport Properties of Water-in-Salt Electrolytes
Xinyi Liu, Shao-Chun Lee, Soenke Seifert, Lilin He, Changwoo Do, Randall E. Winans, Gihan Kwon, Y Z, and Tao Li, Chemistry of Materials Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c03654
Response of vibrational properties and thermal conductivity of perovskites to pressure
Songrui Hou, Richard B. Wilson, Chen Li,
Response of vibrational properties and thermal conductivity of perovskites to pressure,
Materials Today Physics, Volume 32, 2023, 101010,
ISSN 2542-5293
Latest Happenings at GSECARS
New insights into elastic waves at Earth’s core-mantle boundary
GSECARS and In-Situ Studies of Rock Deformation (U MD)
GSECARS and In-Situ Studies of Rock Deformation (U MD) welcome participants to the AE Hands-On Workshop
2023 APS SMS/CONUSS workshop
The Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, is organizing a three-day in-person workshop on SMS and CONUSS software. The workshop will introduce the SMS techniques and related beamline capabilities to participants. Extensive hands-on training on spectra interpretation using the software CONUSS will be conducted by its author, Dr. Wolfgang Sturhahn. The workshop is a great opportunity for students and early career scientists to become familiar with CONUSS and discuss specific aspects of SMS data interpretation.
GSECARS hosted ESRP students
GSE hosted ESRP students from H. L. Richards High School and Mundelein High School at 13 IDE as they worked on an x-ray analysis of airborne particulate matter collected by passive samplers in the Chicago area.