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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
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Recent Publications
Acoustic properties, elasticity, and equation of state of glycerol under pressure
Cade Vallero, Muhtar Ahart, Sergey Tkachev, Stella Chariton, Vitali Prakapenka, Seiji Kojima, Stephen A. Gramsch, Russell J. Hemley; Acoustic properties, elasticity, and equation of state of glycerol under pressure. J. Chem. Phys. 14 August 2023; 159 (6): 064506.
Quasicrystals at high pressures and temperatures: a review
Stagno, V., Bindi, L. Quasicrystals at high pressures and temperatures: a review. Rend. Fis. Acc. Lincei (2023).
The soil pore structure encountered by roots affects plant-derived carbon inputs and fate
Lucas, M., Santiago, J.P., Chen, J., Guber, A. and Kravchenko, A. (2023), The soil pore structure encountered by roots affects plant-derived carbon inputs and fate. New Phytol.
Science Highlights
High-pressure Raman scattering and X-ray diffraction study of kaolinite, Al2Si2O5(OH)4
Abhisek Basu, Mainak Mookherjee, Stephen Clapp, Stella Chariton, Vitali B. Prakapenka, High-pressure Raman scattering and X-ray diffraction study of kaolinite, Al2Si2O5(OH)4, Applied Clay Science, Volume 245, 2023, 107144
The synthesis of novel lanthanum hydroxyborate at extreme conditions
Ibragimova Olga, Vaquero Lia, Hussein Zain, Drozd Vadym, Chariton Stella, Prakapenka Vitali, Chuvashova Irina, “The synthesis of novel lanthanum hydroxyborate at extreme conditions”, Front Chem, 11, (2023), DOI=10.3389/fchem.2023.1259000
MHz free electron laser x-ray diffraction and modeling of pulsed laser heated diamond anvil cell
Nicolas Jaisle, David Cébron, Zuzana Konôpková, Rachel J Husband, Clemens Prescher, et.al, ; MHz free electron laser x-ray diffraction and modeling of pulsed laser heated diamond anvil cell. J. Appl. Phys. 7 September 2023; 134 (9): 095904
Niobium substitution suppresses the superconducting critical temperature of pressurized MoB2
Lim, J. and Sinha, S. and Hire, A. C. and Kim, J. S. and Dee, P. M. and Kumar, R. S. and Popov, D. and Hemley, R. J. and Hennig, R. G. and Hirschfeld, P. J. and Stewart, G. R. and Hamlin, J. J, Niobium substitution suppresses the superconducting critical temperature of pressurized MoB2, (2023), Phys Rev B, 108, 9, 094501
Vacancy infilling during the crystallization of Fe-deficient hematite: An in situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction study of non-classical crystal growth
Chen, Si Athena, Heaney, Peter J., Post, Jeffrey E., Eng, Peter J. and Stubbs, Joanne E.. “Vacancy infilling during the crystallization of Fe-deficient hematite: An in situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction study of non-classical crystal growth” American Mineralogist, vol. 108, no. 9, 2023, pp. 1720-1731
Investigation of the High-Pressure Behaviors of Amblygonite by Single-Crystal X-ray Diffraction, Raman Spectroscopy, and DFT Calculations
Qin, Fei, Bingxu Hou, Kailan Hu, Jingjing Niu, and Dongzhou Zhang. 2023. “Investigation of the High-Pressure Behaviors of Amblygonite by Single-Crystal X-ray Diffraction, Raman Spectroscopy, and DFT Calculations” Crystals 13, no. 8: 1269.
The effect of composition, temperature and pressure on the oxidation state and coordination environment of copper in silicate melts
Laura A. Miller, Andrew J. Berry, Hugh St.C. O’Neill, Jeremy Wykes, Matt Newville, Tony Lanzirotti, The effect of composition, temperature and pressure on the oxidation state and coordination environment of copper in silicate melts, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2023, ISSN 0016-7037
Latest Happenings at GSECARS
GSECARS offers sympathy to the family and friends of Murli Manghnani, 1936-2023.
Murli discovered unique properties and structures of silicate melts, established HIGP and was one of the founding members of HPCAT. He was a GSECARS user for many years.
2023 NXS School
GSECARS beamline scientist Stella Chariton presented, “High Pressure Measurement with X-rays” at the 2023 NXS School.
GSECARS welcomes Maksim Yakovlev
Maksim Yakovlev is our new Postdoctoral Scholar and will be working with Mark Rivers in the GSE Tomography Program.
Rising “snow” deep in the Earth
By recreating HP/HT 1800 mi below the Earth’s surface, scientists at GSECARS have discovered an intriguing phenomenon.
Intern Jeremy Zhao
Intern Jeremy Zhao worked on Transformational Faulting for Deep-focus Earthquakes with GSE staff Yanbin Wang and Tim Officer. Jeremy will attend U Chicago this fall.