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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 and 2021-2 runs mandates that external users will not be allowed on-site. Based on this current policy, GSECARS is only scheduling users for 2021-1 and 2021-2 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
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Upcoming Events
Recent Publications
High-Temperature Phase Transitions in Dense Germanium
Liam C. Kelsall, Miriam Peña-Alvarez, Miguel Martinez-Canales, Jack Binns, Chris J. Pickard, Philip Dalladay-Simpson, Ross T. Howie, and Eugene Gregoryanz , “High-temperature phase transitions in dense germanium”, The Journal of Chemical Physics 154, 174702 (2021)
Plastic Deformation and Strengthening Mechanisms of Nanopolycrystalline Diamond
Yanbin Wang, Feng Shi, Julien Gasc, Hiroaki Ohfuji, Bin Wen, Tony Yu, Timothy Officer, Norimasa Nishiyama, Toru Shinmei, and Tetsuo Irifune,
Plastic Deformation and Strengthening Mechanisms of Nanopolycrystalline Diamond (2021) ACS Nano Article ASAP , DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c08737
Research Into Earth’s Early Atmosphere by Andre Salles at GSECARS 13-IDE
Research partly conducted at the Advanced Photon Source helped scientists discover the composition of Earth’s first atmosphere. What they found raises questions about the origin of life on Earth.
Equation of State for Natural Almandine, Spessartine, Pyrope Garnet: Implications for Quartz-In-Garnet Elastic Geobarometry
Mulligan, Suzanne R.; Stavrou, Elissaios; Chariton, Stella; Tschauner, Oliver; Salamat, Ashkan; Wells, Michael L.; Smith, Alexander G.; Hoisch, Thomas D.; Prakapenka, Vitali. 2021. “Equation of State for Natural Almandine, Spessartine, Pyrope Garnet: Implications for Quartz-In-Garnet Elastic Geobarometry” Minerals 11, no. 5: 458.
High-Pressure Synthesis of Dirac Materials: Layered van der Waals Bonded BeN4 Polymorph
Maxim Bykov, Timofey Fedotenko, Stella Chariton, Dominique Laniel, Konstantin Glazyrin, Michael Hanfland, Jesse S. Smith, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Mohammad F. Mahmood, Alexander F. Goncharov, Alena V. Ponomareva, Ferenc Tasnádi, Alexei I. Abrikosov, Talha Bin Masood, Ingrid Hotz, Alexander N. Rudenko, Mikhail I. Katsnelson, Natalia Dubrovinskaia, Leonid Dubrovinsky, and Igor A. Abrikosov, High-Pressure Synthesis of Dirac Materials: Layered van der Waals Bonded BeN4 Polymorph, Phys. Rev. Lett. 126, 175501, DOI = 10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.175501
Science Highlights
Investigating the Calcination and Sintering of Li7La3Zr2O12 (LLZO) Solid Electrolytes Using Operando Synchrotron X-ray Characterization and Mesoscale Modeling
Pallab Barai, Timothy Fister, Yujia Liang, Joseph Libera, Mark Wolfman, Xiaoping Wang, Juan Garcia, Hakim Iddir, and Venkat Srinivasan, Investigating the Calcination and Sintering of Li7La3Zr2O12 (LLZO) Solid Electrolytes Using Operando Synchrotron X-ray Characterization and Mesoscale Modeling,
Chemistry of Materials Article ASAP
Covariation of Slab Tracers, Volatiles, and Oxidation During Subduction Initiation
Brounce, M., Reagan, M. K., Kelley, K. A., Cottrell, E., Shimizu, K., & Almeev, R. (2021). Co-variation of slab tracers, volatiles and oxidation during subduction initiation. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 22, e2021GC009823
Regulating Exciton–Phonon Coupling to Achieve a Near-Unity Photoluminescence Quantum Yield in One-Dimensional Hybrid Metal Halides
Luo, H., Guo, S., Zhang, Y., Bu, K., Lin, H., Wang, Y., Yin, Y., Zhang, D., Jin, S., Zhang, W., Yang, W., Ma, B., Lü, X., Regulating Exciton–Phonon Coupling to Achieve a Near-Unity Photoluminescence Quantum Yield in One-Dimensional Hybrid Metal Halides. Adv. Sci. 2021, 2100786
Atomic-scale mixing between MgO and H2O in the deep interiors of water-rich planets
Kim, T., Chariton, S., Prakapenka, V. et al. Atomic-scale mixing between MgO and H2O in the deep interiors of water-rich planets. Nat Astron (2021)
Probing Structure–Property Relationship in Chemical Vapor Deposited Hybrid Perovskites by Pressure and Temperature
Burns, R., Ngqoloda, S., Arendse, C.J. et al. Probing structure–property relationship in chemical vapor deposited hybrid perovskites by pressure and temperature. Journal of Materials Research (2021).
Composition and Pressure Effects on Partitioning of Ferrous Iron in Iron-Rich Lower Mantle Heterogeneities
Dorfman, S.M.; Nabiei, F.; Boukaré, C.-E.; Prakapenka, V.B.; Cantoni, M.; Badro, J.; Gillet, P. Composition and Pressure Effects on Partitioning of Ferrous Iron in Iron-Rich Lower Mantle Heterogeneities. Minerals 2021, 11, 512.
Belowground Interplant Carbon Transfer Promotes Soil Carbon Gains in Diverse Plant Communities
A.N. Kravchenko, H. Zheng, Y. Kuzyakov, G.P. Robertson, A.K. Guber,
Belowground interplant carbon transfer promotes soil carbon gains in diverse plant communities,
Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Volume 159, 2021, 108297
Latest Happenings at GSECARS
Research Into Earth’s Early Atmosphere by Andre Salles at GSECARS 13-IDE
Research partly conducted at the Advanced Photon Source helped scientists discover the composition of Earth’s first atmosphere. What they found raises questions about the origin of life on Earth.
Dr. Mark Rivers and Dr. Stephen Sutton: Recipients of 2021 APSUO Arthur H. Compton Award
Congratulations to Dr. Mark Rivers and Dr. Stephen Sutton as the recipients of the 2021 APSUO Arthur H. Compton Award. The award recognizes a significant scientific or technical accomplishment at the Advanced Photon Source.
GSECARS Hosts Virtual Tutorial on Crystal Truncation Rod Diffraction (CTR) for Atomic-Scale Surface Structure Measurement
On Wednsday, March 31st, GSECARS Beamline Scientists Peter Eng and Joanne Stubbs host a virtual tutorial on Crystal Truncation Rod Diffraction (CTR) for Atomic-Scale Surface Structure Measurement.
GSECARS Hosts Faculty and Students from Lockport Township High School Involved with the ESRP Program at APS
Their experiment “Comparative Chemical Analysis of Soil Contamination Using Hyperaccumulators” was run at 13 IDE with GSE beamline scientists Tony Lanzirotti and Matt Newville as hosts.
Virtual Tutorial on Crystal Truncation Rod Diffraction for Atomic-Scale Surface Structure Measurement
March 31, 2021: GeoSoilEnviroCARS, the University of Chicago, at the Advanced Photon Source invites you to attend a half-day online workshop.