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GSECARS Scientists Continue to Decode Moon's Mysteries 50 Years Later

Celebrating the 50^th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, Argonne explores its early lunar research as it anticipates studies at the Advanced Photon Source of pristine moon rocks from the final lunar landing missions.

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Diffraction at 13 BMC

Jin Zhang, an assistant professor in The University of New Mexico’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, was recently awarded a NSF CAREER grant to pursue new research on the elastic anisotropy of mantle minerals and potential relationships with mantle flows. Pictured here at 13 BMC.

Dr. Jin Zhang awarded prestigious NSF Career Grant

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What Diamond Impurities Tell Us About Earth's Mantle

Pockets of water may lay deep below Earth’s surface.

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GSECARS Outreach

GSECARS hosts experiments at 13 IDE for high school students in the Exemplary Student Research Program (ESRP) representing local area high schools.

GSECARS Outreach

X-ray Diffraction Patterns from a Diamond Anvil Cell.

X-ray diffraction is the most powerful technique for crystal structure determination. From left to right, patterns from a single crystal, polychrystalline, nano-cyrstalline and amorphous crystals.

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Paris-Edinburg Press

The 180 ton Paris-Edinburg press combined with a multi-channel collimator to study structures of liquid silicates up to 12 GPa and 3000 K in 13-ID-C. The intense double focused monochromatic beam allows collection of X-ray scattering patterns with robust statistics in 5 minutes.

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13 IDE new mirrors

13 IDE new mirrors achieve focused spot sizes in both the vertical and horizontal direction of <500 nm.

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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.

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.

SEES Multigrain Single Crystal Workshop
University of Chicago
August 8-9, 2026

APS accepting proposals for 2026-3

Deadline: June 24, 2026, 2pm CDT

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Measurement bias in self-heating x-ray free electron laser experiments from diffraction studies of phase transformation in titanium

O. B. Ball, R. J. Husband, J. D. McHardy, M. I. McMahon, C. Strohm, Z. Konôpková, K. Appel, V. Cerantola, A. L. Coleman, H. Cynn, A. Dwivedi, A. F....

Synthesis, Optical Spectroscopy, and Laser and Biomedical Imaging Application Potential of 2,4,6-Triphenylpyrylium Tetrachloroferrate and Its Derivatives

Pradip K. Bhowmik, David King, Si L. Chen, Ronald Carlo G. Principe, Haesook Han, Egor Evlyukhin, Petrika Cifligu, Ahamed Jubair, Vladimir...

Structure, Bonding, and Vibrational Dynamics of a Triamine High Energy Density Material under Pressure

Zachary L. Whipple, Roma R. Ripani, Janki Brahmbhatt, Muhtar Ahart, Nilesh P. Salke, Yue Meng, Zhenxian Liu, Stella Chariton, Stephen A. Gramsch,...

Dynamic Surface Incorporation of Pb2+ Ions at the Actively Dissolving Calcite (104) Surface

Bektur Abdilla, Sang Soo Lee, Paul Fenter, and Neil C. Sturchio, Dynamic Surface Incorporation of Pb2+ Ions at the Actively Dissolving Calcite (104)...

Structure and transport properties of FeS at planetary core conditions

E. Edmund, T. Bi, Z.M. Geballe, K. Brugman, J.-F. Lin, S. Chariton, V.B. Prakapenka, J. Minár, R.E. Cohen, A.F. Goncharov, Structure and transport...

Above-Room-Temperature Ferroelectricity and Giant Second Harmonic Generation in 1D vdW NbOI3

Y. Fang, Y. Liu, N. Yang, G. Wang, W. He, X. Zhou, S. Xia, D. Wang, J. Fu, J. Wang, Y. Ding, T. Yu, C. Xu, L. Zhen, J. Lin, G. Gou, Y. Li, F. Huang,...

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Evolution of magnetism, valence, and crystal lattice in EuCd2As2 under pressure

Jun 12, 2023

Jose, Greeshma C. and Burrage, Kaleb and Jimenez, Jose L. Gonzalez and Xie, Weiwei and Lavina, Barbara and Zhao, Jiyong and Alp, Esen E. and Zhang, Dongzhou and Xiao, Yuming and Vohra, Yogesh K. and Bi, Wenli, Evolution of magnetism, valence, and crystal lattice in EuCd2As2 under pressure,2023, Phys. Rev. B, 107 (24), 245121, DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.107.245121.

The stability of FeHx and hydrogen transport at Earth’s core mantle boundary

Jun 12, 2023

Yu He, Duck Young Kim, Viktor V. Struzhkin, Zachary M. Geballe, Vitali Prakapenka, Ho-kwang Mao, The stability of FeHx and hydrogen transport at Earth’s core mantle boundary, Science Bulletin, 2023, ISSN 2095-9273.

Phase transitions and spin state of iron in FeO under the conditions of Earth’s deep interior

Jun 12, 2023

Greenberg, E. and Nazarov, R. and Landa, A. and Ying, J. and Hood, R. Q. and Hen, B. and Jeanloz, R. and Prakapenka, V. B. and Struzhkin, V. V. and Rozenberg, G. Kh. and Leonov, I. V., Phase transitions and spin state of iron in FeO under the conditions of Earth’s deep interior, 2023, PhysRevB.107.L241103.

Pressure-induced nonmonotonic cross-over of steady relaxation dynamics in a metallic glass

Jun 5, 2023

Xin Zhang, Hongbo Lou, Beatrice Ruta , Yuriy Chushkin, Federico Zontone, Shubin Li, Dazhe Xu, Tao Liang, Zhidan Zeng, Ho-kwang Mao, and Qiaoshi Zeng, Pressure-induced nonmonotonic cross-over of steady relaxation dynamics in a metallic glass, PNSA (2023), 120 (24) e2302281120.

Molybdenum in basalt-hosted seafloor hydrothermal systems: Experimental, theoretical, and field sampling approaches

Jun 3, 2023

Guy N. Evans, Laurence A. Coogan, Betül Kaçar, William E. Seyfried,
Molybdenum in basalt-hosted seafloor hydrothermal systems: Experimental, theoretical, and field sampling approaches, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta,
Volume 353, 2023,
Pages 28-44.

No detectable redox exchange between sulfur and iron during rapid cooling of basalts

Jun 1, 2023

Michelle J. Muth, Elizabeth Cottrell,
No detectable redox exchange between sulfur and iron during rapid cooling of basalts,
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 616, 2023,
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The Oxidation State of Sulfur in Apatite of Martian Meteorite—Shergotty

May 31, 2023

Chowdhury, P., Brounce, M., Boyce, J. W., & McCubbin, F. M. (2023). The oxidation state of sulfur in apatite of Martian meteorite—Shergotty. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 128, e2022JE007634.

Superconductivity Observed in Tantalum Polyhydride at High Pressure

May 16, 2023

X. He, C. L. Zhang, Z. W. Li, S. J. Zhang, B. S. Min, J. Zhang, K. Lu, J. F. Zhao, L. C. Shi, Y. Peng, X. C. Wang, S. M. Feng, J. Song, L. H. Wang, V. B. Prakapenka, S. Chariton, H. Z. Liu, and C. Q. Jin, Superconductivity Observed in Tantalum Polyhydride at High Pressure, 2023 Chinese Phys. Lett. 40 057404, DOI 10.1088/0256-307X/40/5/057404

The Ti-in-zircon thermometer revised: The effect of pressure on the Ti site in zircon

May 12, 2023

Laura J. Crisp, Andrew J. Berry, Antony D. Burnham, Laura A. Miller, Matthew Newville,
The Ti-in-zircon thermometer revised: The effect of pressure on the Ti site in zircon,
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2023,ISSN 0016-7037

Assessing the stability fields of molecular and polymeric CO2

May 11, 2023

Goncharov, Alexander F., Elena Bykova, Maxim Bykov, Eric Edmund, Jesse S. Smith, Stella Chariton, and Vitali B. Prakapenka. “Assessing the stability fields of molecular and polymeric CO2.” (2023) Phys. Rev. Materials 7, 053604.

Inhibition of Strontium Adsorption and Desorption by Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid at the Barite (001)–Water Interface

May 9, 2023

Amanda Dorfman, Anna Wanhala, Peter Eng, Joanne Stubbs, Omar Colon, Malik Donetian, and Jacquelyn N. Bracco, Inhibition of Strontium Adsorption and Desorption by Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid at the Barite (001)–Water Interface, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c01092

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13 ID-D Table Upgrade

eBERlight Program Researchers at 13 IDE, August 2025

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GSECARS

GSECARS Scientists Continue to Decode Moon's Mysteries 50 Years Later

Diffraction at 13 BMC

What Diamond Impurities Tell Us About Earth's Mantle

GSECARS Outreach

X-ray Diffraction Patterns from a Diamond Anvil Cell.

Paris-Edinburg Press

13 IDE new mirrors

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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Recent Publications

Measurement bias in self-heating x-ray free electron laser experiments from diffraction studies of phase transformation in titanium

Synthesis, Optical Spectroscopy, and Laser and Biomedical Imaging Application Potential of 2,4,6-Triphenylpyrylium Tetrachloroferrate and Its Derivatives

Structure, Bonding, and Vibrational Dynamics of a Triamine High Energy Density Material under Pressure

Dynamic Surface Incorporation of Pb2+ Ions at the Actively Dissolving Calcite (104) Surface

Structure and transport properties of FeS at planetary core conditions

Above-Room-Temperature Ferroelectricity and Giant Second Harmonic Generation in 1D vdW NbOI3

Science Highlights

Evolution of magnetism, valence, and crystal lattice in EuCd2As2 under pressure

The stability of FeHx and hydrogen transport at Earth’s core mantle boundary

Phase transitions and spin state of iron in FeO under the conditions of Earth’s deep interior

Pressure-induced nonmonotonic cross-over of steady relaxation dynamics in a metallic glass

Molybdenum in basalt-hosted seafloor hydrothermal systems: Experimental, theoretical, and field sampling approaches

No detectable redox exchange between sulfur and iron during rapid cooling of basalts

The Oxidation State of Sulfur in Apatite of Martian Meteorite—Shergotty

Superconductivity Observed in Tantalum Polyhydride at High Pressure

The Ti-in-zircon thermometer revised: The effect of pressure on the Ti site in zircon

Assessing the stability fields of molecular and polymeric CO2

Inhibition of Strontium Adsorption and Desorption by Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid at the Barite (001)–Water Interface

Latest Happenings at GSECARS

eBERlight Program Researchers at 13 IDE, August 2025

Arizona State University Researcher at 13 BMD, August 2025

Washington University Researcher at 13 IDE, August 2025

Vitali Prakapenka gives invited talk during The 3rd High-Pressure Single-Crystal X-Ray Diffraction Summer School

University of Chicago Researcher at 13 IDD, July 2025

GSECARS

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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Latest Happenings at GSECARS

GSECARS
A national user facility for frontier research in the earth sciences using synchrotron radiation at the Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory.