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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

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Sound Velocities of Stishovite at Simultaneous High Pressure and High Temperature Suggest an Eclogite-Rich Layer Beneath the Hawaii Hotspot

Chen, S., Wang, S., Qi, X., Xu, M., Yu, T., Wang, Y., & Li, B. (2024). Sound velocities of stishovite at simultaneous high pressure and high...

Transformational faulting in Mn2GeO4 from olivine to wadsleyite structure: Implications for physical mechanism of deep-focus earthquakes

Feng Shi, Yanbin Wang, Timothy Officer, Dongdong Yao, Tony Yu, Lupei Zhu, Jianguo Wen, Junfeng Zhang, Zhigang Peng, Transformational faulting in...

Magnetic collapse and low conductivity of Fe3N in the deep interiors of Earth-like planets

Yukai Zhuang, Jin Liu, Chaojia Lv, Liangxu Xu, Wenli Bi, Qingyang Hu, Dongzhou Zhang, Gaston Garbarino, Shengcai Zhu, Youjun Zhang; Magnetic...

Pressure induced structural and electronic band transition in CsPbBr3

Dongzhou Zhang, Sagarmoy Mandal, Duck Young Chung, Jingui Xu, Nannan Shan, Mercouri G. Kanatzidis & Ming Chen, Pressure induced structural and...

Evidence of non-isentropic release from high residual temperatures in shocked metals measured with ultrafast x-ray diffraction

Hong Yang, Michael R. Armstrong, Ryan A. Austin, Harry B. Radousky, Akshat Hetal Patel, Tiwei Wei, Alexander F. Goncharov, Wendy L. Mao, Eduardo...

Pressure-induced shape and color changes and mechanical-stimulation-driven reverse transition in a one-dimensional hybrid halide

Die Zhang, Boyang Fu, Weilong He, Hengtao Li, Fuyang Liu, Luhong Wang, Haozhe Liu, Liujiang Zhou & Weizhao Cai, “ Pressure-induced shape and...

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Single-crystal X-ray diffraction of fluorapatite to 61 GPa

Apr 3, 2023

Rucks, Melinda J., Finkelstein, Gregory J., Zhang, Dongzhou, Dera, Przemyslaw K. and Duffy, Thomas S.. “Single-crystal X-ray diffraction of fluorapatite to 61 GPa” American Mineralogist, vol. 108, no. 4, 2023, pp. 731-737.

Single-crystal elasticity of (Al,Fe)-bearing bridgmanite up to 82 GPa

Apr 3, 2023

Fu, Suyu, Zhang, Yanyao, Okuchi, Takuo and Lin, Jung-Fu. “Single-crystal elasticity of (Al,Fe)-bearing bridgmanite up to 82 GPa” American Mineralogist, vol. 108, no. 4, 2023, pp. 719-730.

Equation of state and spin crossover of (Al, Fe)-phase H

Mar 25, 2023

Strozewski, B., Buchen, J., Sturhahn, W., Ishii, T., Ohira, I., Chariton, S., et al. (2023). Equation of state and spin crossover of (Al, Fe)-phase H. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 128, e2022JB026291.

Superconductivity above 70 K observed in lutetium polyhydrides

Mar 21, 2023

Zhiwen Li, Xin He, Changling Zhang, Ke Lu, Baosen Min, Jun Zhang, Sijia Zhang, Jianfa Zhao, Luchuan Shi, Yi Peng, Shaomin Feng, Zheng Deng, Jing Song, Qingqing Liu, Xiancheng Wang, Richeng Yu, Luhong Wang, Yingzhe Li, Jay D. Bass, Vitali Prakapenka, Stella Chariton, Haozhe Liu & Changqing Jin. Superconductivity above 70 K observed in lutetium polyhydrides. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 66, 267411 (2023).

Thermal Equation of State of Natural F-Rich Topaz up to 29 GPa and 750 K

Mar 18, 2023

Yungui Liu, Xiang Li, Haipeng Song, Jingui Xu, Dongzhou Zhang, Junfeng Zhang & Xiang Wu, Thermal Equation of State of Natural F-Rich Topaz up to 29 GPa and 750 K. J. Earth Sci. (2023).

Dual origin of ferropericlase inclusions within super-deep diamonds

Mar 7, 2023

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

Mar 6, 2023

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

Mar 4, 2023

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

Mar 3, 2023

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

Feb 24, 2023

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

Feb 23, 2023

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

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Latest Happenings at GSECARS

13 ID-D Table Upgrade

Pennsylvania State University Researchers at 13 BMC, July 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

Sound Velocities of Stishovite at Simultaneous High Pressure and High Temperature Suggest an Eclogite-Rich Layer Beneath the Hawaii Hotspot

Transformational faulting in Mn2GeO4 from olivine to wadsleyite structure: Implications for physical mechanism of deep-focus earthquakes

Magnetic collapse and low conductivity of Fe3N in the deep interiors of Earth-like planets

Pressure induced structural and electronic band transition in CsPbBr3

Evidence of non-isentropic release from high residual temperatures in shocked metals measured with ultrafast x-ray diffraction

Pressure-induced shape and color changes and mechanical-stimulation-driven reverse transition in a one-dimensional hybrid halide

Science Highlights

Single-crystal X-ray diffraction of fluorapatite to 61 GPa

Single-crystal elasticity of (Al,Fe)-bearing bridgmanite up to 82 GPa

Equation of state and spin crossover of (Al, Fe)-phase H

Superconductivity above 70 K observed in lutetium polyhydrides

Thermal Equation of State of Natural F-Rich Topaz up to 29 GPa and 750 K

Dual origin of ferropericlase inclusions within super-deep diamonds

Modulating Charge-Density Wave Order and Superconductivity from Two Alternative Stacked Monolayers in a Bulk 4Hb-TaSe₂ Heterostructure via Pressure

Lime slurry treatment of soils developing on abandoned coal mine spoil: Linking contaminant transport from the micrometer to pedon-scale

Superstoichiometric Alloying of H and Close-Packed Fe-Ni Metal Under High Pressures: Implications for Hydrogen Storage in Planetary Core

Synchrotron X-ray diffraction of pyrolusite (MnO₂) and rutile (TiO₂) during heating to ∼1000 °C

Local structural investigation of non-crystalline materials at high pressure: the case of GeO₂ glass

Latest Happenings at GSECARS

Pennsylvania State University Researchers at 13 BMC, July 2025

University of Chicago Researchers at 13 BMD, July 2025

Southern Illinois University and UofC Researchers at 13 BMC, July 2025

13 IDD New DAC Table upgrade continues!

Northwestern University Researcher at 13 BMD, 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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GSECARS
A national user facility for frontier research in the earth sciences using synchrotron radiation at the Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory.