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.
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Recent Publications
Microtomographic Measurements of Total Air‐WaterInterfacial Areas for Soils
Brusseau, M. L., Araujo, J. B., Narter, M., Marble, J. C., & Bigler, M. (2024). Microtomographic measurements of total air‐water interfacial...
Viscosity Measurements at High Pressures: A Critical Appraisal of Corrections to Stokes’ Law
Ashley, A. W., Mookherjee, M., Xu, M., Yu, T., Manthilake, G., & Wang, Y. (2024). Viscosity measurements at high pressures: A critical appraisal...
Reassessment of Birch’s Law on hcp-Fe From Ultrasonic Sound Velocity Measurement and Implications on the Velocity Profiles of Earth’s Inner Core
Wang, S., Chen, S., Qi, X., Xu, M., Yu, T., Wang, Y., & Li, B. (2024). Reassessment of Birch's law on hcp-Fe from ultrasonic sound velocity...
Single-crystal X-ray diffraction on the structure of (Al,Fe)-bearing bridgmanite in the lower mantle
Suyu Fu, Stella Chariton, Yanyao Zhang, Takuo Okuchi, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Jung-Fu Lin; Single-crystal X-ray diffraction on the structure of...
Composition and metabolism of microbial communities in soil pores
Li, Z., Kravchenko, A.N., Cupples, A. et al. Composition and metabolism of microbial communities in soil pores. Nat Commun 15, 3578 (2024).
Fast Seismic Anomalies Under Continents Explained by the Delaminated Lower Continental Crust—Implications From High Pressure-Temperature Elasticity of Jadeite
Hao, M., Zhou, W.Y., Dera, P., Schmandt, B., Zhang, D., & Zhang, J. S. (2024). Fast seismic anomalies under continents explained by the...
Science Highlights
Fines effect on gas flow in sandy sediments using μCT and pore networks
Jamal A. Hannun, Riyadh I. Al-Raoush, Zaher A. Jarrar, Khalid A. Alshibli, Jongwon Jung, Fines effect on gas flow in sandy sediments using μCT and pore networks, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, Volume 108, 2022, 104834, ISSN 1875-5100
Structural and Electronic Transitions in Liquid FeO Under High Pressure
Morard, G., Antonangeli, D., Bouchet, J., Rivoldini, A., Boccato, S., Miozzi, F., et al. (2022). Structural and electronic transitions in liquid FeO under high pressure. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 127, e2022JB025117
Calcium dissolution in bridgmanite in the Earth’s deep mantle
Ko, B., Greenberg, E., Prakapenka, V. et al. Calcium dissolution in bridgmanite in the Earth’s deep mantle. Nature (2022).
High-Pressure Characterization of Two Stereoisomers of Tetranitroester Cyclobutane
J. C. Bennion, T. A. Jenkins, High-Pressure Characterization of Two Stereoisomers of Tetranitroester Cyclobutane High-Pressure Characterization of Two Stereoisomers of Tetranitroester Cyclobutane, Prop., Explos., Pyrotech. 2022, e202200221.
Sealing fractures to increase underground storage security: Lessons learned from a multiscale multimodal imaging study of a syntaxial vein in a mudrock
Sassan Hajirezaie, Catherine A. Peters, David R. Cole, Julia M. Sheets, Julie J. Kim, Alexander M. Swift, Dustin Crandall, Michael C. Cheshire, Andrew G. Stack, Lawrence M. Anovitz, Sealing fractures to increase underground storage security: Lessons learned from a multiscale multimodal imaging study of a syntaxial vein in a mudrock,
Chemical Geology, 2022, 121164, ISSN 0009-2541
Co-intercalation-free ether electrolytes for graphitic anodes in lithium-ion batteries
Peiyuan Ma, Priyadarshini Mirmira, Peter J. Eng, Seoung-Bum Son, Ira D. Bloom, Alexander S. Filatov, Chibueze V. Amanchukwu, “Co-intercalation-free ether electrolytes for graphitic anodes in lithium-ion batteries,” Energ. Environ. Sci. 15 (11), 4823-4835 (2022). DOI: 10.1039/D2EE01489K
A TEM Study on a Polycrystalline Olivine Sample Deformed in a D-DIA under Mantle Conditions
Chen, Tao, Nadege Hilairet, and Yanbin Wang. 2022. “A TEM Study on a Polycrystalline Olivine Sample Deformed in a D-DIA under Mantle Conditions” Crystals 12, no. 10: 1396.
A new vanadium species in black shales: Updated burial pathways and implications
Leibo Bian, Anthony Chappaz, Niels H. Schovsbo, Hamed Sanei,
A new vanadium species in black shales: Updated burial pathways and implications, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2022, ISSN 0016-7037,
Pressure Engineering Promising Transparent Oxides with Large Conductivity Enhancement and Strong Thermal Stability
Liu, X., Li, M., Zhang, Q., Wang, Y., Li, N., Peng, S., Yin, T., Guo, S., Liu, Y., Yan, L. and Zhang, D., 2022. Pressure Engineering Promising Transparent Oxides with Large Conductivity Enhancement and Strong Thermal Stability. Advanced Science, p.2202973.
Raman scattering and Cr3+ luminescence study on the structural behavior of δ-AlOOH at high pressures
Wang, Baoyun, Tan, Dayong, Xiao, Wansheng, Ding, Xing, Li, Li and Song, Maoshuang. “Raman scattering and Cr3+ luminescence study on the structural behavior of δ-AlOOH at high pressures” American Mineralogist, vol. 107, no. 10, 2022, pp. 1858-1867.
Pressure-induced C23–C37 transition and compression behavior of orthorhombic Fe2S to Earth’s core pressures and high temperatures
Zurkowski, Claire C., Lavina, Barbara, Brauser, Nigel M., Davis, Anne H., Chariton, Stella, Tkachev, Sergey, Greenberg, Eran, Prakapenka, Vitali B. and Campbell, Andrew J.. “Pressure-induced C23–C37 transition and compression behavior of orthorhombic Fe2S to Earth’s core pressures and high temperatures” American Mineralogist, vol. 107, no. 10, 2022, pp. 1878-1885.
Latest Happenings at GSECARS
13 IDE new mirrors achieve focused spot sizes in both the vertical and horizontal direction of <500 nm. Click here to read more
GSECARS congratulates M. Darby Dyar on winning the MSA’s 2025 Roebling Medal
Photo, Molly McCanta GSECARS congratulates our long time user, collaborator...
GSECARS Mourns Acclaimed Researcher Mikhail Eremets
GSECARS saddened by loss of Mikhail Eremets, a valued colleague and acclaimed...
Stanford Researcher at 13 BMC
H Bartles (Stanford) studies magnetic halide perovskites at high pressures, 13...
Yonsei University Researchers at 13 BMD
H Sim, S Yun and B Go (Yonsei U), look at the stability of zeolite minerals...
University of Alabama and Ames Lab Researchers at 13 BMC
J Petri, E Thompson (U AL) and S Hyuan (Ames) look at pressure-driven...