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
Deadline: June 24, 2026, 2pm CDT
Upcoming Events
Recent Publications
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.
Incorporating bubble evolution and transport in constitutive relationships for quasi- and non-equilibrium two-phase flows in porous media
Douglas E. Meisenheimer, Dorthe Wildenschild, "Incorporating bubble evolution and transport in constitutive relationships for quasi- and...
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
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).
Science Highlights
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)
Chemistry and P-V-T equation of state of FeO2Hx at the base of Earth’s lower mantle and their geophysical implications
Ruilian Tang, Jin Liu, Duck Young Kim, Ho-Kwang Mao, Qingyang Hu, Bin Yang, Yan Li, Chris J. Pickard, Richard J. Needs, Yu He, Haozhe Liu, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Yue Meng, Jinyuan Yan,
Chemistry and P-V-T equation of state of FeO2Hx at the base of Earth’s lower mantle and their geophysical implications, Science Bulletin, Volume 66, Issue 19, 2021,
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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.
In situ synchrotron diffraction of pressure-induced phase transition in DyPO4 under variable hydrostaticity
Sharma, Jai and Musselman, Matthew and Haberl, Bianca and Packard, Corinne E., In situ synchrotron diffraction of pressure-induced phase transition in DyPO4 under variable hydrostaticity, Phys. Rev. B, Vol. 103, Iss. 18
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
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
Structural and electronic phase transition in Bi2Se2.1Te0.9 under pressure
Yu-Chin Tseng, Chih-Ming Lin, Sheng-Rui Jian, Phuoc Huu Le, Marin M. Gospodinov, Vera Marinova, Dimitre Z. Dimitrov, Chih-Wei Luo, Kuang-Hsiung Wu, Dong-Zhou Zhang, Jenh-Yih Juang, Structural and electronic phase transition in Bi2Se2.1Te0.9 under pressure, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, Vol 156, 2021, 110123, ISSN 0022-3697
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.
Latest Happenings at GSECARS
13 ID-D Table Upgrade
13 IDD, Students from Hanyang University
13 IDD, Students from Hanyang Univ look at High-Pressure Raman and Brillouin...
Synthesis of a High-Pressure YBr3 Polymorph
Cover of Inorganic Chem illustrates research at 13 IDD, a novel yttrium...
HP Measurements with X-rays
GSE scientist Stella Chariton presented “HP Measurements with X-rays” at the...
First XRD collection
First XRD collected at 13ID-E! Pattern is from CeO2 at 18keV.
Eiger2 CdTe 9M detector
GSE scientists Stella Chariton and Vitali Prakapenka get the new Eiger2 CdTe...