NSLS II XFM Beamline

Laboratory experiments with an Mn-rich paddy soil explore the impacts of Mn on biogeochemical processes controlling As solubility as shown through  µXRF mapping.

APS 13-IDE GSECARS, Microprobe

13 IDE x-ray microprobe experiment table for microfocused XRF, XAFS, and XRD analysis.

APS, Scanning Electron Microscope Image GSECARS, SEM

Scanning electron photomicrograph of fragments of CR2 chondrite LAP 02342. From Lanzirotti et al. 2024. 

NSLS-II FIS beamline

Synchrotron infrared data shows that the Earth’s mantle can store water 400 to 650 km below the Earth’s surface.

The mission of SEES (Synchrotron Earth and Environmental Science) is to advance research and education in synchrotron-based Earth and environmental science to better understand our planet from the atmosphere to the core, to address societally relevant problems, and to train the next generation of scientists. SEES is responsible for the management, operation, and development of multiple user facilities hosted at four DOE-operated US synchrotrons: Advanced Photon Source (APS), Advanced Light Source (ALS), National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), and Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL).

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Pressure–volume equation of state of Fe18Pt82

Meryem Berrada, Siheng Wang, Bin Chen, Vitali Prakapenka, Stella Chariton, Marc M. Hirschmann & Jie Li Pressure–volume equation of state of Fe18Pt82. Phys Chem Minerals 51, 27 (2024). DOI : /doi.org/10.1007/s00269-024-01275-8

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Multicaloric Cryocooling Using Heavy Rare-Earth Free La(Fe,Si)13-Based Compounds

Benedikt Beckmann, Lukas Pfeuffer, Johanna Lill, Benedikt Eggert, David Koch, Barbara Lavina, Jiyong Zhao, Thomas Toellner, Esen E. Alp, Katharina Ollefs, Konstantin P. Skokov, Heiko Wende, and Oliver Gutfleisch, “Multicaloric Cryocooling Using Heavy Rare-Earth Free La(Fe,Si)13-Based Compounds”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces Article ASAP DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c05397

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Hydrogenation of calcite and change in chemical bonding at high pressure: Diamond formation above 100 GPa

Alexander F. Goncharov, Huiyao Kuang, John S. Tse, Eric Edmund, Maxim Bykov, Elena Bykova, Stella Chariton, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Timofey Fedotenko, Nico Giordano, Mohamed Mezouar, Jesse S. Smith, Hydrogenation of calcite and change in chemical bonding at high pressure: Diamond formation above 100 GPa, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 2024, 107228, ISSN 0031-9201

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AGU 2024

AGU 2024

GSECARS is organizing an exciting session at the AGU 2024 Fall Meeting in Washington DC, “MR001 –...

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