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).

Recent Publications

X-ray diagnostics for the cavity-based x-ray free-electron laser project

Peifan Liu, Paresh Pradhan, Antonino Miceli, Donald A. Walko, Deming Shu, Joseph Sullivan, Keenan Lang, Mark Rivers, Mario Balcazar, Kenan Li, Rachel Margraf, Aliaksei Halavanau, Anne Sakdinawat, Takahiro Sato, Diling Zhu, Yuri Shvyd’ko, “X-ray diagnostics for the cavity-based x-ray free-electron laser project,” Phys. Rev. Spec. Top., Accel. Beams 27 (11), 110701 (2024). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.27.110701

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The role of annealing and grain boundary controls on the mechanical properties of limestones and marbles

Rui Zhang, Paul A. Bosomworth, Juliane Weber, Jan Ilavsky, Si Athena Chen, Alexis Flores-Betancourt, Elliot Paul Gilbert, Jitendra Mata, Mark L. Rivers, Peter J. Eng, Lawrence M. Anovitz, “The role of annealing and grain boundary controls on the mechanical properties of limestones and marbles,” Int. J. Rock Mech. Mining Sci. 183, 105926 (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2024.105926 

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