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
Synthesizing realistic sand assemblies with denoising diffusion in latent space
Vlassis NN, Sun W, Alshibli KA, Regueiro RA. Synthesizing realistic sand assemblies with denoising diffusion in latent space. Int J Numer Anal Methods. 2024; 48: 3933–3956. https://doi.org/10.1002/nag.3818
Phase Transitions and Thermal Equation of State of Fe‐9wt.%Si Applied to the Moon and Mercury
Berrada, M., Chen, B., Chao, K.‐H.,Peckenpaugh, J., Wang, S., Zhang, D.,et al. (2024). Phase transitions and thermal equation of state of Fe‐9wt.%Si applied to the Moon and Mercury. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 129, e2024JE008466. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JE008466
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
U and Th zonation in apatite observed by synchrotron X-ray fluorescence tomography and implications for the (U–Th) ∕ He system
U and Th zonation in apatite observed by synchrotron X–ray fluorescence tomography and implications for the (U–Th)/He system Geochronology...
Atomistic Mechanism of Al Substitution Effects on the Ferroelastic Post-stishovite Transition by High-Pressure Single-Crystal X-Ray Diffraction
Yanyao Zhang, Stella Chariton, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Takuo Okuchi, Jung-Fu Lin; Atomistic Mechanism of Al Substitution Effects on the Ferroelastic Post-stishovite Transition by High-Pressure Single-Crystal X-Ray Diffraction. American Mineralogist 2024; doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/am-2023-9257
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Latest Happenings

Computed Microtomography in a Triaxial Cell
GSE staff Y. Wang, M. Yakovlev, M. Rivers, T. Officer, Wenlu Zhu U MD using the HEX beamline at NSLS II working on Computed Microtomography in a Triaxial Cell.
Upcoming New Soft X-ray Nanoscale Imaging and Spectromicroscopy Capabilities at NSLS-II
The Soft X-ray Nanoprobe (SXN) beamline, a new beamline under construction at NSLS-II, will offer...

Matt Whitaker Presents a Science Short for NSLS-II
Matt Whitaker presents his talk titled “Metals Under Pressure” at NSLS-II, Brookhaven National Lab.

Goldschmidt Conference 2024
GSECARS has organized an exciting session at the Goldschmidt Conference 2024 in Chicago entitled “2b – Deep planetary interiors: new experimental and analytical approaches “.