Serial crystallography (SX) enables the determination of room-temperature structures with minimal radiation damage. The photon flux of the pink beam of 1.2% bandwidth (BW) is one order higher than that of the monochromatic beam from a silicon crystal...
Serial crystallography (SX) enables the determination of the structure of macromolecules or small molecules with minimal radiation damage. In particular, biomolecule structures determined using the SX technique have the advantage of providing room-te...
The beam position is the most important reference basis for the operation of synchrotron radiation light sources, particularly for commissioning the first-turn injection of fourth-generation light sources. To improve the accuracy of the beam position...
The advancements in the 4th-generation synchrotron radiation light sources, characterized by their enhanced coherence and brightness, have led to more stringent requirements for the surface quality of X-ray mirrors used in beamlines. This poses a sig...
To align with the global trend of integrating synchrotron light source (SLS) and free electron laser (FEL) facilities on one site, in line with examples such as SPring-8 and SACLA in Japan and ELETTRA and FERMI in Italy, we actively explore FEL optio...
The performance and beam quality of the new fourth-generation synchrotron light source with ultra-low emittance are highly susceptible to coupled-bunch instabilities. These instabilities arise from the interaction between the bunched electron beam an...
With the evolution of synchrotron light sources to fourth generation (diffraction-limited storage rings), the brilliance is increased by several orders of magnitude compared to third generation facilities. For example, the Swiss Light Source (SLS) ha...
Background: Increasing evidences support a correlation between magnesium (Mg) homeostasis and colorectal cancer (CRC). Nevertheless, the role of Mg and its transporters as diagnostic markers in CRC is still a matter of debate. In this study we combin...
The EUV light emitted by the synchrotron radiation source exhibits a stable wavelength and pollution-free characteristics, making it highly suitable for technical verification in diverse EUV lithography applications and playing a pivotal role in EUV...
Chemical crystallography at synchrotrons was pioneered at the Daresbury SRS station 9.8. The chemical crystallography beamlines at the Advanced Light Source seek to follow that example, with orders of magnitude more flux than a lab source, and variou...
Synchrotron radiation light sources have been successfully utilized in material science, biomedicine, and other fields due to their high intensity, excellent monochromaticity, coherence, and collimation. In recent years, synchrotron radiation has sig...
We review recent work on the photoionization of atomic ions of astrophysical interest that has been carried out at the photon-ion merged-beams setup PIPE, a permanently installed end station at the XUV beamline P04 of the PETRA III synchrotron radiat...
Polariscopy is demonstrated using hyperspectral imaging with a focal plane array (FPA) detector in the infrared (IR) spectral region under illumination by thermal and synchrotron light sources. FPA Fourier-transform IR (FTIR) imaging microspectroscop...
Since the seminal work of Roentgen, X-ray imaging mainly uses the same physical phenomenon: the absorption of light by matter. Thanks to third-generation synchrotrons that provide a high flux of quasi-coherent X-rays, we have seen in recent years new...
This paper addresses the three-dimensional signal distortion and image reconstruction issues in X-ray Bragg coherent diffraction imaging (BCDI) in the event of a general non-orthogonal orientation of the area detector with respect to the diffracted b...
Light produced by synchrotron radiation (SR) is much brighter than that produced by conventional laboratory X-ray sources. The photon energy of SR X-ray ranges from soft and tender X-rays to hard X-rays. Moreover, X-rays become element sensitive with...
Over forty years in the making, and one of Canada’s largest scientific investments in those four decades, the Canadian Light Source (CLS), a third generation source of synchrotron light, was designed for high performance and flexibility and serves th...
Understanding biaxial deformation is essential for a more realistic evaluation of rubber elasticity compared to the more usual uniaxial deformation. To study crystallisation occurring during biaxial deformation of natural rubber films, a new simple e...
The study of ions in the gas phase has a long history and has involved both chemists and physicists. The interplay of their competences with the use of very sophisticated commercial and/or homemade instrumentations and theoretical models has improved...
The double crystal monochromator (DCM) is a spectrometer in synchrotron radiation beamlines, and its stability directly impacts the quality of the emitted light. In order to meet the requirements of the fourth generation of synchrotron light sources,...
The BL Lacertae (BL Lac) object OJ 287 underwent an intense X-ray activity phase, exhibiting its brightest recorded X-ray flare in 2016–2017, characterized by much softer X-ray spectra and, concurrently, its first-ever recorded very-high-energy...
Circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy has emerged as a powerful tool in the study of protein folding, structure, and function. This review explores the versatile applications of CD spectroscopy in unraveling the intricate relationship between protein...
The search for a reliable U.S. domestic source of rare earth elements (REE) is necessary to support the demand of advanced energy applications (e.g., catalysts, electronics, magnets). Sedimentary deposits may be sources for selectively recovering REE...
Progress in computing speed and algorithm efficiency together with advances in area detector and X-ray optics technologies have transformed the technique of synchrotron radiation-based scanning Laue X-ray microdiffraction. It has now evolved into a n...
Infrared synchrotron radiation (IR-SR) is a broad-band light source. Its brilliance is the main advantage for microspectroscopy experiments, when the limited size of the sample often prevents the use of conventional thermal radiation sources. Cultura...
Radiation-induced color centers locally produced in lithium fluoride (LiF) are successfully used for radiation detectors. LiF detectors for extreme ultraviolet radiation, soft and hard X-rays, based on photoluminescence from aggregate electronic defe...
With the continuous development of synchrotron radiation light sources, higher requirements have been put forward for the stability of double-crystal monochromators in synchrotron radiation facilities. This paper designs an active adjustment mechanis...
The advanced characteristics of synchrotron light has led in recent years to the development of a series of new experimental techniques to investigate chemical and physical properties on a microscopic scale. Although originally developed for material...
We present a fully integrated and transportable multi-species trace gas sensor based on a mid-infrared (MIR) supercontinuum light source. The high brightness (surpassing synchrotron) and ultra-broad spectral bandwidth (2–4 μm) of this light...
The more than a century-old technique of X-ray diffraction in either angle or energy dispersive mode has been used to probe materials’ microstructure in a number of ways, including phase identification, stress measurements, structure solutions, and t...
The SACLA (SPring-8 Angstrom compact laser) was designed to significantly downsize the SASE (self-amplified spontaneous emission) type XFEL (X-ray free-electron laser), in order to generate coherent light in the wavelength region of 0.1 nm by adoptin...
Ultraviolet (UV) irradiation is an important risk factor in cataractogenesis. Lens epithelial cells (LECs), which are a highly metabolically active part of the lens, play an important role in UV-induced cataractogenesis. The purpose of this study was...
Computed tomography (CT) with hard X-rays is a mature technique that is in regular use to depict the interior of opaque specimens with spatial resolutions up to the micrometre range (microtomography or µCT). Short acquisition times and sophisti...
A plane-symmetric optical system with a two-dimensional field light source, such as a soft X-ray and vacuum ultraviolet optical system, is widely used for synchrotron radiation source devices, microscopes and so on. Therefore, this paper studied thir...
This paper addresses the design of beam position monitor (BPM) devices suitable for fourth-generation diffraction-limited X-ray storage rings. Detailed investigations of the electromagnetic (EM) phenomena occurring inside the component under various...
One of the most attractive hypothesis for the origin of homochirality in terrestrial bioorganic compounds is that a kind of “chiral impulse” as an asymmetric excitation source induced asymmetric reactions on the surfaces of such materials such as met...
Since the inception of the use of synchrotron radiation in the structural characterisation of crystalline materials by single-crystal diffraction in the late 20th century, the field has undergone an explosion of technological developments. These cove...
Solid dosage forms such as tablets are extensively used in drug administration for their simplicity and large-scale manufacturing capabilities. High-resolution X-ray tomography is one of the most valuable non-destructive techniques to investigate the...
A prototype of a combined horizontal and vertical correcting magnet was designed and fabricated for the 3 GeV storage ring of Siam Photon Source II, which will be the second synchrotron light source in Thailand. The magnet will be employed for fast-o...
Human primary lens epithelial cultures serve as an in vitro model for posterior capsular opacification (PCO) formation. PCO occurs when residual lens epithelial cells (LECs) migrate and proliferate after cataract surgery, differentiating into fibrobl...
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A method for evaluating the potential of reuse of biomasses for economic purposes is here presented starting from a case study. Juncus acutus plants and rhizospheres were harvested from abandoned Zn–Pb mine areas of southwest Sardinia (Italy)....
Four varieties of barley (Esma, AC Metacalf, Tradition, and AB Cattlelac), representing four Canadian barley classes, were stored at 17% moisture content (mc) for 8 week. Stored barely was characterized using synchrotron X-ray phase contrast microcom...
We present the technical realization of a high-speed hard X-ray single-photon counting-detection scheme based on a commercial avalanche silicon photodiode and high-speed oscilloscope. The development is motivated by the need to perform pulse-resolved...
Quantitative understanding of the interactions of ultrasonic waves with liquid and solidifying metals is essential for developing optimal processing strategies for ultrasound processing of metal alloys in the solidification processes. In this researc...
The d1Dplot and d2Dplot computer programs have been developed as user-friendly tools for the inspection and processing of 1D and 2D X-ray diffraction (XRD) data, respectively. d1Dplot provides general tools for data processing and includes the abilit...
We introduce <tt>ssc-cdi</tt>, an open-source software package from the Sirius Scientific Computing family, designed for memory-efficient, single-node multi-GPU ptychography reconstruction. <tt>ssc-cdi</tt> offers a range of r...
Ensuring the quality and safety of agricultural and food products is crucial for protecting consumer health, meeting market expectations, and complying with regulatory requirements. Quality and safety parameters are commonly assessed using chemical a...
Over the last decades, remarkable efforts have been made to improve the resolution in photon-based microscopes. The employment of compact sources based on table-top laser-produced soft X-ray (SXR) in the “water window” spectral range (&la...
Ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) with energies exceeding
This study presents the method of fixed-photon-energy double-imaging photoelectron photoion coincidence (i2PEPICO) utilized to investigate the dissociation of state-selected ions. Vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) synchrotron radiation at one fixed photon ene...
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