Beamline 12.2.2 at the Advanced Light Source is a Synchrotron-based Hard X-ray Diffraction beamline specifically aimed at samples under high pressure within diamond anvil cells. The beamline photon energy range is 6-35keV with an x-ray spot size down to 10x10um. Resistive and laser heating of samples is available up to 3000K. 
"Slip Systems in MgSiO3 Post-Perovskite: Implications for D" Anisotropy "
L. Miyagi, W. Kanitpanyacharoen, P.O. Kaercher, K.K.M. Lee and H.R. WenkScience 329, 1639 (2010) Radial X-ray diffraction indicates texturing of Post-Perovskite under pressure and provides a model for seismic anisotropies at the core mantle boundary. See ALS Highlights for extended description . Funding Support - Department of Energy - The Advanced Light Source is supported by the Director, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, of the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231. - COMPRES - the Consortium for Materials Properties Research in Earth Sciences under NSF Cooperative Agreement EAR 10-43050.  |
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