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K11 DIAD: Dual Imaging and Diffraction
Status: Operational
Beamsize: Imaging beam: up to 1.7x1.7mm; Diffraction beam: ~ 10 µm
Detector: PCO.edge or equivalent, Pilatus Dectris 2M CdTe
Energy: 7-38 keV
Detector: PCO.edge or equivalent, Pilatus Dectris 2M CdTe
Energy: 7-38 keV
Publications by Beamline Users
These papers are all based at least in part on data gathered on beamline DIAD. If you have published a paper based on data from DIAD which doesn't appear here, please send a reference including DOI to [email protected]
8 items found for 2026 [total: 31]
In situ monitoring of a metal recovery process using dual imaging and diffraction Chemical Communications, 37 May 2026 DOI: 10.1039/D6CC01158F
Operando study of the evolution of peritectic structures in metal solidification by quasi-simultaneous synchrotron X-ray diffraction and tomography Acta Materialia, 230 May 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2026.122308
Particle size-graded bilayer electrodes for enhanced transport in layered transition metal oxide cathodes Journal Of The Electrochemical Society, May 2026 DOI: 10.1149/1945-7111/ae6f4e
Revealing hierarchical intervertebral disc biomechanics through multimodal x-ray imaging May 2026
Thesis DIAD-Dual Imaging and Diffraction Beamline I13-2-Diamond Manchester Imaging I22-Small angle scattering & Diffraction
Effect of densification on dimensional stability and water absorption behavior of pine Journal Of Cleaner Production, 554 Apr 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2026.148066
Journal Paper DIAD-Dual Imaging and Diffraction Beamline
The design of a low-cost 3D printed flow cell for synchrotron computed microtomography Journal Of Synchrotron Radiation, 33 Mar 2026 DOI: 10.1107/S1600577526000123
Correlative in situ 2D X-ray diffraction and operando 3D X-ray micro-computed tomography of anode-free solid-state batteries Mar 2026
Conference Paper DIAD-Dual Imaging and Diffraction Beamline
A multimodal approach to understanding the role of self-assembling peptide P11-4 in guided mineral nucleation for biomimetic dental enamel regeneration using synchrotron X-ray and correlative electron microscopy techniques Feb 2026
Thesis DIAD-Dual Imaging and Diffraction Beamline I14-Hard X-ray Nanoprobe
- Susanna S. M. Vance, Rebecca Rae, Luke M. M. Kinsman, Caroline Kirk, Liam Perera, Carole A. Morrison, Jason B. Love, "In situ monitoring of a metal recovery process using dual imaging and diffraction", Chemical Communications, 37 (2026), DOI: 10.1039/D6CC01158F
- Kang Xiang, Yueyuan Wang, Shi Huang, Hongyuan Song, Alberto Leonardi, Peter Garland, Sharif Ahmed, Michał M. Kłosowski, Hongmei Yang, Mengnie Li, Jiawei Mi, "Operando study of the evolution of peritectic structures in metal solidification by quasi-simultaneous synchrotron X-ray diffraction and tomography", Acta Materialia, 230 (2026), DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2026.122308
- Hwee Jien Tan, James Le Houx, Clare P. Grey, Michael De Volder, "Particle size-graded bilayer electrodes for enhanced transport in layered transition metal oxide cathodes", Journal Of The Electrochemical Society (2026), DOI: 10.1149/1945-7111/ae6f4e
- [Thesis] Alissa L. Parmenter, "Revealing hierarchical intervertebral disc biomechanics through multimodal x-ray imaging" (2026)
- Ning Jiang, Xintao Zhao, Qingchuan Lu, Emily Treacher, Alberto Leonardi, Xuejiao Li, Rui Li, Zhongsen Zhang, Thomas James Marrow, "Effect of densification on dimensional stability and water absorption behavior of pine", Journal Of Cleaner Production, 554 (2026), DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2026.148066
- Liam Perera, Peter Garland, Caroline Kirk, Alberto Leonardi, Jason Love, Tristan Manchester, Carole A. Morrison, Rebecca Rae, Susanna S. M. Vance, Sharif I. Ahmed, "The design of a low-cost 3D printed flow cell for synchrotron computed microtomography", Journal Of Synchrotron Radiation, 33 (2026), DOI: 10.1107/S1600577526000123
- [Conference Paper] Maha Yusuf, Alberto Leonardi, Bingkun Hu, Liusiyuan He, Chunxi Mo, Mohd Shaharyar Wani, James Marrow, Craig B. Arnold, "Correlative in situ 2D X-ray diffraction and operando 3D X-ray micro-computed tomography of anode-free solid-state batteries" (2026)
- [Thesis] Reham R. A. E. Gonnah, "A multimodal approach to understanding the role of self-assembling peptide P11-4 in guided mineral nucleation for biomimetic dental enamel regeneration using synchrotron X-ray and correlative electron microscopy techniques" (2026)
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