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I18 Microfocus Spectroscopy
Status: Operational
Beamsize: 2 µm x 2.5 µm
Energy: 2.05 - 20.5 keV
Energy: 2.05 - 20.5 keV
45 items found for 2014 [total: 543]
Genome-wide association mapping identifies a new arsenate reductase enzyme critical for limiting arsenic accumulation in plants Plos Biology, 12 Dec 2014 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002009
Using synchrotron radiation to determine the oxidation state of uranium in magmas Dec 2014
Thesis B18-Core EXAFS I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
Structure and bonding in Au(I) chloride species: a critical examination of X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) data Rsc Advances, Dec 2014 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA13087A
Olivine-hosted melt inclusions as an archive of redox heterogeneity in magmatic systems Dec 2014
Conference Paper I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy open access
Biogeochemical processes and trace element mobility in alkaline waste affected soils Dec 2014
Thesis I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy open access
Could volcanoes have caused extinction of the dinosaurs? Dec 2014
Science Highlight I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
Holistic characterisation of soils developed on contrasting lithologies, in a temperate climate Nov 2014
Thesis I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
Novel sol–gel preparation of (P2O5)0.4–(CaO)0.25–(Na2O)X–(TiO2)(0.35−X) bioresorbable glasses (X = 0.05, 0.1, and 0.15) Journal Of Sol-Gel Science And Technology, Nov 2014 DOI: 10.1007/s10971-014-3555-6
Bacteria or melanosomes? A geochemical analysis of micro-bodies on a tadpole from the Oligocene Enspel Formation of Germany Palaeobiodiversity And Palaeoenvironments, Nov 2014 DOI: 10.1007/s12549-014-0177-5
Chemical imaging of single catalyst particles with scanning μ-XANES-CT and μ-XRF-CT Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Nov 2014 DOI: 10.1039/C4CP04488F
Mobilisation of arsenic from bauxite residue (red mud) affected soils: Effect of pH and redox conditions Applied Geochemistry, 51 Oct 2014 DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2014.10.009
Mechanisms behind bacteria induced plant growth promotion and Zn accumulation in Brassica juncea Journal Of Hazardous Materials, 283 Oct 2014 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.09.064
Journal Paper I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
Mineralogy of four Itokawa particles collected from the first touchdown site Earth, Planets And Space, 66 Oct 2014 DOI: 10.1186/1880-5981-66-124
Extreme electronic bandgap modification in laser-crystallized silicon optical fibres Nature Materials, 13 (12) Sept 2014 DOI: 10.1038/nmat4098
Journal Paper I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
Spatialy resolved XRF, XRD and FE-Xanes analysis of fine-grained rims in the Murchison (cm2) meteorite Sept 2014 DOI: 10.1111/maps.2014.49.issue-s1
Conference Paper I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
Microanalyses link sulfur from large igneous provinces and Mesozoic mass extinctions Geology, Aug 2014 DOI: 10.1130/G35983.1
Journal Paper I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
The role of iron in neurodegenerative disorders: insights and opportunities with synchrotron light Frontiers In Pharmacology, 5 Aug 2014 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2014.00191
Copper, nickel and zinc speciation in a biosolid-amended soil: pH adsorption edge, μ-XRF and μ-XANES investigations Environmental Science & Technology, 48 (13) Jul 2014 DOI: 10.1021/es5005522
Journal Paper I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
Selenium speciation in framboidal and euhedral pyrites in shales Environmental Science & Technology, 48 (16) Jul 2014 DOI: 10.1021/es405686q
Journal Paper I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
Synchrotron imaging reveals bone healing and remodelling strategies in extinct and extant vertebrates Journal Of The Royal Society Interface, 11 (96) Jul 2014 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2014.0277
Synchrotron X-ray and electrochemical studies of pitting corrosion of iron Jul 2014
Thesis I13-2-Diamond Manchester Imaging I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy open access
Aerosol assisted chemical vapour deposition of titanium dioxide and tungsten oxide thin films Jul 2014
Thesis I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy open access
Molecular controls on Cu and Zn isotopic fractionation in Fe-Mn crusts Earth And Planetary Science Letters, 396 June 2014 DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.04.021
Journal Paper I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
Recent advances in the understanding of the role of zinc in ocular tissues Metallomics, 6 (2) June 2014 DOI: 10.1039/C3MT00291H
Journal Paper I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
Speciation of metals and metalloids in tobacco and tobacco smoke : implications for health and regulation June 2014
Thesis I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
Bacterially produced calcium phosphate nanobiominerals: sorption capacity, site preferences, and stability of captured radionuclides Environmental Science & Technology, 48 (12) May 2014 DOI: 10.1021/es500734n
MRI relaxometry correlation against iron in Alzheimer's disease May 2014
Poster I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
MRI evaluation of the relationship between R2, R2*, and tissue iron in the human basal ganglia May 2014
Conference Paper I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
The effects of clinically relevant concentrations of metal ions after hip replacement on bone cell physiology Apr 2014
Thesis I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
Ferric saponite and serpentine in the nakhlite martian meteorites Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, 136 Apr 2014 DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2014.04.010
Emerging patterns in the distribution of trace elements in ovarian, invasive and in-situ breast cancer Journal Of Physics: Conference Series, 499 Apr 2014 DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/499/1/012014
Martian phyllosilicates in the nakhlite meteorites Mar 2014
Conference Paper I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
XRD analyses of stardust tracks 176, 177, 178: terminal grains from magnetite-rich, chondrite-like matrix Mar 2014
Conference Paper I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
Tracking the changing oxidation state of Erebus magmas, from mantle to surface, driven by magma ascent and degassing Earth And Planetary Science Letters, 393 Mar 2014 DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.02.055
Journal Paper I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
Imaging element distribution and speciation in plant cells Trends In Plant Science, 19 (3) Mar 2014 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2013.12.001
Journal Paper I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
How does iron interact with sporopollenin exine capsules? An X-ray absorption study including microfocus XANES and XRF imaging Journal Of Materials Chemistry B, 2 (8) Feb 2014 DOI: 10.1039/c3tb21523g
Journal Paper I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
Controls on the valence species of arsenic in tobacco smoke with implications for health and regulation Environmental Science & Technology, 48 (6) Feb 2014 DOI: 10.1021/es4039243
Journal Paper I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
The effects of Mary Rose conservation treatment on iron oxidation processes and microbial communities contributing to acid production in marine archaeological timbers Plos One, 9 (2) Feb 2014 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084169
In-situ reflection-XANES study of ZDDP and MoDTC lubricant films formed on steel and diamond like carbon (DLC) surfaces Applied Surface Science, 297 Feb 2014 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.01.116
Journal Paper I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
Oxidised phase relations of a primitive basalt from Grenada, Lesser Antilles Contributions To Mineralogy And Petrology, 167 (1) Jan 2014 DOI: 10.1007/s00410-013-0954-6
Journal Paper I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
Combining µXANES and µXRD mapping to analyse the heterogeneity in calcium carbonate granules excreted by the earthworm Journal Of Synchrotron Radiation, 21 Jan 2014 DOI: 10.1107/S160057751303083X
Can earthworm-secreted calcium carbonate immobilise Zn in contaminated soils? Soil Biology And Biochemistry, Jan 2014 DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.01.012
Journal Paper I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
Iron and arsenic speciation in marine sediments undergoing a resuspension event: the impact of biotic activity Journal Of Soils And Sediments, Jan 2014 DOI: 10.1007/s11368-013-0829-5
Journal Paper I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
Microbial ecology of arsenic-mobilizing Cambodian sediments: lithological controls uncovered by stable isotope probing Environmental Microbiology, Jan 2014 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12412
- Dai-Yin Chao, Yi Chen, Jiugeng Chen, Shulin Shi, Ziru Chen, Chengcheng Wang, John M. Danku, Fang-Jie Zhao, David E. Salt, "Genome-wide association mapping identifies a new arsenate reductase enzyme critical for limiting arsenic accumulation in plants", Plos Biology, 12 (2014), DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002009
- [Thesis] Helen Halse, "Using synchrotron radiation to determine the oxidation state of uranium in magmas" (2014)
- Sin-Yuen Chang, Akihiro Uehara-Kasuno, Samuel G. Booth, Konstantin Ignatyev, J. Fredrerick W. Mosselmans, Robert A. W. Dryfe, Sven L. M. Schroeder, "Structure and bonding in Au(I) chloride species: a critical examination of X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) data", Rsc Advances (2014), DOI: 10.1039/C4RA13087A
- [Conference Paper] Margaret Hartley, Oliver Shorttle, John Maclennan, Yves Moussallam, Marie Edmonds, "Olivine-hosted melt inclusions as an archive of redox heterogeneity in magmatic systems" (2014)
- [Thesis] Cindy Louise Lockwood, "Biogeochemical processes and trace element mobility in alkaline waste affected soils" (2014)
- [Science Highlight] Diamond Light Source, "Could volcanoes have caused extinction of the dinosaurs?" (2014)
- [Thesis] Nicola Ashton, "Holistic characterisation of soils developed on contrasting lithologies, in a temperate climate" (2014)
- Farzad Foroutan, Nora H. De Leeuw, Richard Martin, Graham Palmer, Gareth J. Owens, Hae-Won Kim, Jonathan C. Knowles, "Novel sol–gel preparation of (P2O5)0.4–(CaO)0.25–(Na2O)X–(TiO2)(0.35−X) bioresorbable glasses (X = 0.05, 0.1, and 0.15)", Journal Of Sol-Gel Science And Technology (2014), DOI: 10.1007/s10971-014-3555-6
- Holly Barden, Uwe Bergmann, Nicholas Edwards, Victoria Egerton, Phillip Manning, Sarah Perry, Arjen Van Veelen, R A Wogelius, Bart Van Dongen, "Bacteria or melanosomes? A geochemical analysis of micro-bodies on a tadpole from the Oligocene Enspel Formation of Germany", Palaeobiodiversity And Palaeoenvironments (2014), DOI: 10.1007/s12549-014-0177-5
- S. W. T. Price, K. Ignatyev, K. Geraki, M. Basham, J. Filik, N. T. Vo, P. T. Witte, A. M. Beale, J. F. W. Mosselmans, "Chemical imaging of single catalyst particles with scanning μ-XANES-CT and μ-XRF-CT", Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2014), DOI: 10.1039/C4CP04488F
- Cindy L. Lockwood, Roger J. G. Mortimer, Douglas I. Stewart, William M. Mayes, Caroline L. Peacock, David A. Polya, Paul R. Lythgoe, Alizée P. Lehoux, Katalin Gruiz, Ian T. Burke, "Mobilisation of arsenic from bauxite residue (red mud) affected soils: Effect of pH and redox conditions", Applied Geochemistry, 51, 268-277 (2014), DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2014.10.009
- Gbotemi A. Adediran, Bryne T. Ngwenya, J. Frederick W. Mosselmans, Kate V. Heal, Barbra A. Harvie, "Mechanisms behind bacteria induced plant growth promotion and Zn accumulation in Brassica juncea", Journal Of Hazardous Materials, 283, 490-499 (2014), DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.09.064
- Takaaki Noguchi, John Bridges, Leon Hicks, Steve Gurman, Makoto Kimura, Takahito Hashimoto, Mitsuru Konno, John P. Bradley, Ryuji Okazaki, Masayuki Uesugi, Toru Yada, Yuzuru Karouji, Masanao Abe, Tatsuaki Okada, Takuya Mitsunari, Tomoki Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kagi, "Mineralogy of four Itokawa particles collected from the first touchdown site", Earth, Planets And Space, 66, 19608-19617 (2014), DOI: 10.1186/1880-5981-66-124
- Noel Healy, Sakellaris Mailis, Nadezhda M. Bulgakova, Pier J. A. Sazio, Todd D. Day, Justin R. Sparks, Hiu Y. Cheng, John V. Badding, Anna C. Peacock, "Extreme electronic bandgap modification in laser-crystallized silicon optical fibres", Nature Materials, 13 (12), 1122-1127 (2014), DOI: 10.1038/nmat4098
- [Conference Paper] Ashley King, Paul Schofield, Fred Mosselmans, Sara Russell, "Spatialy resolved XRF, XRD and FE-Xanes analysis of fine-grained rims in the Murchison (cm2) meteorite" (2014), DOI: 10.1111/maps.2014.49.issue-s1
- Sara Callegaro, Don Baker, Angelo De Min, Andrea Marzoli, Tina Geraki, Hervé Bertrand, Cecilia Viti, Fabrizio Nestola, "Microanalyses link sulfur from large igneous provinces and Mesozoic mass extinctions", Geology (2014), DOI: 10.1130/G35983.1
- Joanna Collingwood, Mark Davidson, "The role of iron in neurodegenerative disorders: insights and opportunities with synchrotron light", Frontiers In Pharmacology, 5 (2014), DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2014.00191
- Yannick Mamindy-Pajany, Stéphanie Sayen, J. Frederick W. Mosselmans, Emmanuel Guillon, "Copper, nickel and zinc speciation in a biosolid-amended soil: pH adsorption edge, μ-XRF and μ-XANES investigations", Environmental Science & Technology, 48 (13), 7237 - 7244 (2014), DOI: 10.1021/es5005522
- Adriana Matamoros-Veloza, Caroline Peacock, Liane G. Benning, "Selenium speciation in framboidal and euhedral pyrites in shales", Environmental Science & Technology, 48 (16), 3603-3616 (2014), DOI: 10.1021/es405686q
- J. Anne, N. P. Edwards, R. A. Wogelius, A. R. Tumarkin-Deratzian, W. I. Sellers, A. Van Veelen, U. Bergmann, D. Sokaras, R. Alonso-Mori, K. Ignatyev, V. M. Egerton, P. L. Manning, "Synchrotron imaging reveals bone healing and remodelling strategies in extinct and extant vertebrates", Journal Of The Royal Society Interface, 11 (96), 20140277 - 20140277 (2014), DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2014.0277
- [Thesis] Weichen Xu, "Synchrotron X-ray and electrochemical studies of pitting corrosion of iron" (2014)
- [Thesis] Cynthia Edusi, "Aerosol assisted chemical vapour deposition of titanium dioxide and tungsten oxide thin films" (2014)
- Susan Little, David Sherman, D. Vance, J.r. Hein, "Molecular controls on Cu and Zn isotopic fractionation in Fe-Mn crusts", Earth And Planetary Science Letters, 396, 213 - 222 (2014), DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.04.021
- Marta Ugarte, Neville N. Osborne, "Recent advances in the understanding of the role of zinc in ocular tissues", Metallomics, 6 (2), 189 - 200 (2014), DOI: 10.1039/C3MT00291H
- [Thesis] Robert Campbell, "Speciation of metals and metalloids in tobacco and tobacco smoke : implications for health and regulation" (2014)
- Stephanie Handley-Sidhu, Joe Hriljac, Mark Olaf Cuthbert, Joanna Renshaw, Richard Pattrick, John Charnock, Bjorn Stolpe, Jamie Lead, Stephen Baker, Lynne E. Macaskie, "Bacterially produced calcium phosphate nanobiominerals: sorption capacity, site preferences, and stability of captured radionuclides", Environmental Science & Technology, 48 (12) (2014), DOI: 10.1021/es500734n
- [Poster] Christos Michaelides, David Lythgoe, Harry Parkes, Claire Troakes, Istvan Bodi, Tina Geraki, Amy Herlihy, Po-Wah So, "MRI relaxometry correlation against iron in Alzheimer's disease" (2014)
- [Conference Paper] Joanna Collingwood, Mary Finnegan, Zubair Arya, Jean-Pierre Hagen, Sarah Chen, Alimul Chowdhury, Sarah Wayte, Edward Ngandwe, Naomi Visanji, Jon Dobson, Penny Gowland, Lili-Naz Hazrati, Charles Hutchinson, "MRI evaluation of the relationship between R2, R2*, and tissue iron in the human basal ganglia" (2014)
- [Thesis] Karan Shah, "The effects of clinically relevant concentrations of metal ions after hip replacement on bone cell physiology" (2014)
- L. J. Hicks, J. C. Bridges, S. J. Gurman, "Ferric saponite and serpentine in the nakhlite martian meteorites", Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, 136, 194 - 210 (2014), DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2014.04.010
- N. P. Edwards, P. L. Manning, U. Bergmann, P. L. Larson, B. E. Van Dongen, W. I. Sellers, S. M. Webb, D. Sokaras, R. Alonso-Mori, K. Ignatyev, H. E. Barden, A. Van Veelen, J. Anne, V. M. Egerton, R. A. Wogelius, "Leaf metallome preserved over 50 million years", Metallomics (2014), DOI: 10.1039/c3mt00242j
- [Conference Paper] A. Al-Ebraheem, E. Dao, K. Geraki, M. J. Farquharson, "Emerging patterns in the distribution of trace elements in ovarian, invasive and in-situ breast cancer", Journal Of Physics: Conference Series, 499 (2014), DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/499/1/012014
- [Conference Paper] John Bridges, Leon Hicks, Graeme Hansford, Steve Gurman, "Martian phyllosilicates in the nakhlite meteorites" (2014)
- [Conference Paper] L. J. Hicks, J. C. Bridges, G. M. Hansford, S. J. Gurman, "XRD analyses of stardust tracks 176, 177, 178: terminal grains from magnetite-rich, chondrite-like matrix" (2014)
- Yves Moussallam, Clive Oppenheimer, Bruno Scaillet, Fabrice Gaillard, Philip Kyle, Nial Peters, Margaret Hartley, Kim Berlo, Amy Donovan, "Tracking the changing oxidation state of Erebus magmas, from mantle to surface, driven by magma ascent and degassing", Earth And Planetary Science Letters, 393, 200-209 (2014), DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.02.055
- Fang-Jie Zhao, Katie Moore, Enzo Lombi, Yong-Guan Zhu, "Imaging element distribution and speciation in plant cells", Trends In Plant Science, 19 (3) (2014), DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2013.12.001
- Stephen J. Archibald, Stephen L. Atkin, Wim Bras, Alberto Diego-Taboada, Grahame Mackenzie, J. Frederick W. Mosselmans, Sergey Nikitenko, Paul D. Quinn, Michael F. Thomas, Nigel A. Young, "How does iron interact with sporopollenin exine capsules? An X-ray absorption study including microfocus XANES and XRF imaging", Journal Of Materials Chemistry B, 2 (8), 945-959 (2014), DOI: 10.1039/c3tb21523g
- Robert C. J. Campbell, William E. Stephens, Adrian A. Finch, Kalotina Geraki, "Controls on the valence species of arsenic in tobacco smoke with implications for health and regulation", Environmental Science & Technology, 48 (6) (2014), DOI: 10.1021/es4039243
- Joanne Preston, Andrew D. Smith, Eleanor J. Schofield, Alan V. Chadwick, Mark A. Jones, Joy E. M. Watts, "The effects of Mary Rose conservation treatment on iron oxidation processes and microbial communities contributing to acid production in marine archaeological timbers", Plos One, 9 (2) (2014), DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084169
- Ardian Morina, Hongyuan Zhao, Fred Mosselmans, "In-situ reflection-XANES study of ZDDP and MoDTC lubricant films formed on steel and diamond like carbon (DLC) surfaces", Applied Surface Science, 297, 167-175 (2014), DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.01.116
- C. C. Stamper, E. Melekhova, J. D. Blundy, R. J. Arculus, M. C. S. Humphreys, R. A. Brooker, "Oxidised phase relations of a primitive basalt from Grenada, Lesser Antilles", Contributions To Mineralogy And Petrology, 167 (1) (2014), DOI: 10.1007/s00410-013-0954-6
- Loredana Brinza, Paul Schofield, Mark Hodson, Sophie Weller, Konstantin Ignatyev, Kalotina Geraki, Paul Quinn, J. Frederick W. Mosselmans, "Combining µXANES and µXRD mapping to analyse the heterogeneity in calcium carbonate granules excreted by the earthworm", Journal Of Synchrotron Radiation, 21, 235 - 241 (2014), DOI: 10.1107/S160057751303083X
- Loredana Brinza, Paul Schofield, Fred Mosselmans, Erica Donner, Enzo Lombi, David Paterson, Mark Hodson, "Can earthworm-secreted calcium carbonate immobilise Zn in contaminated soils?", Soil Biology And Biochemistry (2014), DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.01.012
- Philippe Bataillard, Sylvain Grangeon, Paul Quinn, Fred Mosselmans, Abdeltif Lahfid, Guillaume Wille, Catherine Joulian, Fabienne Battaglia-Brunet, "Iron and arsenic speciation in marine sediments undergoing a resuspension event: the impact of biotic activity", Journal Of Soils And Sediments (2014), DOI: 10.1007/s11368-013-0829-5
- Marina Héry, Athanasios Rizoulis, Hervé Sanguin, David A. Cooke, Richard D. Pancost, David Polya, Jonathan R. Lloyd, "Microbial ecology of arsenic-mobilizing Cambodian sediments: lithological controls uncovered by stable isotope probing", Environmental Microbiology (2014), DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12412
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