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Principal Beamline Scientist:
Konstantin Ignatyev
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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
23 items found for 2021 [total: 543]
In situ EXAFS study of Sr adsorption on TiO2(110) under high ionic strength wastewater conditions Minerals, 11 Dec 2021 DOI: 10.3390/min11121386
X-ray spectroscopy and electron microscopy of Martian meteorites and UV-IR spectroscopy of Martian brine analogues Dec 2021
Thesis I14-Hard X-ray Nanoprobe I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
Microfocus spectroscopy shows how Irish kelp adsorbs metal contaminants from wastewater Dec 2021
Science Highlight I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
Uranium (VI) adsorbate structures on portlandite [Ca(OH)2] type surfaces determined by computational modelling and X-ray absorption spectroscopy Minerals, 11 Nov 2021 DOI: 10.3390/min11111241
The Irish kelp, Fucus vesiculosus, a highly potential green bio sorbent for Cd (II) removal: Mechanism, quantitative and qualitative approaches Journal Of Cleaner Production, 3 Oct 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129422
Journal Paper I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
Single-crystal diamond pixelated radiation detector with buried graphitic electrodes Oct 2021 DOI: 10.18429/JACoW-IBIC2021-TUOA01
Atomic spectrometry update – a review of advances in X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and its special applications Journal Of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 36 Sept 2021 DOI: 10.1039/D1JA90033A
Journal Paper I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
Geochemical evaluation of glauconite carbonation during sedimentary diagenesis Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, 306 Aug 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2021.05.036
Journal Paper I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
Visualising the ionome in resistant and susceptible plant‐pathogen interactions The Plant Journal, Aug 2021 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15469
Tribochemistry evolution of DDP tribofilms over time using in-situ synchrotron XAS Tribology International, 160 Aug 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2021.107026
Journal Paper I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
Study of the mechanism of nucleation of platinum nanoparticles through X-ray absorption spectroscopy using a continuous flow microfluidic device Jul 2021
Conference Paper I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
Searching for new sources of rare earth elements Jul 2021
Diamond Annual Review Highlight I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
Characterisation of ‘hot’ particles using nano- and micro-focus synchrotron X-ray techniques Jul 2021 DOI: 10.22443/rms.mmc2021.169
Opportunities and challenges for rare earth element and actinide recovery from coal and coal fly ash June 2021
Thesis I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
Quantitative MRI susceptibility mapping reveals cortical signatures of changes in iron, calcium and zinc in malformations of cortical development in children with drug-resistant epilepsy Neuroimage, 36 May 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118102
The nature of Pu-bearing particles from the Maralinga nuclear testing site, Australia Scientific Reports, 11 May 2021 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-89757-5
More than the eye can see: shedding new light on SARS-CoV-2 lateral flow device-based immunoassays Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces, May 2021 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c04283
Journal Paper I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
Breast calcification chemistry as a biomarker for progression of in-situ breast cancer May 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.bonr.2021.100787
Co-application of Se and a biostimulant at different wheat growth stages: Influence on grain development Plant Physiology And Biochemistry, 160 Mar 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.01.025
Journal Paper I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
Thallium sorption by soil manganese oxides: Insights from synchrotron X-ray micro-analyses on a naturally thallium-rich soil Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, 73 Mar 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2021.03.011
Laser printed two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides Scientific Reports, 11 Mar 2021 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-81829-w
Fe‐redox changes in Itokawa space‐weathered rims Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 312 Jan 2021 DOI: 10.1111/maps.13611
Journal Paper E01-JEM ARM 200CF E02-JEM ARM 300CF I14-Hard X-ray Nanoprobe I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy open access
Mechanistic insights of dissolution and mechanical breakdown of FeCO3 corrosion films Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces, Jan 2021 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c18976
Journal Paper I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
- Arjen Van Veelen, Paul C. M. Francisco, Nicholas Edwards, J. Frederick W. Mosselmans, Tsutomu Sato, Roy A. Wogelius, "In situ EXAFS study of Sr adsorption on TiO2(110) under high ionic strength wastewater conditions", Minerals, 11 (2021), DOI: 10.3390/min11121386
- [Thesis] Jack D. Piercy, "X-ray spectroscopy and electron microscopy of Martian meteorites and UV-IR spectroscopy of Martian brine analogues" (2021)
- [Science Highlight] Diamond Light Source, "Microfocus spectroscopy shows how Irish kelp adsorbs metal contaminants from wastewater" (2021)
- Christopher A. Lee, Arjen Van Veelen, Katherine Morris, J. Fred W. Mosselmans, Roy A. Wogelius, Neil A. Burton, "Uranium (VI) adsorbate structures on portlandite [Ca(OH)2] type surfaces determined by computational modelling and X-ray absorption spectroscopy", Minerals, 11 (2021), DOI: 10.3390/min11111241
- Loredana Brinza, Kalotina Geraki, Adriana Matamoros-Veloza, Maria Ignat, Mariana Neamtu, "The Irish kelp, Fucus vesiculosus, a highly potential green bio sorbent for Cd (II) removal: Mechanism, quantitative and qualitative approaches", Journal Of Cleaner Production, 3 (2021), DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129422
- [Conference Paper] C. Bloomer, L. Bobb, M. E. Newton, "Single-crystal diamond pixelated radiation detector with buried graphitic electrodes" (2021), DOI: 10.18429/JACoW-IBIC2021-TUOA01
- Christine Vanhoof, Jeffrey R. Bacon, Ursula E. A. Fittschen, Laszlo Vincze, "Atomic spectrometry update – a review of advances in X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and its special applications", Journal Of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 36, 1797 - 1812 (2021), DOI: 10.1039/D1JA90033A
- Qin Zhang, Benjamin M. Tutolo, "Geochemical evaluation of glauconite carbonation during sedimentary diagenesis", Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, 306, 226 - 244 (2021), DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2021.05.036
- S. M. Brouwer, P. Lindqvist-Reis, D. Pergament Persson, S. Marttila, L. Grenville-Briggs, E. Andreasson, "Visualising the ionome in resistant and susceptible plant‐pathogen interactions", The Plant Journal (2021), DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15469
- Abdel Dorgham, Pourya Parsaeian, Abdullah Azam, Chun Wang, Konstantin Ignatyev, Fred Mosselmans, Ardian Morina, Anne Neville, "Tribochemistry evolution of DDP tribofilms over time using in-situ synchrotron XAS", Tribology International, 160 (2021), DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2021.107026
- [Conference Paper] Sylvia Britto, Christopher Parlett, Stuart Bartlett, Konstantin Ignatyev, Sven L. Schroeder, "Study of the mechanism of nucleation of platinum nanoparticles through X-ray absorption spectroscopy using a continuous flow microfluidic device" (2021)
- [Diamond Annual Review Highlight] Anouk Borst, "Searching for new sources of rare earth elements" (2021)
- [Conference Paper] Joyce W. L. Ang, Kazuya Morooka, Eitaro Kurihara, William R. Bower, J. Frederick W. Mosselmans, Julia Parker, Satoshi Utsunomiya, Gareth T. W. Law, "Characterisation of ‘hot’ particles using nano- and micro-focus synchrotron X-ray techniques" (2021), DOI: 10.22443/rms.mmc2021.169
- [Thesis] Ilemona C. Okeme, "Opportunities and challenges for rare earth element and actinide recovery from coal and coal fly ash" (2021)
- Sara Lorio, Jan Sedlacik, Po-Wah So, Harold G. Parkes, Roxana Gunny, Ulrike Löbel, Yao-Feng Li, Olumide Ogunbiyi, Talisa Mistry, Emma Dixon, Sophie Adler, J. Helen Cross, Torsten Baldeweg, Thomas S. Jacques, Karin Shmueli, David W. Carmichael, "Quantitative MRI susceptibility mapping reveals cortical signatures of changes in iron, calcium and zinc in malformations of cortical development in children with drug-resistant epilepsy", Neuroimage, 36 (2021), DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118102
- Megan Cook, Barbara Etschmann, Rahul Ram, Konstantin Ignatyev, Gediminas Gervinskas, Steven D. Conradson, Susan Cumberland, Vanessa N. L. Wong, Joel Brugger, "The nature of Pu-bearing particles from the Maralinga nuclear testing site, Australia", Scientific Reports, 11 (2021), DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-89757-5
- Garrit Koller, Alexander P. Morrell, Rui Pedro Galão, Suzanne Pickering, Eithne Macmahon, Joanna Johnson, Konstantin Ignatyev, Stuart J. D. Neil, Sherif Elsharkawy, Roland Fleck, Pedro Miguel Pereira Machado, Owen Addison, "More than the eye can see: shedding new light on SARS-CoV-2 lateral flow device-based immunoassays", Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces (2021), DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c04283
- [Conference Paper] Sarah Gosling, Doriana Calabrese, Emily Arnold, Jayakrupakar Nallala, Charlene Greenwood, Nicholas Stone, Keith Rogers, "Breast calcification chemistry as a biomarker for progression of in-situ breast cancer" (2021), DOI: 10.1016/j.bonr.2021.100787
- Tingting Xiao, Roberto Boada, Mercè Llugany, Manuel Valiente, "Co-application of Se and a biostimulant at different wheat growth stages: Influence on grain development", Plant Physiology And Biochemistry, 160, 184 - 192 (2021), DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.01.025
- Francesco Femi Marafatto, Rainer Dähn, Daniel Grolimund, Jörg Göttlicher, Andreas Voegelin, "Thallium sorption by soil manganese oxides: Insights from synchrotron X-ray micro-analyses on a naturally thallium-rich soil", Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, 73 (2021), DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2021.03.011
- Omar Adnan Abbas, Adam Henry Lewis, Nikolaos Aspiotis, Chung-Che Huang, Ioannis Zeimpekis, Daniel W. Hewak, Pier Sazio, Sakellaris Mailis, "Laser printed two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides", Scientific Reports, 11 (2021), DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-81829-w
- L. J. Hicks, J. C. Bridges, T. Noguchi, A. Miyake, J. D. Piercy, S. H. Baker, "Fe‐redox changes in Itokawa space‐weathered rims", Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 312 (2021), DOI: 10.1111/maps.13611
- Adriana Matamoros-Veloza, Richard Barker, Silvia Vargas, Anne Neville, "Mechanistic insights of dissolution and mechanical breakdown of FeCO3 corrosion films", Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces (2021), DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c18976
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