Advanced Photon Source

It was a day of celebration! Elected officials, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) leaders and other luminaries joined Argonne National Laboratory today to dedicate the upgraded APS as a facility for the future of science and innovation. The renewed X-ray light source will lead the way to discoveries aimed at solving energy challenges, building stronger infrastructure and advancing our knowledge of the world we live in. https://lnkd.in/gXzY7raw

#ICYMI: On June 17, Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source (APS) delivered its first X-ray light beams to a scientific beamline as part of a complex upgrade project that will enable scientists to study materials at the atomic level with higher speed and precision – https://bit.ly/3VWD0UG So, what’s next? This upgrade will spark innovations and discoveries that will keep our nation’s roads and bridges strong, set the pace for microelectronics, help us discover more about space, aid the design of nanotechnologies, and help us face the energy challenges ahead. Read more about the impact of the upgraded APS - https://bit.ly/3zjkA8M

The Advanced Photon Source (APS) has long been one of the world’s best X-ray light sources. Now, with a comprehensive upgrade nearly completed, the renewed APS is emerging brighter than ever. Its new X-ray beams will be up to 500 times brighter than before. As we celebrate the transformation and the exciting science to come, let’s take a moment to look back at how it all started – https://bit.ly/3LkweTU The APS broke ground in June 1990 and achieved its original “first light” in March 1995. Since then, it has been used by thousands of scientists over the years to conduct experiments for the betterment of humankind. Nearly 30 years later, the upgraded APS’s “first light” signals the start of a new era of X-ray science and discovery as scientific beamlines return to operation throughout the rest of the year.

After more than a month of commissioning the new storage ring, the APS team has begun the process of bringing each of the 71 beamlines around the ring into operation. #APSUpgrade Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gTQNeKuZ

Calcite is a mineral that holds great importance in many ways, from helping to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to impacting the development of more durable materials. However, defects in calcite can affect its ability to soak up harmful substances in the environment like heavy metals – https://bit.ly/45HPh3P With the help of high-resolution X-rays from the Advanced Photon Source, scientists were able to see internal nanoscale fragments, or defects, in calcite. This helped them to better understand how calcite is synthesized can dramatically alter the internal structure of mineral particles, which in turn affects the calcite’s reactivity. “Most people don’t have the tools to distinguish whether it’s perfect calcite or not. So, this result shows very clearly that just because it looks like calcite, it doesn’t mean it’s perfect calcite,” said Argonne Distinguished Fellow Paul Fenter, who was involved in this research.

🌎A world’s first! In April, the APS became the first synchrotron light source in the world to use a multi-bunch swap-out method of replenishing the electron beam in its storage ring. Learn more about how this new method works: https://lnkd.in/gRedQFY7

Watch our July 9, 2024 roundtable discussion focused on the Universal Proposal System, a configurable shared platform that supports the submission, management, review, and allocation of user scientific proposals. Currently the UPS is in use at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory, the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and is also planned to be used at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)-II (NSLS-II) at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Thank you for leading the roundtable Connie Vanni, Assistant User Program Manager of the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory and @Paul Jones, User Program Coordinator for the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) and MeV-UED facilities at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Connie presented a refreshed user dashboard, highlighting its customizable features, integration of a searchable knowledge base, and the option for facilities to display specific links. Throughout the presentation was an open Q&A with the audience of user admins and scientists from various federal research facilities and agencies. This presentation was a followup to the UPS presentation at the May 15, 2024 SSURF Annual Meeting - see the presentation slides from that event at https://lnkd.in/en9RmH4J The goal of this roundtable series is convene stakeholders and experts within the user facility ecosystem to share best practices, challenges, aspirations and ideas to leverage and increase the impacts of technologies within the nation’s network of user facilities across various federal agencies. https://lnkd.in/gsnmtR6X

Technical Facilities and Systems Specialist Laura Boon is applying the skills from her experience working on the APS Upgrade across Argonne National Laboratory's campus. Learn more about Laura and her role: https://lnkd.in/giDZk4dR

Check out Science Magazine's highlight of the APS coming back to life. https://lnkd.in/eqMZ8r74

July 9, 2024 SSURF Roundtable Discussion: This session is focused on the Universal Proposal System, a configurable shared platform that supports the submission, management, review, and allocation of user scientific proposals. Currently the UPS is in use at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory, the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and is also planned to be used at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)-II (NSLS-II) at Brookhaven National Laboratory. We’ll discuss the future possibilities to expand the UPS, including possible new integrations of persistent identifiers, new opportunities such as leveraging AI capabilities, and integrating with other databases. Register at this link: https://lnkd.in/gCFTKKXC