0.5 mm金刚石X射线相位延迟板及偏振度的标定

在利用步辐射光源的偏振特性进行自旋相关X射线散射及吸收谱实验来研究材料的磁学性质时，需要应用圆偏振光，这就提出了对具有高通量、高偏振度' 长连续可调的圆偏振X射线的需求；另一方面标定实验所用X射线的圆偏振度也成为这一研究领域的关键技术。由于X射线多光束衍射强度与σ场和π场的光程差δ相关，通过测量圆偏振分析晶体的多光束衍射的强度分布，可以获得入射X射线的圆偏振度。实验在美国国家同步辐射光源实验室X25光束线实验站进行，光子能量为7．1keV的圆偏振X射线由线偏振X射线经过一厚度为0．5mm、晶面为[111]的金刚石晶体产生。通过测量多光束衍射强度，确定了斯托克斯参量。实验值与X射线动力学理论计算结果能较好地吻合。     

同步辐射的相干模式

在分析了光源相干相体积的基础上，重点研讨了第三代同步辐射中波荡器（ｕｎｄｕｌａｔｏｒ）辐射的相干模式，能谱亮度，相干光子通量等，这对提高光束线相干能量的传输效率和软Ｘ光相干学束线的设计具有重要意义。     

同步辐射讲座第一讲 同步辐射XAFS实验站及其应用

介绍了北京和合肥同步辐射XAFS实验站的性能参数和结构, 及在物理，化学，材料和生命科学等研究领域的应用，便于国内广大用户更好地利用其开展高质量的研究工作。     

Raman spectroscopy monitors adverse bone sequelae of cancer radiotherapy

Raman spectroscopy provides information on bone chemical composition and structure via widely used metrics including mineral to matrix ratio, mineral crystallinity and carbonate content, collagen crosslinking ratio and depolarization ratios. These metrics are correlated with bone material properties, such as hardness, plasticity and Young''s modulus. We review application of Raman spectroscopy to two important irradiated animalmodels: the mouse tibia, amodel for damage to cortical bone sites including the rib (breast cancer) and to healthy tissue adjacent to extremity sarcomas, and the rat mandible, a model for radiation damage in head and neck cancer radiotherapy. Longitudinal studies of irradiated mouse tibia demonstrate that radiation-induced matrix abnormalities can persist even 26 weeks postradiation. Polarized Raman spectroscopy shows formation of more ordered orientation of both mineral and collagen. At 8 weeks post-radiation, irradiated rat hemimandible exhibits transient hypermineralization, increased collagen cross-linking and decreased depolarization ratios of mineral and collagen. A standard radioprotectant, amifostine, mitigates rat mandible radiation damage, with none remaining detectable 18 weeks post-radiation. Already a powerful tool to monitor radiation damage, Raman spectroscopy may be important in development of new radiotherapy protocols and radioprotective agents. Further in vivo studies of radiation effects on the rodent models are underway, as are development of methodologies for eventual use in human subjects.     

Analysis of Pathogenic Bacterial and Yeast Biofilms Using the Combination of Synchrotron ATR-FTIR Microspectroscopy and Chemometric Approaches

Biofilms are assemblages of microbial cells, extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), and other components extracted from the environment in which they develop. Within biofilms, the spatial distribution of these components can vary. Here we present a fundamental characterization study to show differences between biofilms formed by Gram-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Gram-negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and the yeast-type Candida albicans using synchrotron macro attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) microspectroscopy. We were able to characterise the pathogenic biofilms’ heterogeneous distribution, which is challenging to do using traditional techniques. Multivariate analyses revealed that the polysaccharides area (1200–950 cm⁻¹) accounted for the most significant variance between biofilm samples, and other spectral regions corresponding to amides, lipids, and polysaccharides all contributed to sample variation. In general, this study will advance our understanding of microbial biofilms and serve as a model for future research on how to use synchrotron source ATR-FTIR microspectroscopy to analyse their variations and spatial arrangements.     

A collapsing bubble in a fluid: a statistical mechanical approach

The first non-equilibrium statistical mechanical theory is presented for the mechanical and thermal behaviour of the collapse of a microsropically small bubble in a liquid. First the number density and temperature space-time profiles for the special case of weakly interacting particles, the perfect gas model, are obtained. This is then generalized to a model in which the motion of the molecules is characterized by a single finite diffusion constant. The results for the collapse of a small bubble in a typical fluid are compared with those recently obtained through computer simulation. The agreement with the simulation is remarkably good for the perfect gas model; very high temperatures, sufficient for sonoluminescence, appear in a simple and natural way. An unexpected conclusion is that the perfect gas model agrees better with computer simulation than the model characterized by a single bulk diffusion constant. This may be because the collapse of the bubble is controlled by the leading shell of the fluid where the fluid density is low.     

Vacuum Ultraviolet Absorption Spectrum of Difluoromethane Reinvestigated

The vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) absorption spectrum of difluoromethane (CH₂F₂) was studied using synchrotron radiation from the storage ring Indus-1, Indore, India. Spectra were recorded in the spectral region 1050–1500 Å (～8.3–11.8 eV) at a resolution of 1.5 Å. Three absorption band systems were observed in this region. Overall features observed are in good agreement with previously published work. Some discrepancies in assignments of the observed vibronic bands carried out by previous workers have been resolved. The observed bands have been classified in terms of Rydberg series.     

High pressure X-ray diffraction study on BaWO4-II

BaWO₄-II has been synthesized at 5 GPa and 610°C. Its high pressure behavior was studied by in situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction measurements at room temperature up to 17 GPa. BaWO₄-II retains its monoclinic structure. Bulk and axial moduli determined by fitting a third-order Birch–Murnaghan equation of state to lattice parameters are: K ₀=86.2±1.9 GPa, K ₀(a)=56.0±0.9 GPa, K ₀(b)=85.3±2.4 GPa, and K ₀(c)=146.1±3.2 GPa with a fixed K′=4. Analysis of axial compressible modulus shows that the a-axis is 2.61 times more compressible than the c-axis and 1.71 times more compressible than the b-axis. The beta angle decreases smoothly between room pressure and 17 GPa from 93.78° to 90.90°.     

Bulk moduli and high-pressure phases of the uranium rocksalt structure compounds: II. The monopnictides

Abstract

The high-pressure crystal structures of the compounds UX, where X = N, P, As and Sb, have been studied using X-ray diffraction in the pressure range up to about 60 GPa Rhornbohedral distortions are observed for UN and Up above 29 GPa and lO GPa, respectively. In Up a further transformation to an orthorhombic phase occurs at 28 GPa. UAs and USb transform to the CsCl structure at 20 GPa and 9 GPa, respectively. The latter transformations show a considerable hysteresis when the pressure is released. The scaling behaviour of the bulk modulus has been studied. It is confirmed that a log-log plot of bulk modulus versus specific volume for the cubic phases gives a straight line with a slope near ? 5/3.     

In Situ Synchrotron X‐Ray Techniques for Real‐Time Probing of Colloidal Nanoparticle Synthesis

Solution‐phase synthesis of colloidal nanoparticles with precisely tailored properties is one of the fastest growing research topic and represents the most critical foundation to implant nanotechnology in a variety of areas to boost performance of traditional systems. Comprehensive understanding of the nucleation and growth mechanisms involved in the formation of colloidal nanoparticles is very important to realize rational design and synthesis of well‐tailored nanoparticles and requires appropriate in situ techniques to probe the kinetics of the synthetic reactions. Synchrotron hard X‐rays represent a class of promising probes for solution‐phase reactions due to their strong penetration in ambient environment and solutions. This review completely summarizes the in situ synchrotron X‐ray techniques emerged in the recent years for real‐time probing nanophase evolution of colloidal nanoparticles. Typical examples of colloidal nanoparticle syntheses are discussed in detail to shed the light on the advantages and disadvantages of individual techniques.