The Experimental Systems Group supports a wide range of activities at the ALS including: – The operation and development of hard and soft x-ray beamlines. The beamlines we support include ultrafast (6.0), SAXS/WAXS (7.3.3), x-ray tomography (8.3.2), diffractive imaging (9.0.1), micro XAS/XRD/XRF (10.3.2), small molecule chemical crystallography (11.3.1), high pressure (12.2.2), and micro-diffraction (12.3.2). TheRead More Read more »
Mechanical Behavior of Indium Nanostructures
Indium is a key material in lead-free solder applications for microelectronics due to its excellent wetting properties, extended ductility, and high electrical conductivity. Researchers have investigated the small-scale mechanics of indium nanostructures. Read more »
May 4, 2010
Magnetic fridge: The clean technology refrigerator of the future Sujoy Roy, Beamline 12.2.2 My favorite superpower: Magnified 3D x-ray vision Dula Parkinson, Beamline 2.1 Interfaces under ambient conditions: From aerosols to minerals Hendrik Bluhm, Beamline 11.0.2 Read more »
Zahid Hussain, Division Deputy for Scientific Support
As the ALS Division Deputy for Scientific Support, I oversee the Scientific Support Group (SSG), with the help of deputies Eli Rotenberg and Michael Martin. Read more »
David Robin, Division Deputy for Accelerator Operations and Development
As the ALS Division Deputy for Accelerator Operations and Development, I oversee the Accelerator Physics Group, the Accelerator Operations Group, the Floor Operations Section, and the ALS Procedure Center. Read more »
March 30, 2010
How green cement can reduce global warming Paulo Monteiro, U.C. Berkeley; multiple beamlines Small angle x-ray scattering on very small patterns with very BIG impact Alexander Hexemer; Beamline 7.3.3 The SASTBX: Shapes and Curves Peter Zwart, Beamline 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3 Read more »
Sue Bailey, User Services Group Leader
As head of the User Services Group, I am responsible for many of the functions that enable our users to get access to ALS facilities as quickly and efficiently as possible. Read more »
January 29, 2010
Probing combustion and environmental chemistry with VUV radiation Musa Ahmed, Beamline 9.0 X-ray spectroscopy under ambient conditions Ferenc Borodnics, Beamlines 7.0.1, 9.3.2, 11.0.2 Photoelectron spectroscopy in energy-related research Zhi Liu, Beamline 9.3.2 Read more »
Roger Falcone, Director: Happy New Year!
I welcome our ALS family back to the Lab, and hope that the holidays were an enriching time for you and your family and friends. For me, it was a nice time to catch up on reading, and to cook for and talk with my children and wife, since my family came home from workRead More Read more »
November 10, 2009
Metal-oxide clusters as photocatalysts for water splitting Jinghua Guo, Beamline 7.0.1 Lithium-ion battery research and ideas to develop new energy-research user communities at the ALS Martin Kunz, Beamline 12.3.2 Investigating molecular structures for gas sequestraion using small-molecule crystallography Simon Teat, Beamline 11.3.1 Read more »