VESPERS:
Very sensitive Elemental and Structural Probe Employing Radiation from a Synchrotron
VESPERS is a hard X-ray microprobe beamline capable of providing a high level of complementary structural and analytical information. The techniques of X-ray diffraction and X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy are employed to analyze a microscopic volume in the sample, as well as X-ray absorption spectroscopy. Multi-bandpass and pink beam capability are built in to meet various requirements. A mm-sized beam is also available for the experiments.
* Cycle 39 (Jan-Dec 2024): Beamtime Allocation and Scheduling available via User Portal.
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List of Publications »
- Sham, Tsun-Kong; Finfrock, Y. Zou; Xiao, Qunfeng; Feng, Renfei; Bassnett, Sarah et al. (2024). Retrieving images from tarnished daguerreotypes using X-ray fluorescence imaging with an X-ray micro beam with tunable energy. Journal of Cultural Heritage 67, 53-61. 10.1016/j.culher.2024.02.003.
- Liu, Shao‐Qing; Xie, Shiyan; Wu, Shuwen; Yang, Yang; Lei, Peng‐Xia et al. (2024). Self‐Powered System for H2 Production and Biomass Upgrading. Advanced Functional Materials . 10.1002/adfm.202404105.
- Long, Xin; Zhao, Bin; Zhao, Qianqian; Wu, Xuexian; Zhu, Meng-Nan et al. (2024). Ru-RuO2 nano-heterostructures stabilized by the sacrificing oxidation strategy of Mn3O4 substrate for boosting acidic oxygen evolution reaction. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 343, 123559. 10.1016/j.apcatb.2023.123559.
Latest News »
- Beamline Update: VESPERS XRF Viewer GUI available
- Research Highlight: Tracking of Solution-Phase Concentration Profiles in Li-Ion Battery
- Research Highlight: Origin of Moisture Stability of Halide Solid-State Electrolytes
- Research Highlight: An efficient electrocatalyst for CO2 reduction
- Research Highlight: VO2 microrod from the reduction of V2O5 thin films