A study published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry C shows for the first time the combination of two synchrotron light techniques to study the high-pressure behavior of an iodate: X-ray powder diffraction and FTIR microspectroscopy. This is the first experiment performed at MIRAS in extreme conditions using the Far-infrared frequency range, illustrating the synergy of infrared microspectroscopy with other available techniques at ALBA, in particular at MSPD beamline, as a complementary analytical method.
LOREA beamline has seen its first photons. The photograph, taken in the control hutch of the beamline, shows in the computer screens the footprint of the very first photon beam on the fluorescence screen located outside the optical hutch, taken with only 2 mA of electron beam in the storage ring. Although masked, the satisfaction expressed by the three beamline scientists Massimo Tallarida (beamline responsible), Federico Bisti and Debora Pierucci is evident. This is an important milestone for the beamline, reached with very demanding operating conditions due to the pandemic situation. Congratulations to everybody that contributed to this result!
A research team from Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (CIB-CSIC) uses synchrotron light to study the possible effect of an antitumoral drug of clinical use over the viral cycle of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. The drug might interrupt the viral transport inside the cell, blocking its replication. The experiment was performed at the NCD-SWEET beamline of the ALBA Synchrotron.
Call for proposals for 2021-I cycle is now open till 7th September. This call covers experiments from January 2021 to June 2021, except for BL13-XALOC Beamline which will cover all the year.
A research lead by the Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (CSIC), using high-angular resolution synchrotron X-ray diffraction at the MSPD beamline of ALBA Synchrotron, allows understanding a great deal of physical properties in relationship with the thermoelectric performance of different prepared skutterudites, promising thermoelectric materials which can convert heat to electricity and vice versa. The synchrotron data was essential to investigate the structural details of the new skutterudite-type compounds.
