Tag Archives: X-rays

How Wildfires Transform Soil Chemistry

X-ray microscopy tools at the Advanced Light Source (ALS) mapped the chemistry of wildfire ash, revealing microscale organizational changes in elements within the ash. Continue reading

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Thin-Film Coating Boosts X-Ray Instrument Performance

Researchers developed optimized coatings for diffraction gratings that use thin-film interference to double the light reaching the sample, capturing power otherwise lost to absorption. Continue reading

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