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Synchrotron Light Sources, FTIR Advance Space-Dust Study

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Synchrotron light sources have helped researchers discover that interstellar space dust is more complex in composition and structure than previously thought. Researchers from the Argonne, Lawrence Berkeley and Brookhaven national laboratories used synchrotrons in concert with various microscopy techniques to examine seven particles collected by the Stardust space probe and returned to Earth in 2006. Synchrotrons produce extremely bright light beams that enable “unprecedented chemical identification” at the microscale, according to Dr. Hans Bechtel, principal scientific...Read full article

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    Published: August 2014
    Glossary
    advanced photon source
    An accelerator at the Argonne National Laboratory, providing powerful x-ray beams for materials research applications.
    synchrotron
    A synchrotron is a type of particle accelerator that uses magnetic fields to steer charged particles, typically electrons or positrons, in a closed, circular or elliptical path. The name synchrotron refers to the synchronization of the accelerating electric field with the increasing particle velocity as they move in a circular path. Synchrotrons are powerful tools used in various scientific and industrial applications, particularly in the generation of intense beams of synchrotron radiation. ...
    Advanced Photon SourceAmericasAPSArgonneBerkeley LabFourier transform infraredFTIRImagingLawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryLBNLMicroscopyResearch & TechnologyspacespectroscopysynchrotronAndrew WestphalHans BechtelStardustTech Pulse

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