ADVANCED PHOTON SOURCE AT ARGONNE NATIONAL LAB DENNIS MILLS DEPUTY DIRECTOR, ADVANCED PHOTON SOURCE WORKSHOP FOR INDUSTRY RESEARCHERS BNL December 14 – 17, 2020 ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY Physical assets § 1,517 acres § 156 buildings Human capital § 3,500 FTE employees § 500+ students § 8,035 facility users ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY Location § Lemont, Illinois, near Chicago Type § Multiprogram laboratory Contractor § UChicago Argonne LLC 2 ADVANCED PHOTON SOURCE § The Advanced Photon Source (APS), provides ultra- bright, high-energy x-ray beams for research in almost all scientific disciplines (physical sciences, life sciences, industrial research, earth and planetary sciences, etc.) § Any scientist (academic, national labs, industry) can access the APS by sending in a proposal describing the work they want to do. – proposals are short – 3-4 pages – life of the proposal is up to 2 years – rapid access proposals are also available for a short, one-time experiments with quick access – proposal can be non-proprietary (no user fees) or proprietary (user fees are applied) – reviews based on feasibility and merit § APS has 67 simultaneously operating beamlines and each beamline station is optimized for a specific type of experiment/technique. (See: https://www.aps.anl.gov/Beamlines/Directory) For more general user info go to: https://www.aps.anl.gov/Users-Information § APS supports x-ray diffraction, scattering, imaging, For industrial use of the APS go to: spectroscopy, etc. https://www.aps.anl.gov/Industry 3 SCIENCE AT THE APS Unraveling Mummy Mysteries The APS allow scientists to pursue new knowledge about the structure and function of materials. This knowledge is impacting the evolution of combustion engines, microcircuits, aiding in the development of new pharmaceuticals and superconductors, and pioneering nanotechnologies. Researchers used x-ray imaging to study the ancient How a Widely Used Catalyst Splits Water Roman-Egyptian linen-wrapped remains of a 5-year-old girl that were unearthed in Hawara, Egypt, in 1911. A Potent Antibody Against the Mechanisms Responsible for Coronavirus Hydrogen Embrittlement of Steel Oxygen evolution reactions are important in a variety of industrial processes. A new study using x-ray surface diffraction provides a detailed analysis of the processes at a molecular level. This three-dimensional image shows how an antibody blocks the coronavirus spike. This “cartoon” image was Comparison of fatigue cracks in steel exposed to generated by an x-ray crystallography at the air (upper panel) and to hydrogen (lower panel) Structural Biology Center facility at the APS. using diffraction4 imaging. APS TAKE AWAY MESSAGE § Advanced Photon Source supports research in: – Physical sciences – Life sciences – Geosciences, Planetary sciences, Environmental sciences – Applied/Industrial research § Beamline scientists are available to: – Discuss potential experiments – Provide guidance on proposal submission – Assist in experiment set-up, data collection, and data analysis – See: https://www.aps.anl.gov/Beamlines/Directory for relevant beamline scientist to discuss your proposed experiment Shipping § Some beamlines have a mail-in service for ”routine” containers experiments for MX – Powder diffraction samples – Small molecule crystallography maintained at LN2 – Macromolecular crystallography (MX) temperature – Ultra-small angle x-ray scattering (USAXS) § Link to APS video: https://youtu.be/Gn4fpL6zw6M Powder diffraction sample holder 5 FUTURE: THE ADVANCED PHOTON SOURCE UPGRADE PROJECT - APS-U $815M project to § New storage ring update and renew the facility § 9 new feature beamlines + Long Beamline Building Project has started– completion date is § Enhancements for FY2026 many other beamlines § Combined, these improvements result in brightness increases Re-uses $1.5B in of up to 500x existing APS infrastructure 6.