XMaS: The UK Materials Science Facility at the ESRF
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Warwick
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
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People |
ORCID iD |
| Thomas Hase (Principal Investigator) | |
| Malcolm Cooper (Co-Investigator) |
Publications
Bikondoa O
(2019)
XMaS @ the ESRF.
in Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences
Bikondoa O
(2020)
X-Ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy with Coherent Nanobeams: A Numerical Study
in Crystals
Bikondoa O
(2021)
On Compton scattering as a source of background in coherent diffraction imaging experiments.
in Journal of synchrotron radiation
Blidberg A
(2019)
Electronic changes in poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-coated LiFeSO4F during electrochemical lithium extraction
in Journal of Power Sources
Brewer A
(2021)
Microscopic piezoelectric behavior of clamped and membrane (001) PMN-30PT thin films
in Applied Physics Letters
Burn D
(2022)
Spin orbit torque driven magnetization reversal in CoFeTaB/Pt probed by resonant x-ray reflectivity
in Physical Review B
Carbone D
(2023)
Focused and coherent X-ray beams for advanced microscopies
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Checchia S
(2020)
Pd-LaFeO 3 Catalysts in Aqueous Ethanol: Pd Reduction, Leaching, and Structural Transformations in the Presence of a Base
in ACS Catalysis
Cherian T
(2019)
Supramolecular Self-Assembly of Nanoconfined Ionic Liquids for Fast Anisotropic Ion Transport
in Advanced Functional Materials
| Description | Work published in Applied Physics Letters 119, 2015 (2021) was cited in a patent application |
| First Year Of Impact | 2021 |
| Description | Technopolis report |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://www.ukri.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/STFC-030823-EuropeanSynchrotronRadiationFacilityImpa... |
| Title | CSD 1942347: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination |
| Description | Related Article: M. Yaman, N. Dege, M.M. Ayoob, A.J. Hussein, M.K. Samad, I.O. Fritsky|2019|Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.E:Cryst.Commun.|75|830|doi:10.1107/S2056989019006972 |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2019 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.25505/fiz.icsd.cc2365cw&sid=DataCite |
| Title | CSD 1942348: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination |
| Description | Related Article: M. Yaman, N. Dege, M.M. Ayoob, A.J. Hussein, M.K. Samad, I.O. Fritsky|2019|Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.E:Cryst.Commun.|75|830|doi:10.1107/S2056989019006972 |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2019 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.25505/fiz.icsd.cc2365dx&sid=DataCite |
| Description | Diamond Light Source |
| Organisation | Diamond Light Source |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | XMaS provides additional capability through activities such as jointly run BAG access for energy materials as well as knowledge transfer and sample environment design. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Knowledge transfer and sharing of best practice. Data handling procedures and metrology developments as well as joint funding applications. |
| Impact | There are many joint research publications but most of the generated benefit is through indirect knowledge transfer and the sharing of best practice. |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Title | pyxscat |
| Description | PyXScat is a module that allows a quick, straightforward visualization and reduction of 2D scattering patterns. The main tool of PyXScat is its Graphical User Interface. The philosophy of PyXScat matches the following point: - Abstraction of FabIO, pyFAI and pygix. Visualization of 2D patterns, 1D integrations, transform to reciprocal (Q) maps. - Minimum learning curve for non-experienced users. - Live, tunable and quick subtraction of reference data. - Bridge between data collection and deep data analysis. More information can be found here: https://gitlab.esrf.fr/xmas-bm28/data_analysis/pyxscat/-/blob/main/README.md?ref_type=heads |
| Type Of Technology | Software |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Impact | Allows rapid data reduction and refinement of experimental data recorded on the XMaS facility. It is released to the wider community through the ESRF main software portal page |
| URL | https://gitlab.esrf.fr/xmas-bm28/data_analysis/pyxscat |
| Description | XMaS Scientist Experience |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The XMaS Scientist Experience is a nationwide competition aimed at encouraging young women to consider careers in science, by showing them some opportunities available to them and introducing them to inspirational role models, all within the international setting of the EPN campus. The applicants are required to write about a famous female scientist, her contribution to promoting the cause of women in science, and their own motivation for entering the competition. The prize for the competition winners is a 5 day trip to Grenoble, France. The group of up to 16 year-12 female students visits the ESRF, including XMaS, as well as nearby laboratories. A major part of the trip is to take part in the Synchrotron@school programme run by the ESRF. The winners also share a lunch with women scientists, engineers, technicians and students who work there with one woman available for every 2 girls, which allows for in-depth conversations. After the trip, the girls share their experiences with family and friends and their peers, further influencing the views of the students' support groups. Both winners and their families have been full of praise for the initiative. The XMaS Scientist Experience has allowed its winners to experience what life as a scientist could be, far from the clichés that still exist. As females students, many stressed how empowered they felt after the trip. Charlotte, a participant in one trip declared: "This whole experience has been absolutely incredible- it has shown me the whole world of opportunities there are out there for women in science, and that a career in physics isn't out of my reach". The winners we have managed to follow over the years went on to study STEMM (Science, Technology Engineering Mathematics and Medicine) at university, with two currently studying Physics at the University of Warwick. Winners are keen to act as ambassadors and advertise the competition amongst their peers, often with winners writing a piece in their schools' newsletters. The programme has received a lot of attention on social media (XMaSScientist, @XMaSBeam) as well as recently in more main-stream media, including BBC Radio Coventry and Warwickshire as part of their morning radio show. The winners are also an integral part of the annual Warwick Science Gala, which is an evening for school pupils of all ages promoting STEMM in an interactive environment and will run again in 2023. The XMaS Scientist Experience has now been running for 6 years, allowing us to reflect on the outcomes of the trips. The enthusiasm of the participants afterwards is remarkably positive and they all comment that it is an eye-opener to the roles that they could play as future women in science. The first few years' entrants came only from schools located near the XMaS hubs of Liverpool and Coventry (Warwick) areas. Applicants come now from schools located as far away as Londonderry, Exeter and Lancashire. We have actively started to target students from Widening Participation backgrounds. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2022,2023,2024,2025 |
| URL | http://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/xmas/impact/outreach/xmas_scientist_experienceb/ |