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SPring-8/SACLA Research Frontiers 2020


CONTENTS
 
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  Page Size
Contents 1 836 KB
Preface 5 809 KB
Editor's Note 6 596 KB
 
Scientific Frontiers 7 835 KB
  Reviews    
    Recent progress in advanced SR characterization of fuel cells at SPring-8
Y. Iwasawa		 8 4.3 MB
    Recent achievements using X-ray fluorescence holography and photoelectron holography
K. Hayashi and T. Matsushita		 12 6.7 MB
       
  Life Science    
  Protein crystallography:    
    Crystal structure of the first orphan GPCR
X. Lin and F. Xu		 16 1.6 MB
    Crystal structure of an antagonist-bound ghrelin receptor
Y. Shiimura, S. Iwata and M. Kojima		 18 1.4 MB
    Structural basis for the inhibition of Plasmodium falciparum hexose transporter
X. Jiang and N. Yan		 20 2 MB
    Structural insights into isoform-selective regulators of mammalian Cryptochromes
S. Miller and T. Hirota		 22 1.4 MB
    Structural basis of the intracellular interaction between type IIa receptor protein tyrosine phosphatases and Liprin-α
S. Fukai		 24 1.4 MB
  Protein Crystallization:    
    A new powerful research tool for GPCR structure determination
H. Miyagi, S. Iwata and J. Saito		 26 1.5 MB
  Drug Delivery System:    
    Characterizing DDS nanoparticles containing therapeutic DNAs or RNAs
M. Sakuragi and K. Sakurai		 28 1.9 MB
  Diabetes:    
    Exercise regulates microRNAs to preserve coronary and cardiac function in the diabetic heart
D. O. Schwenke, K. Umetani and J. T. Pearson		 30 1.4 MB
  Cancer Chemotherapy:    
    Visualization of platinum accumulation by synchrotron radiation X-ray fluorescence in cancer tumor of patients treated with oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy
M. Nishibori and R. Koba		 32 1.7 MB
       
  Physical Science    
  Valence Electron Distribution:    
    Direct determination of 3d orbital state in perovskite-titanate by synchrotron X-ray diffraction
S. Kitou and H. Sawa		 34 1.6 MB
  Gate Adsorption Kinetics:    
    Time-resolved in situ X-ray powder diffraction measurements to clarify the kinetic nature of adsorption-induced structural transition on metal-organic frameworks
S. Hiraide, M. T. Miyahara and H. Tanaka		 36 1.6 MB
  Solid-liquid Interface:    
    Early stages of iron passivation: defective growth of oxide layer observed by quick X-ray reflectometry
Y. Wakabayashi		 38 1.2 MB
  Quasi-elastic Scattering:    
    Direct observation of molecular motions in soft materials: study of basic and applicational liquid crystal systems
M. Saito		 40 1.3 MB
  High-resolution Compton Scattering:    
    Extreme Fermi surface smearing in maximally disordered NiFeCoCr solid solution
S. B. Dugdale		 42 1.3 MB
  Order within Disorder:    
    Understanding diffraction patterns of disordered materials
S. Kohara, Y. Onodera and O. Sakata		 44 1.6 MB
  Liquid Structure:    
    Very sharp diffraction peak in dense oxide liquid with the formation of distorted tetraclusters
C. Koyama, S. Kohara and T. Ishikawa		 46 1.7 MB
  Magnetic Compton Scattering:    
    Depth dependence of spin-specific magnetic hysteresis loop observed by magnetic Compton scattering
N. Tsuji		 48 1.1 MB
  Optical Vortex:    
    X-ray microscope for discriminating spiral orientation of structures inside materials
Y. Kohmura		 50 1.5 MB
  Phonon Softening:    
    Nematic correlation length in iron-based superconductors probed by inelastic X-ray scattering
A. M. Merritt, F. Weber and D. Reznik		 52 1.3 MB
  Peritectic Solidification:    
    Impact of massive-like ferrite to austenite transformation during and after solidification on microstructure evolution in steels
H. Yasuda		 54 1.9 MB
  Magnetization Reversal:    
    Observation of magnetization reversal process for (Sm,Ce)2(Co,Fe,Cu,Zr)17 magnets by soft X-ray magnetic circular dichroism microscopy
Y. Matsuura, R. Tamura, K. Ishigami and T. Nakamura		 56 1.9 MB
  HAXPES Depth Profiling:    
    Skewing of electronic band along the direction of electric polarization in ferroelectrics
J. Kano and N. Oshime		 58 2.2 MB
  c-f Hybridization:    
    Electronic structure of Yb compounds probed by hard X-ray photoemission spectroscopy
H. Sato		 60 1.3 MB
  Bulk Photovoltaic Effect:    
    Evidence of Fermi level tuning in multiferroic BiFeO3 thin films by Mn doping for high photovoltage generation
S. Nakashima and H. Fujisawa		 62 1.4 MB
  Nano-beam XMCD:    
    Time-resolved imaging of an operating hard-disk-drive write head using nanobeam X-ray magnetic circular dichroism
H. Suto, A. Kikitsu and Y. Kotani		 64 2 MB
  High-pressure Physics:    
    High-pressure X-ray diffraction studies of the supercritical fluid of hydrogen
Y. Akahama		 66 1.1 MB
  Cluster Dynamics:    
  sacla Ultrafast structural dynamics of highly excited nanoparticles in intense laser fields
T. N. Hiraki, Y. Kumagai, K. Nagaya and K. Ueda		 68 1.3 MB
  Photo-induced Demagnetization:    
  sacla Studying ultrafast dynamics of element-dependent magnetization dynamicsin ferromagnetic Co/Pt multilayer thin films using femtosecond X-ray magneto-optical Kerr effect measurement
K. Yamamoto and H. Wadati		 70 1 MB
  Nuclear Physics:    
    Search for ηʹ-meson bound nuclei using a GeV photon beam
N. Muramatsu and N. Tomida		 72 2.6 MB
       
  Chemical Science    
  Crystal Volume Shrinkage:    
    Charge transfer transitions stemming from 6s0 and 6s2 charge degree of freedom in valence skipping Bi and Pb ions
M. Azuma, T. Nishikubo and Y. Sakai		 74 2.8 MB
  Catalysis:    
    Identification of Fe3+ single-atom sites for CO2 conversion to CO using operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy
J. Gu, C.-S. Hsu, H. M. Chen and X. Hu		 76 2.4 MB
  Nonlinear Multiple Ionization:    
  sacla Formation of Xe 4d double-core-hole states in intense EUV-FEL fields studied by multielectron-ion coincidence spectroscopy
M. Fushitani, Y. Hikosaka and A. Hishikawa		 78 1.3 MB
  Chemical Bond Formation:    
  sacla Femtosecond X-ray liquidography captures the birth of molecular vibrations mediating bond formation
J. Goo Kim, S. Adachi and H. Ihee		 80 2.6 MB
  Colorimetric Humidity Sensor:    
    A novel porous molecular crystal that varies its color in response to the change in surrounding humidity
H. Yamagishi and Y. Yamamoto		 82 1.7 MB
  Porous Material:    
    Structural characterization of acid-responsive hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks with permanent porosity
I. Hisaki and Y. Suzuki		 84 2.7 MB
  Molecular Cage:    
    Formation of large confined spherical space with small aperture using flexible hexa-substituted sumanene
Y. Yakiyama and H. Sakurai		 86 2.1 MB
  Artificial Ion Channel:    
    Tubular aggregate with hydrophilic interior formed by one-dimensional assembly of cyclic peptide amphiphile in nonpolar organic media
S. Kanazawa and I. Akiba		 88 1.2 MB
  Haem Dynamics:    
  sacla Unravelling the “transition-state” of the respiratory function
M. Chergui		 90 1.9 MB
  Dioxin Formation:    
    Mechanistic investigation of chromium-chloride-promoted formation of dioxins by in situ XAFS
M. Zhang, T. Fujimori and M. Takaoka		 92 1.3 MB
  Radioactive Microparticle Analysis:    
    Characterization of two types of cesium-bearing microparticle (CsMP) emitted from the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident using multiple synchrotron radiation analyses
H. Miura and Y. Takahashi		 94 991 KB
       
  Earth & Planetary Sciense    
  Earth’s Core:    
    Equation of state of liquid iron under extreme conditions
Y. Kuwayama and K. Hirose		 96 1 MB
  Earth’s Mantle:    
  Viscosity measurement of silicate melts under mantle conditions infers the primordial structure of Earth’s silicate mantle
L. Xie and A. Yoneda		 98 1.7 MB
  Earth Science:    
    Phase transition of aluminium hydroxide at extremely high pressure
M. Nishi		 100 1.7 MB
  Historical Geology:    
    What happened after the meteoroid impact at the end of the Cretaceous Period? - Paleoenvironmental reconstruction based on synchrotron XRF images
T. Maruoka		 102 1.4 MB
  Planetary Science:    
    In situ preservation of nitrogen-bearing organic matter in carbonates from ancient Mars
M. Koike, R. Nakada and T. Usui		 104 1.6 MB
       
  Industrial Applications    
  Steel Structural Mechanics:    
    Microscopic 3-dimensional stress distribution inside crystalline grains of bulk steel under plastic deformation measured by scanning 3-dimensional X-ray diffraction microscopy
Y. Hayashi, D. Setoyama and H. Kimura		 106 1.7 MB
  Polymer Science:    
    Interpenetration of polymer chains on particle surfaces in latex films determined by small-angle X-ray scattering
T. Kureha		 108 1.3MB
 
  Accelerators & Beamlines Frontiers 110 730 KB
  SPring-8    
  Beam Performance - Recent update on accelerators 111 813 KB
  New Apparatus, Upgrades & Methodology    
    • Development of X-ray imaging detector for 200 keV X-ray microtomography
M. Hoshino, K. Uesugi and N.Yagi		 112 1.7 MB
    • A high-efficient X-ray emission spectrometer of SPring-8 BL39XU beamline
N. Kawamura		 114 1.8 MB
  SACLA    
    Beam Performance 116 1.5 MB
 
  Facility Status 118 706 KB
    SPring-8 Facility Status 119 3.1 MB
    　Introduction
　Machine Operation
　Beamlines
　User Program and Statistics
　Research Outcome
　SPring-8 Users Community (SPRUC)		    
    SACLA Facility Status 132 600 KB
     
Cover   2.9 MB
Colophon   506 KB
Back Cover   2.8 MB
Note: The principal publication(s) concerning each article is indicated with all author's names in italics in the list of references.