Condensed Matter & Thermal Physics Group, MPA-10

Photoelectron Spectroscopy

John J. Joyce - team leader

Tomasz Durakiewicz
Kevin Graham

Team description:

Electronic structure of 4f and 5f materials is the main research area of the Photoelectron Spectroscopy team at MPA-10. We utilize high energy and momentum resolution analyzers to perform Angle Resolved Photoemission studies of 4f materials and Uranium compounds, using synchrotron radiation and He lamp as excitation sources. For transuranic materials we employ Laser Plasma Light Source and angle-integrated analyzer. The first Angle Resolved measurement system for transuranic materials is coming up online in 2007.

Fragment of the electronic structure of USb, showing significant dispersion of f-character bands in the vicinity of Fermi level.

MPA-10 TEAMS

Thermal Physics

• Thermoacoustics
• Nonlinear Dynamics
• Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative R&D

Correlated Electrons

• Materials Synthesis and Characterization
• Transport and Thermodynamics
• Novel Materials at Extreme Conditions
• Very Low Temperature Physics

Actinide Chemistry

• Heavy-Element Chemistry

Low Energy Spectroscopy

• Condensed Matter NMR
• Photoelectron Spectroscopy
• Magnetic Resonance Force Microscopy
• Mossbauer Spectroscopy
• Neutron Scattering