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Mission Statement

    
         
        By Dave Mao      
                 
 
 		 HPCAT has been developed to optimize and integrate multiple novel synchrotron x-ray diffraction and x-ray spectroscopy probes, as well as complementary optical and electromagnetic probes, with diamond-anvil cell samples at high pressures and temperatures (P-T), thus addressing specific scientific problems in multidisciplinary fields. The basic design criteria of the HPCAT facility are:

1. Science Driven - Techniques are chosen for their maximum impact to the multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary HP sciences.


2. Optimized for high P-T - The x-ray energy, energy resolution, focal size, intensity, background discrimination, detector configuration, etc. are optimized with consideration of HP vessels and samples in high P-T environments.


3. Integration and Compatibility - We are keenly aware of the merits of the single technique concept that has been commonly adopted at many synchrotron beamlines. A prudent approach is taken to ensure that the multiple techniques at each station of HPCAT are indeed compatible and can be integrated to enhance the common scientific goal.


4. Uncompromised SR techniques -  Optimization and integration are accomplished without compromising the accuracy and sensitivity of each individual technique in comparison to the same measurements conducted at state-of-the-art, single-technique beamlines.