This thesis develops techniques for the design and analysis of controllers to achieve sub-micron accuracy on the position of electron beams for the optimal performance of synchrotrons. The techniques have been applied to Diamond Light Source, the UK's national synchrotron facility. Electron beam motion in synchrotrons is considered as a large-scale, two-dimensional process and by using basis functions, controllable modes of the process are identified which are independent and allow the design to be approached in terms of a family of single-input, single-output transfer functions. This thesis develops techniques for the design and analysis of controllers to achieve sub-micron accuracy on the position of electron beams for the optimal performance of synchrotrons. The techniques have been applied to Diamond Light Source, the UK's national synchrotron facility. Electron beam motion in synchrotrons is considered as a large-scale, two-dimensional process and by using basis functions, controllable modes of the process are identified which are independent and allow the design to be approached in terms of a family of single-input, single-output transfer functions. In this thesis, loop shaping concepts for dynamical systems are applied to the two-dimensional frequency domain to meet closed loop specifications. Spatial uncertainties are modelled by complex Fourier matrices and the closed loop robust stability, in the presence of spatial uncertainties is analysed within an Integral Quadratic Constraint framework. Two extensions to the unconstrained, single-actuator array controller design are considered. The first being anti-windup augmentation to give satisfactory performance when rate limit constraints are imposed on the actuators and the second being a strategy to account for two arrays of actuators with different dynamics. The resulting control schemes offer both stability and performance guarantees within structures that are feasible for online computation in real time.

Carbon nanotubes are carbon based structures with outstanding electronical and mechanical properties. They are used in a wide range of applications, usually embedded in polymer in the form of composites, in order to affect the electronic behavior of the matrix material. However, as the nanotubes properties are directly dependent on their intrinsic structure, it is necessary to select specific nanotubes depending on the application, which can be a complicated and inefficient process. This makes it attractive to be able to reduce the amount of material used in the composites. In this thesis, focus is placed on the electrical properties of the composites. A simple patterning method is presented which allows the use of extremely low amounts of nanotubes in order to increase the electrical conductivity of diverse polymers such as polystyrene (PS) or poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT). This method is called nanoimprint lithography and uses a flexible mold in order to pattern composite films, leading to the creation of conducting nanotube networks, resulting in vertically conducting samples (from the bottom of the film to the top of the imprinted patterns). In parallel, X-ray diffraction measurements have been conducted on thin P3HT polymer films. These were prepared on either silicon substrate or on graphene, and the influence of the processing conditions as well as of the substrate on the crystallinity of the polymer have been investigated. The knowledge of the crystalline structure of P3HT is of great importance as it influences its electronic properties. Establishing a link between the processing conditions and the resulting crystallinity is therefore vital in order to be able to make opto-electronic devices such as transistor or photovoltaic cells.

International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 25-28, 1999 / Riviera Hotel and Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada / A digital feedback system used to monitor and control a high energy electron beam’s orbit and stability in a VUV and X-ray storage ring will realize a 10 fold increase in the feedback system response time using packetized (IRIG 107-98) telemetry. The improvement in feedback time will provide a significant improvement in the level of orbit stability. This paper discusses the advantages of using a packetizing standard and high speed data acquisition as a cost effective way to support the scientific community in their real time processing needs.

<p>This thesis is concerned with <i>in-situ</i> time-, temperature- and pressure-resolved synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction investigations of a variety of inorganic compounds with twodimensional layer structures and three-dimensional framework structures. In particular, phase stability, reaction kinetics, thermal expansion and compressibility at non-ambient conditions has been studied for 1) Phosphates with composition <i>M</i><i>IV</i>(HPO₄)₂·<i>n</i>H₂O (<i>M</i><i>IV</i> = Ti, Zr); 2) Pyrophosphates and pyrovanadates with composition<i> M</i><i>IV</i>X₂O₇(<i>M</i><i>IV</i> = Ti, Zr and X = P, V); 3) Molybdates with composition ZrMo₂O₈. The results are compiled in seven published papers and two manuscripts.</p><p>Reaction kinetics for the hydrothermal synthesis of α-Ti(HPO₄)₂·H₂O and intercalation of alkane diamines in α-Zr(HPO₄)₂·H₂O was studied using time-resolved experiments. In the high-temperature transformation of γ-Ti(PO₄)(H₂PO₄)·2H₂O to TiP₂O₇ three intermediate phases, γ'-Ti(PO₄)(H₂PO₄)·(2-x)H₂O, β-Ti(PO₄)(H₂PO₄) and Ti(PO₄)(H₂P₂O₇)_0.5 were found to crystallise at 323, 373 and 748 K, respectively. A new tetragonal three-dimensional phosphate phase called τ-Zr(HPO₄)₂ was prepared, and subsequently its structure was determined and refined using the Rietveld method. In the high-temperature transformation from τ-Zr(HPO₄)₂ to cubic α-ZrP₂O₇two new orthorhombic intermediate phases were found. The first intermediate phase, ρ-Zr(HPO₄)₂, forms at 598 K, and the second phase, β-ZrP₂O₇, at 688 K. Their respective structures were solved using direct methods and refined using the Rietveld method. <i>In-situ</i> high-pressure studies of τ-Zr(HPO₄)₂revealed two new phases, tetragonal ν-Zr(HPO₄)₂and orthorhombic ω-Zr(HPO₄)₂ that crystallise at 1.1 and 8.2 GPa. The structure of ν-Zr(HPO₄)₂ was solved and refined using the Rietveld method.</p><p>The high-pressure properties of the pyrophosphates ZrP₂O₇ and TiP₂O₇, and the pyrovanadate ZrV₂O₇were studied up to 40 GPa. Both pyrophosphates display smooth compression up to the highest pressures, while ZrV₂O₇ has a phase transformation at 1.38 GPa from cubic to pseudo-tetragonal β-ZrV₂O₇ and becomes X-ray amorphous at pressures above 4 GPa.</p><p>In-situ high-pressure studies of trigonal α-ZrMo₂O₈ revealed the existence of two new phases, monoclinic δ-ZrMo₂O₈and triclinic ε-ZrMo₂O₈ that crystallises at 1.1 and 2.5 GPa, respectively. The structure of δ-ZrMo₂O₈was solved by direct methods and refined using the Rietveld method.</p>

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Résumé Le manganèse (Mn2+) est un élément essentiel du corps humain. Ses propriétés paramagnétiques permettent son utilisation comme agent de contraste pour l'IRM (Mn-MRI ou MEMRI). Analogue du calcium (Ca2+), il pénètre les neurones essentiellement par les canaux calciques. Il est ensuite transporté le long des microtubules jusqu'aux synapses où il est libéré, puis capturé par les autres neurones. Ainsi, il peut rendre compte du transport axonal antérograde et rétrograde. L'approche MEMRI peut ainsi apporter des informations uniques sur la connectivité fonctionnelle cérébrale. Toutefois, deux problèmes limitent l'emploi de ce puissant outil d'imagerie in vivo : (i) A doses élevées, le Mn2+ est toxique pour l'organisme et peut provoquer une atteinte grave du système nerveux central, appelé manganisme. Les niveaux et les mécanismes de toxicité sont mal connus. (ii) Le mode de transport du manganèse dans l'approche MEMRI est mal connu. Afin d'apporter des éléments de réponse à ces deux problèmes, nous avons entrepris une étude couplant IRM et microscopie synchrotron pour mieux comprendre le comportement du Mn2+ in vivo. Nous avons précisé les distributions cellulaire et sub-cellulaire du Mn et d'autres métaux pour un modèle de cellules de type neuronal (lignée de neuroblastome N2A), pour des cultures primaires de neurones hippocampiques, mais aussi au niveau de coupes d'hippocampe de rats. En parallèle, nous avons étudié les effets du Mn sur le métabolisme cérébral par une technique de RMN-HRMAS du proton. Pour compléter ce travail, nous avons mis en œuvre l'imagerie MEMRI chez les souris KO MAP6 présentant un déficit d'une protéine stabilisatrice des microtubules pour évaluer la connectivité fonctionnelle du tract thalamo-cortical. Mots clés Hippocampe, MAP6, manganèse, métabolisme, métal, neurone, MRI, rongeurs, synchrotron.

This work presents a spectroscopic and theoretical study of several energy materials using synchrotron-based techniques. Two classes of materials are studied: solids that have reported photocatalytic properties, and lithium compounds that are thought to form during the cycling of modern battery electrodes. An overview of synchrotron soft X-ray spectroscopic techniques is presented, along with the theory and procedures associated with performing such measurements. These measurements are compared to density functional theory (DFT) calculations, as implemented by the WIEN2k package, along with a description of the DFT method. Calculated electronic structure is shown to be a useful aid in interpreting the results of X-ray emission and X-ray near-edge absorption measurements (XES and XANES), allowing conclusions about the physical structure and properties of the materials to be reached. Two photocatalytic systems are outlined, the first of which is a solid solution of GaN and ZnO (GaN:ZnO) that exhibits an unexpected reduction in band gap. By carefully comparing common hybridized features from O, N and Zn core emission lines, a binding energy picture of the valence and conduction bands of GaN:ZnO is constructed, allowing its band gap reduction to be described as a consequence of heterojunctions between predominantly GaN and ZnO regions within the solid solution. This description attempts to resolve controversy in the literature regarding the origin of the band gap reduction, as well as to rule out a hypothesized oxynitride superlattice structure as the explanation. The second photocatalytic system studied is a carbon nitride derivative, poly(triazine imide) (PTI) that displays high crystallinity and that could be very inexpensive to produce due to its elemental abundance. Through resonant excitation, two inequivalent N sites in PTI can be probed by X-ray emission spectroscopy, indicating the material is not a conjugated polymer like other reported carbon nitrides. The band gap of the system is observed to decrease in response to disordered Li loading, an e ect that is con rmed by DFT calculation. Several potential disorder models of the Li loading of PTI are investigated with DFT force minimization in order to choose a structural candidate capable of producing calculated X-ray spectra that agree with our measurements. The presented lithium study attempts to use a modern soft X-ray absorption facility to characterize the Li surface by-products inherent to the charge-discharge cycling of a battery electrode. A survey of potential Li compounds was performed using Li K-edge XANES will be compared to DFT calculations and X-ray Raman Scattering measurements performed by collaborators in the future. Correlating measurements of the survey compounds with charge-cycled electrode measurements will be an area for future work.

Depuis la découverte des rayons X par Röntgen, l'imagerie radiographique utilise le contraste d'absorption. Cette technique est e fficace uniquement si les objets à étudier sont suffi samment absorbants. C'est pour cela qu'on peut détecter une lésion osseuse avec une radiographie, mais pas une lésion ligamentaire. Toutefois, l'imagerie par contraste de phase peut permettre de surmonter cette limite. Depuis les années 2000, s'appuyant sur des travaux similaires en optique visible, les scientifi ques des rayons X essayent de mettre au point des dispositifs sensibles au contraste de phase et compatibles avec des applications industrielles comme l'imagerie médicale ou le contrôle non destructif. Néanmoins, les architectures classiques des interféromètres sont très diffi ciles à mettre en place dans les rayons X durs, et sont trop contraignantes pour être transférables vers l'industrie. C'est pourquoi des dispositifs utilisant des réseaux de diff raction ont été les plus développés. Ils ont permis d'obtenir les premières images de radiographie par contraste de phase sur des humains vivants. Mais les architectures proposées aujourd'hui utilisent plusieurs réseaux et son contraignantes pour les industriels. C'est pourquoi j'ai développé au cours de ma thèse un système n'utilisant qu'un unique réseau de phase. J'ai montré qu'un tel dispositif peut générer des interférogrammes achromatiques et invariants par propagation. Ce dispositif a permis d'effectuer des mesures de contraste de phase quantitatives sur un fossile biologique, ainsi que des mesures métrologiques sur des miroirs plans adaptés aux rayons X.