DOE OSTI2012
This report is the result of a workshop held in September 2011 that examined the utility of a compact x-ray light source (CXLS) in addressing many scientific challenges critical to advancing energy science and technology. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and National Academy of Sciences (NAS) have repeatedly described the need for advanced instruments that “predict, control, and design the components of energetic processes and environmental balance,” most notably in biological, chemical, environmental, and materials science. In numerous DOE and NAS reports, direct molecular-scale imaging and timedependent studies are seen as a powerful means to develop an atomistic-level understanding of scientific issues associated with current and future energy and environmental needs, including energy production and storage from both fossil-based and fossil-free sources and cleanup of government and industrial sites worldwide.