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Dominic
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Instrument Scientist, High Resolution Powder Diffractometer (HRPD).


 

Biography​

My training and early career were based in planetary geology, with a focus on the properties of icy objects in the outer solar system; my first publication, on the astrobiological potential of Saturn's moon Titan was published shortly after graduating in 2000. Subsequently, I went on to study the properties of icy materials using Density Functional Theory calculations and, from 2003, using neutron diffraction. The combination of experimental and computational work formed the basis for two successful research fellowships, awarded by STFC and held in the Department of Earth Sciences at University College London. In 2013, I took up an appointment as a Lecturer jointly between UCL Earth Sciences and Birkbeck Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. In this role, I taught introductory and advanced modules in Planetary Science and co-authored an undergraduate text-book, “Planetary Geology: An Introduction" with Professor Claudio Vita-Finzi.

Following a 6-month secondment in 2015, I joined the ISIS Crystallography Group in January 2016, as an Instrument Scientist on HRPD.


 

Research Interests

  • Phase behaviour and thermoelastic properties of 'rock-forming' minerals in icy planetary bodies. Examples include water ice, hydrates of ammonia, methane, methanol, sulfuric acid, and various sulfates. Material property data in support of planetary geology and geophysical modelling.
  • Unusual thermoelastic properties in organic and inorganic crystals, including negative thermal expansion and negative compressibility.
  • Powder and single crystal diffraction techniques on both X-ray and neutron sources.
  • Data collection under extreme conditions of low temperature and high pressure.


Grants

  • PPARC Fellowship PPA/P/S/2003/00247 (PI). “Experimental and computational studies of planetary ices".
  • STFC Advanced Fellowship PP/E006515/1 (PI). “Experimental and computational studies of planetary ices and their role in the thermal evolution of icy moons".
  • PPARC standard grant PP/C501992/1 (Co-I). “The properties of planetary forming materials and the evolution of the icy moons“.
  • STFC standard grant ST/G003637/1 (Co-I). “Laplace/Tandem bridging grant".
  • STFC standard grant ST/K000934/1 (Co-I). “Structure and dynamics of small planets and moons".


Projects

  • HRPD-X, a complete upgrade of the High Resolution Powder Diffractometer , including replacement of the entire detector array, sample vacuum tanks and provision of a new R69 building.
  • In situ Raman spectroscopy combined with neutron powder / single-crystal diffraction. Affording the possibility to access dynamical information and local structure at the same time as measuring the long-range structure via diffraction, this project is currently integrating our existing portable-Raman capabilities to low- and high-T sample centre sticks. A joint studentship between ISIS, Diamond and the University of Exeter commenced in 2019 to work on development of these Raman sticks.
  • Optimisation of high-pressure gas cells for high-resolution neutron powder diffraction. One avenue we are following is the development of very strong and thinner-walled cells manufactured from Zr-based bulk metallic glass. These have a low background and lack the parasitic Bragg peaks produced by the Ti-6Al-4V cells currently best suited for acqusition of data in backscattering from complex low-symmetry materials.
  • A variety of other in-situ projects are in various stages of development, including a cell and stick for carrying out simultaneous neutron diffraction and resonant ultrasound spectroscopy, and a stick designed to induce acoustic fluidization of a powder sample (and this eliminate preferred orientation).


 

Selected Publications

(2021)

Gasser, T. M., Thoeny, A. V., Fortes, A. D., & Loerting, T. (2021): Structural characterization of ice XIX as the second polymorph related to ice VI. Nature Comm. 12, article 1128 (doi:10.1038/s41467-021-21161-z).


(2020)​

del Rosso, L., Celli, M., Grazzi, F., Catti, M., Hansen, T. C., Fortes, A. D., & Ulivi, L. (2020): Cubic ice Ic without stacking defects obtained from ice XVII. Nature Mat. 19, 663–668 (doi:10.1038/s41563-020-0606-y)​.

Fortes, A. D. (2020): Co-crystals, salts and ionic co-crystals of ethanol and ammonia. ACS Earth. Space. Chem. 4, 1612–1625 (doi:10.1021/acsearthspacechem.0c00155).

Fortes, A. D. (2020): Phenol hemihydrate: redetermination of the crystal structure by neutron powder diffraction , Hirschfeld surface analysis and characterization of the thermal expansion. Acta Cryst. E 76, 1062–1069 (doi:10.1107/S2056989020007719).

Fortes, A. D., Ponsonby, J., Kirichek, O., & Garcí​a-Sakai, V.  (2020): On the structures and phase transitions of hydrates in the binary dimethyl sulfoxide - water ​system. Acta Cryst. B 76, 733–748 (doi:10.1107/S2052520620008999).

Fortes, A. D., & Gibbs, A. S. (2020): HRPD-X; a proposed upgrade to the ISIS High-Resolution Powder Diffractometer. J. Neutron Res., 22, no. 2-3, 91–98. (doi:10.3233/JNR-19​0130​).

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(2019)

Fortes, A. D. (2019): Structural manifestation of partial proton ordering and defect mobility in ice Ih. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2019, 21, 8264–8274 (doi:10.1039/C9CP01234F).

Fortes, A. D. (2019): Thermal expansivity of the Al2SiO5 polymorphs, kyanite. andalusite and sillimanite, between 10 and 1573 K determined using time-of-flight neutron powder diffraction. Phys. Chem. Min. 46, 687‒704 (doi:10.1007/s00269-019-01031-3) - Springer SharedIt link.

Fortes, A. D., Funnell, N. P., Bull, C. L. (2019): Thermoelastic properties of deuterated melamine, C3N6D6, between 4.2 – 320 K at 5 kPa and between 0.1 – 5.0 GPa at 295 K from neutron powder diffraction and DFT calculations. High Press. Res. 39(1), 160‒178 (doi:10.1080/08957959.2019.1578879).

Fortes, A. D. (2019): A revised equation of state for in situ pressure determination using fcc-Pb (0 < P < 13 GPa, T > 100 K). RAL Technical Report, RAL‒TR‒2019‒002.


 

(2018)

Fortes, A. D., & Capelli, S. (2018): H/D isotope effect on the molar volume and thermal expansion of benzene. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018(20), 16736‒16742 (doi:10.1039/C8CP02500B).

Wood, I. G., Fortes, A. D., Dobson, D., Wang, W., Pajdzik, L., & Cosier, J.: Investigation of high-pressure planetary ices by cryo-recovery I: An apparatus for X-ray powder diffraction from 40 – 315 K. J. Appl. Cryst. 51(3), 685‒691 (doi:10.1107/S1600576718003965).

Wang, W., Fortes, A. D., Dobson, D., Howard, C., Bowles, J., Hughes, N., & Wood, I. G.: Investigation of high-pressure planetary ices by cryo-recovery II: High-pressure apparatus, examples, and a new high-pressure phase of MgSO4·5H2O. J. Appl. Cryst. 51(3), 692‒705 (doi:10.1107/S1600576718003977).

Fortes, A. D. (2018): Accurate and precise lattice parameters of H2O and D2O ice Ih between 1.6 and 270 K from time-of-flight neutron powder diffraction data. Acta Cryst. B 74(2), 196‒216 (doi:10.1107/S2052520618002159).

Fortes, A. D., Knight, K. S., Gibbs, A. S., & Wood, I. G. (2018): Crystal structures of NiSO4·9H2O and NiSO4·8H2O; magnetic properties, solid solutions and stability with respect to morenosite (NiSO4·7H2O). Phys. Chem. Min. 45(8), 695‒712 (doi:10.1007/s00269-018-0956-z).​

Gupta, M. K., Mittal, R., Singh, B., Mishra, S. K., Adroja, D. T., Fortes, A. D., & Chaplot, S. L. (2018): Phonons and anomalous thermal expansion behaviour of H2O and D2O ice Ih. Phys. Rev. B 98(10), article 104301 (doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.98.104301).


 

(2017)

Drake, S. M., Beard, A. D., Jones, A. P., Brown, D. J., Fortes, A. D., Millar, I. L., Carter, A., Baca, J., & Downes, H. (2017): Discovery of meteorite ejecta layer containing unmelted impactor fragments at the base of the Paleocene lavas, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Geology, 46(2), 171‒174 (doi:10.1130/G39452.1).

Phillips, A. E., & Fortes, A. D. (2017): Crossover between tilt families and zero area thermal expansion in hybrid Prussian blue analogues. Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed., 56(50), 15950‒15953 (doi:10.1002/anie.201708514).

Bull, C. L., Fortes, A. D., Ridley, C. J., Wood, I. G., Dobson, D. P., Gibbs, A. S., Goodway, C., Sadykov, R., & Knight, K. S. (2017): High-resolution neutron-diffraction measurements to 8 kbar. High Press. Res. 37(4), 486‒494 (doi:10.1080/08957959.2017.1386183).

Nair, H. S., Ogunbunmi, M. O., Kumar, C. M. N., Adroja, D. T., Manuel, P., Fortes, D., Taylor, J., & Strydom, A. M. (2017): Pr-magnetism in the quasi-skutterudite compound PrFe2Al8. J. Phys.: Cond. Matt. 29(34), article 345801 (doi:10.1088/1361-648X/aa7b98).

Fortes, A. D., Fernandez-Alonso, F., Tucker, M. G., & Wood, I. G. (2017): Isothermal equation of state and high-pressure phase transitions of synthetic meridianiite (MgSO4·11D2O) determined by neutron powder diffraction and quasielastic neutron spectroscopy. Acta Cryst. B. 73(1), 33-46 (doi:10.1107/S2052520616018254).

Fortes, A. D., Knight, K. S., & Wood, I. G. (2017): Structure, thermal expansion and incompressibility of MgSO4·9H2O, its relationship to meridianiite (MgSO4·11H2O) and possible natural occurrences. Acta Cryst. B. 73(1), 47-64 (doi:10.1107/S2052520616018266).

Fortes, A. D., Wood, I. G., Hudson-Edwards, K., & Gutmann, M. J. (2017): Partitioning of Co2+ and Mn2+ into meridianiite (MgSO4·11H2O): Ternary solubility diagrams at 270 K; cation site distribution determined by single-crystal time-of-flight neutron diffraction and density functional theory. Fluid Phase Equilibria., 437, 1-13 (doi:10.1016/j.fluid.2017.01.005)

 

(2016)

Fortes, A. D., Howard, C. M., Wood, I. G., & Gutmann, M. J. (2016): Glycine zinc sulfate pentahydrate: redetermination at 10 K from time-of-flight neutron Laue diffraction. Acta Cryst. E. 72(10), 1438-1445 (doi:10.1107/S2056989016014225).

Howard, C., Wood, I. G., Knight, K. S., & Fortes, A. D. (2016): X-ray and neutron powder diffraction analyses of Glyc·MgSO4·5H2O, Glyc·MgSO4·3H2O and their deuterated counterparts. Acta Cryst. C. 72(3), 203-216 (doi:10.1107/S2053229616001200).

Montes-Arago, A. M., Marshall, L. G., Fortes, A. D., Bordeaux, N. C., Langridge, S., Barmak, K., & Lewis, L. H. (2016): Discovery of process-induced tetragonality in equiatomic ferromagnetic FeNi. Acta Materialia 116, 263‒269 (doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2016.060.050).

 

(2015)

Fortes, A. D. (2015): Crystal structures of sodium molybdate dihydrate and sodium tungstate dihydrate from time-of-flight neutron powder diffraction. Acta Cryst. E. 71(7), 799-806 (doi:10.1107/S2056989015011354).

Fortes, A. D. (2015): Crystal structures of spinel-type Na2MoO4 and Na2WO4 revisited using neutron powder diffraction. Acta Cryst. E 71(6), 592-596 (doi:10.1107/S2056989015008774).

Fortes, A. D., D. Alfé, E. R. Hernàndez, & M. J. Gutmann (2015): Crystal structure of magnesium selenate enneahydrate, MgSeO4·9H2O, from 5 – 250 K using neutron time-of-flight Laue diffraction. Acta Cryst. B 71(3), 313-327 (doi:10.1107/S2052520615006824).

Fortes, A. D. (2015): X-ray powder diffraction analysis of two new magnesium selenate hydrates, MgSeO4·9H2O and MgSeO4·11H2O. Powder Diffr., 30(2), 149-157 (doi:10.1017/S0885715615000123).

 

(2014)

Fortes, A. D., I. G. Wood, D. Alfé, E. R. Hernàndez, M. J. Gutmann, & H. A. Sparkes (2014): Structure, hydrogen bonding and thermal expansion of ammonium carbonate monohydrate. Acta Cryst. B 70(6), 948-962 (doi:10.1107/S205252061402126X).

Fortes, A. D., & M. J. Gutmann (2014): Crystal structure of magnesium selenate heptahydrate, MgSeO4·7H2O from neutron time-of-flight data. Acta Cryst. E 70(9), 134-137 (doi:10.1107/S1600536814018698).

 

(2013)

Fortes, A. D., H. E. A. Brand, L. Vočadlo, A. Lindsay-Scott, F. Fernandez-Alonso, & I. G. Wood (2013): P-V-T equation of state of synthetic mirabilite (Na2SO4·10D2O) determined by powder neutron diffraction. J. Appl. Cryst. 46(2), 448-460 (doi:10.1107/S0021889813001362)

Fortes, A. D., I. G. Wood, & M. J. Gutmann (2013): MgSO4·11H2O and MgCrO4·11H2O from time-of-flight neutron single-crystal Laue data. Acta Cryst. C 69(4), 324-329 (doi:10.1107/S0108270113005751).

Gromnitskaya, E. L., O. F.Yagafarov, A. G. Lyapin, V. V. Brazhkin, I. G. Wood, M. G. Tucker, & A. D. Fortes (2013): The high-pressure phase diagram of synthetic epsomite (MgSO4·7H2O and MgSO4·7D2O), from ultrasonic and neutron powder diffraction measurements. Phys. Chem. Min. 40(3), 271-285 (doi:10.1007/s00269-013-0567-7).

 

(2012)

Fortes, A. D., I. G. Wood, M. G. Tucker, & W. G. Marshall (2012): The P-V-T equation of state of D2O ice VI determined by neutron powder diffraction in the range 0 < P < 2.6 GPa, 120 < T < 330 K, and the isothermal equation of state of D2O ice VII from 2 to 7 GPa at room temperature. J. Appl. Cryst. 45(3), 523-534 (doi:10.1107/S0021889812014847).

Fortes, A. D., F. Browning, & I. G. Wood (2012): Cation substitution in synthetic meridianiite (MgSO4·11H2O) II: Variation in unit-cell parameters determined from X-ray powder diffraction data. Phys. Chem. Min. 39(6), 443-454 (doi:10.1007/s00269-012-0498-8).

Fortes, A. D., F. Browning, & I. G. Wood (2012): Cation substitution in synthetic meridianiite (MgSO4·11H2O) I: X-ray powder diffraction analysis of quenched polycrystalline aggregates. Phys. Chem. Min. 39(5), 419-441 (doi:10.1007/s00269-012-0497-9).

Fortes, A. D., & I. G. Wood (2012): X-ray powder diffraction analysis of a new magnesium chromate hydrate, MgCrO4·11H2O. Powder Diffraction 27(1), 8-11 (doi:10.1017/S088571561200005X).

Fortes, A. D. (2012): Titan's internal structure and the evolutionary consequences. Planet. Space Sci. 60(1), 10-17 (doi:10.1016/j.pss.2011.04.010).

Grevel, K. -D., Majzlan, J., Benisek, A., Dachs, E., Steiger, M., Fortes, A. D., & Marler, B. (2012): Experimentally determined standard properties for synthetic MgSO4·4H2O (starkeyite) and MgSO4·3H2O; a revised internally consistent thermodynamic dataset for magnesium sulfate hydrates. Astrobiology 12(11), 1042‒1054 (doi:10.1089/ast.2012.0823).

Griffiths, G. I. G., Misquitta, A. J., Fortes, A. D., Pickard, C. J., & Needs, R. J. (2012): High pressure ionic and molecular crystals of ammonia monohydrate within density functional theory. J. Chem. Phys.137(6), article 64506 (doi:10.1063/1.4737887).

Griffiths, G. I. G., Fortes, A. D., Pickard, C. J., & Needs, R. J. (2012): Crystal structure of ammonia dihydrate II. J. Chem. Phys. 136(17), article 174512 (doi:10.1063/1.4707930).

Wood, I. G., Hughes, N., Browning, F., & Fortes, A. D. (2012): A compact, transportable, thermoelectrically-cooled cold stage for reflection geometry X-ray powder diffraction. J. Appl. Cryst. 45(3), 608‒610 (doi:10.1107/S0021889812012332).

 

(2011)

Fortes, A. D., & E. Suard (2011): Crystal structures of ethylene glycol and ethylene glycol monohydrate. J. Chem. Phys. 135(23), article 234501 (doi:10.1063/1.3668311).

Fortes, A. D., E. Suard, & K. S. Knight (2011): Negative linear compressibility and massive anisotropic thermal expansion in methanol monohydrate. Science 331, 742-746 (doi:10.1126/science.1198640).

Gowan, R. A., Smith, A., Fortes, A. D., & 40 other co-authors (2011): Micro-penetrators for in-situ sub-surface investigations of Europa. Adv. Space Res. 48(4), 725‒742 (doi:10.1016/j.asr.2010.06.026).

Norman, L. H., & Fortes, A. D. (2011): Is there life on ... Titan? Astron. Geophys. 52(1), 39‒42 (doi:10.1111/j.1468-4004.2011.52139.x).

 

(2010)

Fortes, A. D., & M. Choukroun (2010): Phase behaviour of ices and hydrates. Space Sci. Rev. 153(1-4), 185-218 (doi:10.1007/s11214-010-9633-3).

Fortes, A. D., I. G. Wood, & K. S. Knight (2010): The crystal structure of perdeuterated methanol hemi-ammoniate (CD3OD·½ND3) determined from neutron powder diffraction data at 4.2 K and 180 K. J. Appl. Cryst. 43(2), 328-336 (doi:10.1107/S0021889810005595).

Grindrod, P. M., Heap, M. J., Meredith, P. G., Tripetta, F., Sammonds, P. M., Wood, I. G., & Fortes, A. D. (2010): Experimental investigation of the mechanical properties of magnesium sulfate hydrates under martian conditions. J. Geophys. Res: Planets 115, article E06012 (doi:10.1029/JE003552).

Brand, H. E. A., Fortes, A. D., Wood, I. G., & Vočadlo, L. (2010): Equation of state and pressure-induced structural changes in mirabilite (Na2SO4·10H2O) determined from ab initio density functional theory calculations. Phys. Chem. Min. 37(5), 265‒282 (doi:10.1007/s00269-009-0331-1).

Gromnitskaya, E. L., Yagafarov, O. F., Lyapin, A. G., Brazhkin, V. V., & Fortes, A. D. (2010): Ultrasonic study of epsomite (MgSO4·7H2O) under pressure. High Press. Res. 30(1), 51‒54 (doi:10.1080/08957951003588860).

 

(2009)

Fortes, A. D., E. Suard, M. -H. Lemée-Cailleau, C. J. Pickard, & R. J. Needs (2009): Equation of state and phase transition of deuterated ammonia monohydrate (ND3·D2O) measured by high-resolution neutron powder diffraction up to 500 MPa. J. Chem. Phys. 131(15), article 154503 [10 pages] (doi:10.1063/1.3245858).

Fortes, A. D., I. G. Wood, & K. S. Knight (2009): The crystal structure of perdeuterated methanol mono-ammoniate (CD3OD·ND3) determined from neutron powder diffraction data at 4.2 K and 180 K. J. Appl. Cryst. 42(6), 1054-1061 (doi:10.1107/S0021889809035705).

Fortes, A. D., E. Suard, M. -H. Lemée-Cailleau, C. J. Pickard, & R. J. Needs (2009): Crystal structure of ammonia monohydrate phase II. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 131(37), 13508-13515 (doi:10.1021/ja9052569).

Fortes, A. D., I. G. Wood, L. Vočadlo, K. S. Knight, W. G. Marshall, M. G. Tucker, & F. Fernandez-Alonso (2009): Phase behaviour and thermoelastic properties of perdeuterated ammonia hydrate and ice polymorphs from 0 to 2 GPa. J. Appl. Cryst. 42(5), 846-866 (doi:10.1107/S0021889809027897).

Fortes, A. D., I. G. Wood, D. P. Dobson, & P. F. Fewster (2009): An icy mineralogy package (IMP) for in-situ studies of Titan's surface. Adv. Space Res. 44(1), 124-137 (doi:10.1016/j.asr.2008.11.024).

Coustenis, A., and 154 co-authors (2009): TandEM; Titan and Enceladus mission. Exp. Astron: Astrophys. Instr. Methods 23(3), 893‒946 (doi:10.1007/s10686-008-9103-z).

 

(2008)

Fortes, A. D., I. G. Wood, and K. S. Knight (2008): The crystal structure and thermal expansion tensor of MgSO4·11D2O (meridianiite) determined by neutron powder diffraction. Phys. Chem. Min. 35(4), 207-221 (doi:10.1007/s00269-008-0214-x).

Fortes, A. D., I. G. Wood, L. Vočadlo, L. Chapon, K. S. Knight, and R. I. Smith (2008): Neutron diffraction studies of sulfuric acid hydrates. II: The structure, thermal expansion, incompressiblity and polymorphism of sulfuric acid tetrahydrate (D2SO4·4D2O). J. Chem. Phys. 128(5), article 054506 [12 pages] (doi:10.1063/1.2827474).

Grindrod, P. M., Fortes, A. D., Nimmo, F., Feltham, D. L., Brodholt, J. P., & Vočadlo, L. (2008): The long-term stability of an aqueous ammonium sulfate ocean inside Titan. Icarus 197(1), 137‒151 (doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2008.04.006).

Wood, I. G., Vočadlo, L., Dobson, D. P., Price, G. D., Fortes, A. D., Cooper, F. J., Neale, J. W., Marshall, W. G., Tucker, M. G., Francis, D. J., Stone, H. J., & McCammond, C. A. (2008): Thermoelastic properties of magnesiowüstite, (Mg1-xFex)O: determination of the Anderson-Grüneisen parameter by time-of-flight powder neutron diffraction at simultaneous high pressures and temperatures. J. Appl. Cryst. 41(5), 886‒896 doi:10.1107/S0021889808025417).

Brand, H. E. A., Fortes, A. D., Wood, I. G., Knight, K. S., & Vočadlo, L. (2008): The thermal expansion and crystal structure of mirabilite (Na2SO4·10D2O) from 4.2 – 300 K, determined by time-of-flight neutron powder diffraction. Phys. Chem. Min. 36(1), 29‒46 (doi:10.1007/s00269-008-0256-0).

 

(2007)

Fortes, A. D. (2007): Metasomatic clathrate xenoliths as a possible source for the south polar plumes of Enceladus. Icarus 191(2), 743-748 (doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2007.06.013).

Fortes, A. D., I. G. Wood, L. Vočadlo, H. E. A. Brand, and K. S. Knight (2007): Studies of anhydrous magnesium sulfate polymorphs. I: Structures and thermal expansion of α-MgSO4 and β-MgSO4 from 4.2 – 300 K by powder neutron diffraction. J. Appl. Cryst. 40(4), 761-770 (doi:10.1107/S0021889807029937).

Fortes, A. D., I.G. Wood, M. Alfredsson, L. Vočadlo, K. S. Knight, W. G. Marshall, M. G. Tucker, and F. Fernandez-Alonso (2007): The high-pressure phase diagram of ammonia dihydrate. High Press. Res. 27(2), 201-212 (doi:10.1080/08957950701265029).

Fortes, A. D., P. M. Grindrod, S. K. Trickett, and L. Vočadlo (2007): Ammonium sulfate on Titan: possible origin and role in cryovolcanism. Icarus 188(1), 139-153 (doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2006.11.002).

Lopes, R., Stofan, E. R., Paganelli, F., Wood, C., Kirk, R., Lorenz, R., Fortes, A. D., Lunine, J. I., Wall, S., Elachi, C., and the Cassini Radar Team (2007): Cryolvolcanic features on Titan's surface as revealed by the Cassini Radar. Icarus 186(2), 395‒412 (doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2006.09.006).

 

(2006)

Fortes, A. D. (2006): The crystal structure of methanol monohydrate (CD3OD·D2O) at 160 K from powder neutron diffraction. Chem. Phys. Lett. 431(4-6), 283-288 (doi:10.1016/j.cplett.2006.09.077).

Fortes, A. D., I. G. Wood, and K. S. Knight (2006): Neutron powder diffraction studies of sulfuric acid hydrates. I: The structure of sulfuric acid hemitriskaidekahydrate, D2SO4·6½D2O. J. Chem. Phys. 125(14), article 144510. (doi: 10.1063/1.2356860).

Fortes, A. D., I. G. Wood, and L. Oberauer (2006): Using neutrino diffraction to study the Earth's core. Astron. Geophys. 47(5), 31-33. (doi: 10.1111/j.1468-4004.2006.47531.x).

Fortes, A. D., I. G. Wood, K. S. Knight, M. Alfredsson and L. Vočadlo (2006): The thermoelastic properties of epsomite (MgSO4·7D2O) from powder neutron diffraction and ab initio simulation. Eur. J. Min. 18(4), 449-462 (doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2006/0018-0449).

Fortes, A. D., and P. M. Grindrod (2006): Modelling of possible mud volcanism on Titan. Icarus 182(2), 550-558 (doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2005.11.013).

 

(2005)

Fortes, A. D. (2005): From Surrey to the moons of Jupiter (via Mars): the story of epsomite. Axis 1(9), 1-28 (http://www.minrec.org).

Fortes, A. D., I. G. Wood, K. S. Knight, M. Alfredsson and L. Vočadlo (2005): The incompressibility and thermal expansivity of D2O ice II determined by neutron diffraction. J. Appl. Cryst. 38(4), 612-618 (doi:10.1107/S0021889805014226).

 

(2004)

Fortes, A. D., I. G. Wood, D. Grigoriev, M. Alfredsson, S. Kipfstuhl, K. S. Knight, and R. I. Smith (2004): No evidence of large-scale proton ordering in Antarctic ice from powder neutron diffraction. J. Chem. Phys. 120(24), 11376-11379 (doi:10.1063/1.1765099).

 

(2003)

Fortes, A. D., I. G. Wood, K. S. Knight, J. P. Brodholt, M. Alfredsson, G. S. McGrady, and L. Vočadlo (2003): A high resolution neutron powder diffraction study of ammonia dihydrate (ND3·2D2O) phase I. J. Chem. Phys. 119(20), 10806-10813 (doi:10.1063/1.1619371).

Fortes, A. D., I. G. Wood, J. P. Brodholt, and L. Vočadlo (2003): Ab initio simulation of the ice II structure. J. Chem. Phys. 119(8), 4567-4572 (doi:10.1063/1.1593630).

Fortes, A. D., I. G. Wood, J. P. Brodholt, and L. Vočadlo (2003): Hydrogen bonding in solid ammonia from Density-Functional Theory calculations. J. Chem. Phys. 118(13), 5987-5994 (doi:10.1063/1.1555630).

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Fortes, A. D., I. G. Wood, J. P. Brodholt, and L. Vočadlo (2001): Ab initio simulation of ammonia monohydrate (NH3·H2O) and ammonium hydroxide (NH4OH). J. Chem. Phys. 115(15), 7006-7014 (doi:10.1063/1.1398104).

 

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Fortes, A. D. (2000): Exobiological implications of a possible ammonia-water ocean inside Titan. Icarus 146(2), 444-452 (doi:10.1006/icar.2000.6400).