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Title: Sample cell for powder x-ray diffraction at up to 500 bars and 200 °C

Journal Article · · Rev. Sci. Instrum.
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2364134· OSTI ID:1007751

A low cost sample cell for powder diffraction at high pressure and temperature that employs either sapphire or steel pressure tubes is described. The cell can be assembled rapidly, facilitating the study of chemically reacting systems, and it provides good control of both pressure and temperature in a regimen where diamond anvil cells and multianvil apparatus cannot be used. The design provides a relatively large sample volume making it suitable for the study of quite large grain size materials, such as hydrating cement slurries. However, relatively high energy x rays are needed to penetrate the pressure tube.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
1007751
Journal Information:
Rev. Sci. Instrum., Vol. 77, Issue (11) ; 11, 2006; ISSN 0034-6748
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH