Environmental cell for in situ X-ray synchrotron micro-CT imaging with simultaneous acoustic measurements

Drobchik, Arkady N.; Nikitin, Viktor V.; Fokin, Mikhail I.; Dugarov, Geser A.; Shevchenko, Pavel D.; Deriy, Alex L.; Manakov, Andrey Yu.; Kuper, Konstantin E.; Duchkov, Anton A.

doi:10.1107/s1600577521013308

Title: Environmental cell for in situ X-ray synchrotron micro-CT imaging with simultaneous acoustic measurements

Journal Article · 26 January 2022 · Journal of Synchrotron Radiation (Online)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/s1600577521013308 · OSTI ID:1897891

Drobchik, Arkady N. ^[1]; Nikitin, Viktor V. ^[2]; Fokin, Mikhail I. ^[1]; Dugarov, Geser A. ^[1]; Shevchenko, Pavel D. ^[2]; Deriy, Alex L. ^[2]; Manakov, Andrey Yu. ^[1]; Kuper, Konstantin E. ^[3];

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Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Novosibirsk (Russian Federation)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Novosibirsk (Russian Federation). Budker Inst. of Nuclear Physics (BINP)
Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Novosibirsk (Russian Federation); Novosibirsk State Univ. (Russian Federation)

Synchrotron radiation provides the necessary spatial and temporal resolution for non-invasive operando studies of dynamic processes under complex environmental conditions. Here a new environmental cell for simultaneous in situ dynamic X-ray imaging and measuring acoustic properties of geological samples is presented. The primary purpose of this cell is to study gas-hydrate formation in porous geo-materials and its influence on their acoustic properties. The cell is designed for cylindrical samples of 9 mm in diameter, confining and pore pressures up to 12 MPa, and temperatures from –20°C to room temperature. The cell is portable and can be easily assembled and operated at different X-ray sources. This cell enables a wide range of experiments studying physical/chemical processes in the Earth subsurface that change the mechanical properties of rocks (geochemical reactions, phase transitions, etc.).

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1897891

Journal Information:: Journal of Synchrotron Radiation (Online), Journal Name: Journal of Synchrotron Radiation (Online) Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 29; ISSN 1600-5775

Publisher:: International Union of CrystallographyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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