An environmental sample chamber for reliable scanning transmission x-ray microscopy measurements under water vapor
Abstract
We have designed, fabricated, and tested a compact gas-phase reactor for performing in situ soft x-ray scanning transmission x-ray microscopy (STXM) measurements. The reactor accommodates many gas atmospheres, including reactive or corrosive gasses, but was designed specically to address the needs of measurements under water vapor. An on-board sensor measures the relative humidity and temperature inside the reactor, minimizing uncertainties associated with measuring these quantities outside the instrument. The reactor mounts directly to the existing sample holder used in the majority of STXM instruments around the world and installs with minimal instrument reconguration. Using the reactor contributes over 85% less additional absorption compared to lling the STXM chamber with process gas, and results in much more stable imaging conditions. The reactor is in use at the STXM instruments at beamlines 11.0.2 and 5.3.2.2 at the Advanced Light Source.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Lab. (EMSL)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1091457
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-93522
47590; 44638
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- Reviews of Scientific Instruments, 84(7):073708
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Reviews of Scientific Instruments, 84(7):073708
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Citation Formats
Kelly, Stephen T., Nigge, P., Prakash, Shruti, Laskin, Alexander, Wang, Bingbing, Tyliszczak, Tolek, Leone, Stephen R., and Gilles, Mary K. An environmental sample chamber for reliable scanning transmission x-ray microscopy measurements under water vapor. United States: N. p., 2013.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.4816649.
Kelly, Stephen T., Nigge, P., Prakash, Shruti, Laskin, Alexander, Wang, Bingbing, Tyliszczak, Tolek, Leone, Stephen R., & Gilles, Mary K. An environmental sample chamber for reliable scanning transmission x-ray microscopy measurements under water vapor. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816649
Kelly, Stephen T., Nigge, P., Prakash, Shruti, Laskin, Alexander, Wang, Bingbing, Tyliszczak, Tolek, Leone, Stephen R., and Gilles, Mary K. 2013.
"An environmental sample chamber for reliable scanning transmission x-ray microscopy measurements under water vapor". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816649.
@article{osti_1091457,
title = {An environmental sample chamber for reliable scanning transmission x-ray microscopy measurements under water vapor},
author = {Kelly, Stephen T. and Nigge, P. and Prakash, Shruti and Laskin, Alexander and Wang, Bingbing and Tyliszczak, Tolek and Leone, Stephen R. and Gilles, Mary K.},
abstractNote = {We have designed, fabricated, and tested a compact gas-phase reactor for performing in situ soft x-ray scanning transmission x-ray microscopy (STXM) measurements. The reactor accommodates many gas atmospheres, including reactive or corrosive gasses, but was designed specically to address the needs of measurements under water vapor. An on-board sensor measures the relative humidity and temperature inside the reactor, minimizing uncertainties associated with measuring these quantities outside the instrument. The reactor mounts directly to the existing sample holder used in the majority of STXM instruments around the world and installs with minimal instrument reconguration. Using the reactor contributes over 85% less additional absorption compared to lling the STXM chamber with process gas, and results in much more stable imaging conditions. The reactor is in use at the STXM instruments at beamlines 11.0.2 and 5.3.2.2 at the Advanced Light Source.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4816649},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1091457},
journal = {Reviews of Scientific Instruments, 84(7):073708},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
}