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Furnaces (instruments)

Furnaces assigned to instruments

These top-loading furnaces are characterized by their flexibility and transparency to neutrons. The outer furnace body is made of aluminium for use under high vacuum or inert gas atmosphere. All internal components in the neutron beam are made of thin vanadium or niobium foils. Heating is achieved by resistance heaters using low voltage and high current. A thermally decoupled heater and up to eight thermal shields guarantee small temperature gradients. Power is supplied by saturable self inductances. The temperature controller, which has a standard computer interface, is adapted for different types of thermocouples and has a PID algorithm. All standard furnace spare parts are held in stock at the ILL.

Long-term temperature stability is typically 0.1 % of the actual temperature and gradients are in the order of 0.1 to 0.5% of the actual temperature. The length of the heater element and an adjustable sample support allow for large samples and variable heights. Thermocouples close to the sample allow independent temperature reading and control in two distinct temperature ranges from room temperature to 1000°C and from room temperature to 1650°C.

If you wish to work above the maximum temperatures listed below, please contact us.

These furnaces are assigned to specific instruments. The scientific and technical staff of the instruments concerned are in charge of their maintenance. However, major repairs and modifications are carried out in the High-Temperature Laboratory.

Instrument

CodeMax. Temperature
(°C)
Material
in the beam

Sample Dimensions
Ø x height (mm)

D1B

17TL13AV201000Al - V

Ø15 x 50

D2B

16TL05A12250Al

Ø15 x 50

 20TL13AV501000Al - V

Ø35 x 50

D3

23SA06A12350A5 - AG3 - AU4G

Ø12 x 12

D4

12BD14V201100V

Ø15 x 50

D9

19BD11AV10800AG3 - V

Ø6 x 6

D11, D22, D33
SANS Furnace

08SA15SA501250Sapphire
with ±3.5° access

Ø30 x 30

D20

11BD13AV201000Al - V

Ø15 x 50

IN1

15TL13AN601000
contact lab. for T > 1000
Al - Nb

Ø45 x 50

IN5, IN6-SHARP

03TL17AN501400Al - Nb

Ø35 x 40

IN11

18BD08A60450Al

Ø60 x 50

IN15

22BD05SO30250Quartz - Boral

30 x 40

IN16B

10TL13AN601000Al - Nb

Ø45 x 50

PANTHER

24TL13AN501000
contact lab. for T > 1000
Al - Nb

Ø35 x 50