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Liquid Pressure Cells

In these cells the pressure is continuously adjusted from 0 to Pmax while the sample is in the beam. The cell is linked via a flexible high-pressure capillary to a liquid pressure generator, or a high-pressure syringe, which is located several metres away. The pressure transmitting medium can be "fluorinert" (a fluorocarbon), deuterated hydrocarbon or alcohol (such as iso-propanol). When null matrix Ti-Zr alloy is used for the cell body, there is very little coherent scattering. The maximum sample dimensions vary with cells and pressure ranges. Most cells fit into standard "Orange" cryostats.

These pressure cells are available on request. Sufficient advance notice to sane(at)ill.fr is required for their reservation and preparation.

WARNING: samples which crystallise under pressure must not be injected through sample sticks to avoid blockages. In this specific case, only clamps or cells with an in-situ separator can be used.

Main body in Aluminium alloy

Code

Maximum pressure
and temperature
Material in
the beam
Thickness
(mm)
Sample Dimensions
(mm)

Comment

19PL10AL6

100 MPa / 1 kbar
T < 100°C
AW-7049A2Ø6 x 60 i.e. 1.7 mL

w/ or w/o separator

17PL50AL6

500 MPa / 5 kbar
T < 100°C
AW-7049A15Ø6 x 60 i.e. 1.7 mL

w/ or w/o separator

30PL50AL12
under construction

500 MPa / 5 kbar
T < 100°C
AW-7049A21Ø12 x 0.1

w/ "dielectric sensor"

15PL50AL12
under construction

500 MPa / 5 kbar
T < 100°C
AW-7049A
+ AW-7049A
+ AW-7049A
21
+ 10 or 11
+ about 11
Ø12 x 56 i.e. 6.3 mL
0.45 ml or 0.90 mL
0.30 mL

w/ or w/o separator
w/ "flat sample" insert
w/ "toroidal sample" insert

23PL70AL6

700 MPa / 7 kbar
T < 100°C
AW-7049A28Ø6 x 60 i.e. 1.85 mL

w/ external separator only

27PL70AL12

700 MPa / 7 kbar
T < 100°C
AW-7049A38Ø12 x 42 i.e. 4.7 mL

w/ external separator only

Main body in Hardened CuBe

Code

Maximum pressure
and temperature
Material in
the beam
Thickness
(mm)
Sample Dimensions
(mm)

Comment

20PL25CB6

250 MPa / 2.5 kbar
T < 300°C
CuBe2Ø6 x 60 i.e. 1.7 mL

w/ or w/o separator

25PL70CB6

700 MPa / 7 kbar
T < 300°C
CuBe7Ø6 x 65 i.e. 1.8 mL

w/ or w/o separator

14PL70CB12

700 MPa / 7 kbar
T < 300°C
CuBe
+ AW-7049A
+ AW-7049A
12
+ 10 or 11
+ about 11
Ø12 x 56 i.e. 6.3 mL
0.45 ml or 0.90 mL
0.30 mL

w/ or w/o separator
w/ "flat sample" insert
w/ "toroidal sample" insert

Main body in TiZr null-matrix alloy

Code

Maximum pressure
and temperature
Material in
the beam
Thickness
(mm)
Sample Dimensions
(mm)

Comment

29PL07TZ12
under construction

70 MPa / 0.7 kbar
T < 100°C
TiZr4Ø12 x 40

w/ external separator only

13PL25TZ12

250 MPa / 2.5 kbar
T < 100°C
TiZr
+ AW-7049A
+ AW-7049A
6
+ 10 or 11
+ about 11
Ø12 x 56 i.e. 6.3 mL
0.45 ml or 0.90 mL
0.30 mL

w/ or w/o separator
w/ "flat sample" insert
w/ "toroidal sample" insert

18PL60TZ6

600 MPa / 6 kbar
T < 100°C

TiZr

9Ø6 x 60 i.e. 1.7 mL

w/ or w/o separator

12PL60TZ12

600 MPa / 6 kbar
T < 100°C
TiZr
+ AW-7049A
+ AW-7049A
18
+ 10 or 11
+ about 11
Ø12 x 56 i.e. 6.3 mL
0.45 ml or 0.90 mL
0.30 mL

w/ or w/o separator
w/ "flat sample" insert
w/ "toroidal sample" insert

10PL70TZ4

700 MPa / 7 kbar
T < 100°C

TiZr

14Ø4 x 20

with light irradiation of the sample
(requires VIVALDI stick 149ILHP49)

24PL70TZ6

700 MPa / 7 kbar
T < 100°C

TiZr

14Ø6 x 62 i.e. 1.75 mL

w/ or w/o separator

26PL70TZ12

700 MPa / 7 kbar
T < 100°C

TiZr

24Ø12 x 44 i.e. 5 mL

w/ external separator only    

Only Sapphire in neutron beam

Code

Maximum pressure
and temperature
Material in
the beam
Thickness
(mm)
Sample Dimensions
(mm)

Comment

22PL05AO4

50 MPa / 500 bar
T < 100°C
Sapphire - Al2O329Ø30 x (2 or 4) thickness

temperature regulated 
with thermostatic bath

28PL10AO6
under construction

100 MPa / 1 kbar
T < 100°C
Sapphire12Ø6 x 50

w/ external separator only

21PL30AO2

300 MPa / 3 kbar
T < 100°C
Sapphire - Al2O333Ø12 x (0.5, 1 or 2) thickness

temperature regulated 
with thermostatic bath

11PL50AO2

500 MPa / 5 kbar
T < 100°C
Sapphire - Al2O340Ø12 x (0.5, 1 or 2) thickness

temperature regulated 
with thermostatic bath