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Paris-Edinburgh Pressure Cells

ILL provides VX-1 and VX-5 type Paris-Edinburgh cells. There are cells loaded with Florinert for room-temperature experments and cells loaded with He gas for low-temperature experiments in a 4 K dedicated cryostat. A third VX-1 type cell was built in hardened CuBe to allow polarised neutron experiments to be carried out up to 4 GPa (40 kbar). All cells are provided with TiZr gaskets.

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

Code

Pressure
max. (kbar)
Material in
the beam
Thickness
(mm)
Sample Volume
Ø x height (mm)

Cryostat

06PG1000BN5
VX-5 Type

200 @ 300 K
or 100 @ 300 K
cBN or Al2O3-ZrO2 anvils
TiZr gaskets
-Ø2.4 x 1.3
or Ø4.8 x 2.7

for low-temperature use
(spare)

07PL1000BN5
VX-5 Type

200 @ 300 K
or 100 @ 300 K
cBN or Al2O3-ZrO2 anvils
TiZr gaskets
-Ø2.4 x 1.3
or Ø4.8 x 2.7

for room-temperature use

08PG400BN5
VX-1 Type

40 @ 300 KcBN or Al2O3-ZrO2 anvils
TiZr gaskets
-Ø2.4 x 1.3
or Ø4.8 x 2.7

for low-temperature use
(spare)

09PL400BN5
VX-1 Type

40 @ 300 KcBN or Al2O3-ZrO2 anvils
TiZr gaskets
-Ø2.4 x 1.3
or Ø4.8 x 2.7

for room-temperature use

17PG400BN5
VX-1 Type in CuBe

40 @ 300 KcBN or Al2O3-ZrO2 anvils
TiZr gaskets
-Ø2.4 x 1.3
or Ø4.8 x 2.7

for low-temperature use with
polarised beam (spare)

18PG1000BN5
VX-5 Type

200 @ 300 K
or 100 @ 300 K
cBN or Al2O3-ZrO2 anvils
TiZr gaskets
-Ø2.4 x 1.3
or Ø4.8 x 2.7

247ILCCHP180
for non-polarised beam

19PG1000BN5
VX-5 Type in CuBe

200 @ 300 K
or 100 @ 300 K
cBN or Al2O3-ZrO2 anvils
TiZr gaskets
-Ø2.4 x 1.3
or Ø4.8 x 2.7

164ILCCHP180
for polarised beam