A large-volume gas cell for high-energy X-ray reflectivity investigations of interfaces under pressure

DOI: 10.1107/S0909049510052106
PMID: 21335913

Authors: Federica Venturini (Diamond Light Source) , Sebastian Schoder (European Synchrotron Radiation Facility) , Werner F. Kuhs (Universität Göttingen) , Veijo Honkimaki (European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF)) , Louis Melesi (Institut Laue Langevin) , Harald Reichert (European Synchrotron Radiation Facility) , Helmut Schober (Institut Laue Langevin) , Frederic Thomas (Institut Laue Langevin)
Co-authored by industrial partner: No

Type: Journal Paper
Journal: Journal Of Synchrotron Radiation , VOL 18 (2) , PAGES 251-256

State: Published (Approved)
Published: January 2011

Abstract: A cell for the investigation of interfaces under pressure is presented. Given the pressure and temperature specifications of the cell, P < 100 bar and 253 K < T < 323 K, respectively, high-energy X-rays are required to penetrate the thick Al2O3 windows. The CH4(gas)/H2O(liquid) interface has been chosen to test the performance of the new device. The measured dynamic range of the high-energy X-ray reflectivity data exceeds 10-8, thereby demonstrating the validity of the entire experimental set-up.

Journal Keywords: Interfaces Under Pressure; High-Energy X-Ray Reflectivity; Gas Hydrates

Subject Areas: Technique Development


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