High-Pressure Geochemistry, Petrology
and Mineral Physics Laboratory
Relevant Experimental Projects:
- In-situ studies of minerals and fluids at pressures up to 100 GPa
- Studies of reactions (kinetics and equilibrium) between minerals, melts, and fluids
- PVT equation of state determinations
- Synchrotron X-ray studies of minerals at elevated temperatures and pressures
- Solubility studies at extreme pressures and temperatures
- Crystal Growth studies in fluids and melts
Experimental Equipment:
- Hydrothermal Diamond Anvil Cells (3)
- Symmetric Diamond Anvil Cells (3)
- Ruby Fluorescence Pressure System
- High-temperature workstation with video and photographic capabilities
- EDM
Hydrothermal Diamond Anvil Cells (3)
- Capable of studies up to 25 GPa and 1000°C.
- Can also be used for cryogenic studies.
- Chromel heaters are wrapped around each diamond.
- A type K thermocouple is placed directly against each diamond.
- Ar (99%) H (1%) gas flow is required for high-temperature operation.
High-temperature workstation with video and photographic capabilities for Hydrothermal Diamond Anvil Cell experiments
- Capable of studies up to 25 GPa and 1000°C.
- Mastech triple DC linear power supply (0-30V at 0-10 Amps).
- ½ CCD high-resolution color video camera with on-screen menu
- Visual Inspector image capture and annotation software
- HH509 dual digital thermometer with RS-232 interface and software.
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Symmetric Diamond Anvil Cells (3)
Capable of studies high-pressure (>100 GPa) and high-temperature (>3000°C when coupled with laser heating) experiments.
E.D.M.
Micro-drill (can drill 90600 micrometer holes in Rhenium, Inconel, Renι 41, Stainless Steel, etc.)
Ruby Fluorescence Pressure System
- Designed to measure ruby fluorescence so as to ascertain the pressure within a diamond anvil cell.
- 532 nm laser
- TE cooled linear CCD array spectrometer
Diamond Anvil Cell set-up for in-situ Synchrotron X-ray studies at the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne national Laboratory (this photo is of the GSECARS beam line hutch 13-BM-D)
My research group has conducted numerous experiments at synchrotrons around the world (APS Argonne, IL; NSLS Brookhaven, Upton, NY; SPring 8 Japan; CHESS Cornell University, Ithaca, NY).
