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.
Symmetric Diamond Anvil Cells (3)
Capable of studies in high-pressure (>100 GPa) and high-temperature (>3000°C when coupled with laser heating) experiments.
E.D.M.
Our micro-drill can drill 90–600 micrometer holes in Rhenium, Inconel, René 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
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).