PSD Sample Environments
CCRF - Cryofurnace
- Advanced Research Systems DE204 closed-cycle cryocooler
- Bottom loading system with sample in vacuum or He filled exchange gas can
- Equipped with furnace interface for variable temperature control from 5K to 700K
4K Displex
- Advanced Research Systems DE204 closed-cycle cryocooler
- Bottom loading system with sample in vacuum or He filled exchange gas can
- Variable temperature from room temperature down to 4K
ICE Oxford Dry 1.5K Beamline Cryostat
- Top-loading, closed-cycle refrigerator with continuous operation at 1.5K
- 3He insert with sorption pump option for temperatures down to 300 mK
- Sample in variable temperature insert, vacuum or helium gas
Liquid Nitrogen Beamline Cryostat (Blue dewar)
- Liquid fill beamline cryostat configured for cooling with liquid nitrogen
- Equipped with capillary with which to load gases in situ in conjunction with the gas handling system
Gas Handling System
- Gas loading up to 170 bar for approved gases at room temperature and liquid nitrogen temperatures for adsorption and in situ neutron diffraction studies.
- Approved gases include: H2, D2, CH4, CD4, Ar, Xe, N2, He, CO2
