Rotating tomography Paris–Edinburgh cell: a novel portable press for micro-tomographic 4-D imaging at extreme pressure/temperature/stress conditions. Issue 4 (1st October 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Philippe, J.; Le Godec, Y.; Mezouar, M.; Berg, M.; Bromiley, G.; Bergame, F.; Perrillat, J. P.; Alvarez-Murga, M.; Morand, M.; Atwood, Robert; King, A.; Régnier, S.
• Is Part Of: High pressure research. Volume 36:Issue 4(2016)
• Page Start: 512
• Page End: 532
• Publication Date: 2016-10-01
• Subjects: High pressure -- high temperature -- tomography -- stress -- synchrotron; High pressure (Science) -- Periodicals; High pressure (Technology) -- Periodicals; 536.41
• DOI: 10.1080/08957959.2016.1221951
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0895-7959

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This paper presents details of instrumental development to extend synchrotron X-ray microtomography techniques to in situ studies under static compression (high pressure), shear stress or the both conditions at simultaneous high temperatures. To achieve this, a new rotating tomography Paris–Edinburgh cell has been developed. This ultra-compact portable device easily and successfully adapted to various multi-modal synchrotron experimental set-up at ESRF, SOLEIL and DIAMOND is explained in detail. An in-depth description of proof of concept first experiments performed on a high resolution imaging beamline is then given, which illustrate the efficiency of the set-up and the data quality that can be obtained.