Main Experimental Hutch (Hutch B)
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A capillary set up and hot air blower from the Powder Diffraction Beamline is pictured below. This is used for variable temperature experiments up to 700°C (this upper limit may be lower for certain flammable gases such as H2), and/or where samples are maintained under a specific gas atmosphere either as flow-through or under pressure up to a maximum of 20 bar. The beamline delivers gas through 6 mm nylon tubes. Please note that these are rated to 10 bar only. If working at pressures above 10 bring, bring your own steel lines.
Please note that because this resource is shared between beamlines, availability is not guaranteed.
🧐Where can I purchase suitable capillaries?
Capillaries can be ordered from e.g. Hilgenberg or Charles Supper, and standard stock items will take at least two weeks to be delivered. For non-standard thicker-walled quartz capillaries, users will need to contact Hilgenberg directly for pricing and availability. Delivery time might be longer.
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The Australian Synchrotron can supply compressed, pure compressed Nitrogen, Helium, Argon, and Air, whilst pure CO2 and Oxygen may be supplied only after special permission. Contact the beamline scientists well ahead of time. Other specialty gases may need to be purchased by the user group and delivered directly to the Synchrotron (after agreement with the Synchrotron safety teamSafety Team).
Specific to hydrogen gas mixtures our rules are as follows:
max 4% H2 (in N2 balance) for room temperature measurements ONLY, and
max 3% H2 (in N2 balance) for temperature dependent measurements up o max 500°C
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There is no dedicated gas extraction system in the hutches, consider bringing a gas collection bag that can be emptied in our fume hood post experiment. |
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We have gas detection monitors in both Hutches B and C for the following gases: CO, CO2, O2, and flammable. |
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Crystal Spectrometer / HERFD (in Hutch C)
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