Description of the furnace

It is possible to borrow an Anton-Paar furnace from the french CRG BM32 beamline. It is an XRK 900 reaction chamber from Anton-Paar (Austria) XRK 900 reaction chamber from Anthon Paar (Austria).

The following summarizes its specifications :

• Adjustment range
  • Incidence angle: 0-165 (2nd)
  • Height : +-2.5mm
• Temperature
  • range from room temperature to 900 °C max.
  • typical heat up time 30mn(vacuum or normal atmosphere)
  • typical heat up time 50mn(He up to 10 bar) to 750 °C max
  • heating power 650W max ( 10 Ohm)
  • Sample holder measurement NiCr thermocouple
  • Furnace measurement NiCr thermocouple
  • the diameter of the Inconel thermocouple jacket 1mm
• Pressure
  • range from approx 1mbar to 10 bar.
• Thermostatization of housing
  • liquid 0.7-2.5 l/mn
  • 5 -150 °C
  • 2 bar max
• Sample holder dimensions and materials
  • stainless steel or glass-ceramic (Macor)
  • sample thickness 1.5 mm or 0.5mm
  • sample diameter 14 mm
• Window foil
  • Housing 125 um Caption
  • Temperature shielding 50 um Beryllium
• Chamber
  • Outside diameter 119 mm max
  • weight (without adapter) 6 kg
  • material stainless steel