EPJ Techniques and Instrumentation (Jul 2018)

Calibration of a multi-anvil high-pressure apparatus to simulate planetary interior conditions

  • J. S. Knibbe,
  • S. M. Luginbühl,
  • R. Stoevelaar,
  • W. van der Plas,
  • D. M. van Harlingen,
  • N. Rai,
  • E. S. Steenstra,
  • R. van de Geer,
  • W. van Westrenen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjti/s40485-018-0047-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

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Abstract This paper presents the setup and pressure calibration of an 800-ton multi-anvil apparatus installed at the Vrije Universiteit (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) to simulate pressure-temperature conditions in planetary interiors. This high-pressure device can expose cubic millimeter sized samples to near-hydrostatic pressures up to ~ 10 GPa and temperatures exceeding 2100 °C. The apparatus is part of the Distributed Planetary Simulation Facility (DPSF) of the EU Europlanet 2020 Research Infrastructure, and significantly extends the pressure-temperature range that is available through international access to this facility.

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