Tailor-made cryochamber for investigating ice samples using Synchrotron CT

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Functional highlights

  • Temperature range: 5 to -25°C
  • Temperature accuracy: ± 0.1°C
  • Freely programmable temperature curves
  • Sample holder volume: Ø25 x 25 mm
  • 2 double-walled X-ray permeable insulating windows

Infrastructure process from conception to operation

•  Cryochamber for a precise temperature control of the ice samples

•  Sealed rotary feed-through for precise positioning of the sample during CT

•  Temperature control by using PID

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Figure 1: Concpetion cryochamber

•  2 double-walled X-ray permeable insulating windows

•  Peltier elements + liquid cooler for cooling the cryochamber

•  Sample holder volume: Ø25 x 25 mm

•  Temperature range: 5 to -25°C

•  Temperature accuracy: ± 0.1°C

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Figure 2: Design meeting

•  Manufacture of the cryochamber using the 3D printing process with a milled aluminium chamber core.

•  Installation and commissioning of the hardware and software

•  Controller tuning and acceptance tests in the laboratory

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Figure 3: Commissioning of the cryochamber

•  Set up the cryochamber on the beam line

•  Set up software interface communication

•  Carrying out the customer-specific experiments

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Figure 4: Cryochamber in use at the beamline
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Year of manufacture
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Branche
Climate research
Project duration
0
Days
Control
Cryochambertemp.
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Degree
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Accuracy
± 0.1
Degree

Tailor-made cryochamber for the investigation of ice samples by using synchrotron CT

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