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List of sample environment

Code
Sample Environment

Performance 
(NB: temp. range approx. only - dependant on sample and setup)
Quantity
Instruments on which apparatus can be used

CF-1
CF-2
CF-3

Cryofurnaces (has gas loading capabilities)
Cryofurnace
Cryofurnace


5K - 450K
5K - 450K
5K - 450K

1
1
1

Echidna and Wombat (Powder Diffraction)
Taipan (3-Axis)
Kowari (Strain Scanner)

Koala

Echidna and Wombat (Powder Diffraction)
Taipan (3-Axis)
Kowari (Strain Scanner)

CF-4


Closed-cycle refridgerator - usually used in Vertical magnet

 

3.5K-300K

1

Echidna and Wombat (Powder Diffraction)
Taipan and Sika (3-Axis)

CF-5  Cryocooler for the Eulerian Cradles

 10K-300K

 1

Echidna and Wombat (Powder Diffraction)
Taipan (3-Axis)

CF-6

Cryofurnace- reflectometer/SANS

 

10K-600K

1

Quokka (SANS)
Platypus (Reflectometer)

CF-7

CF-8

CF-9

 
Top Loading Cryofurnaces - has gas loading capabilities

Top Loading Cryofurnaces - has gas loading capabilities

Variable Temperature Insert – usually used in Vertical magnet, but can be used stand alone

4K-450K


4K-450K



2K-300K

 1


1


1


Echidna (Powder Diffraction)


Wombat (Powder Diffraction)

Echidna & Wombat (Powder Difrraction)
Spectrometer
Taipan (3-Axis)

OC-1

OC-2

TL-1
TL-3

TL-5
TL-9

Liquid Helium Cooled Orange Cryostat

 
Top Loading Cryofurnace full range sample stick

Top Loading Cryofurnace gas loading sample sticks

2K-300K

 

4K-700K

2K-300K


2

 

 2

2

 

Echidna and Wombat (Powder Diffraction)
Quokka (SANS)
Taipan(3-Axis)
Kowari (Strain Scanner)
For use in CF-7 or CF-8 – on request only

For use in CF-7 or CF-8 – for gas loading experiments

OS-1 3He One shot fridge  - designed for use in 11T magnet, can be used in Orange Cryostat

0.5K-80K 

 1

Echidna and Wombat (Powder Diffraction)
Quokka (SANS)
Taipan (3-Axis)
Kowari (Strain Scanner)

TB-1

TB-2

TB-3

Temperature baths

 

-40C-250oC

3

Quokka (SANS)
Platypus (Reflectometer)

F-1

Vacuum furnace

RT-1800oC

1

Echidna and Wombat (Powder Diffraction)

Taipan (3-Axis).

F-2

Air furnace

RT-1100oC

1

Echidna and Wombat (Powder Diffraction)

F-3

In Situ Reaction Chamber (Controlled Gas Furnace) (currently not available)

RT-1500C

1

Echidna and Wombat (Powder Diffraction)

F-4

1000C Air Furnace for the Horizontal Load Frame 

 

RT-1000C

1

Kowari (Strain Scanner)

P-1

BST uniaxial rig

(currently not available)

200kN

1

Echidna and Wombat (Powder Diffraction)

P-2

Horizontal load frame

 

100kN (tension or compression)

1

Kowari (Strain Scanner)

P-3

130 Tonne VX-5 Paris Edinburgh  High Presure Cell

 

2GPa

1

Echidna and Wombat (Powder Diffraction)

P-4
P-5
P-6
P-7

Pressure Cells rated from 15 bar to 170 bar

 170 bar

 4

Echidna and Wombat (Powder Diffraction)
Taipan and (3-Axis)

VM-1

Vertical field cryomagnet / (CCR Cooled)

B < 8T; T=4.2-300K

1

Echidna and Wombat (Powder Diffraction)
Taipan and (3-Axis)

HM-1

Horizontal field cryomagnet (Lhe cooled)

 

B < 5T; 4K-300K

1

Quokka (SANS)
Platypus (Reflectometer)

HM-2  

Horizontal field cryomagnet (Lhe cooled)

 B < 10T, (11T on request)
0.5K-300K

 1

 Quokka (SANS)
HM-3  Horizontal Field Electromagnet

 B <IT, 5K-300K

 1

Platypus

RQ-1  Rapid Heat and Quench Cell

 150K-700K

 1

 Quokka (SANS)

RH-1

Shear cell / rheometer


-40°C-80°C

1

Quokka (SANS)

SL-1

Solid-liquid cell

RT

1

Platypus (Reflectometer)

LF-1

LF-2

Langmuir film balance

 


2

Platypus (Reflectometer)

SC-1

SANS thermostat sample holders (ten position)

RT-300oC

1

Quokka (SANS)


SC-2


Sample changer-SANS (twenty position)

 


-40°C-120°C


1

Quokka (SANS)

SC-3

Sealed multiple troughs (five position)


1

Platypus (Reflectometer)

SC-4

Sample changer-powders (one hundred position)

 

RT

1

Echidna and Wombat (Powder Diffraction)

EC-1

EC-2

Eulerian cradles

 

10K-300K

2

Echidna and Wombat (Powder Diffraction)
Taipan and Sika (3-Axis)
Quokka (SANS)

SP-1 Syringe pump

 0.000073 mL/hr - 2100mL/hr

 1

 Platypus (Reflectometer)
SF-1  Stopped Flow Mixing Cell

 0.01ml

 1

 Quokka (SANS)
AC-1 AC Impedence Spectrometer 

 10kOhm-100MOhm

 1

 Platypus (Reflectometer)

In general, the desired equipment (or desired range of Temperature, stress, magnetic field, etc.) should be specified in the original experiment proposal, and the sample environment equipment should be booked at the same time as the instrument booking.

ANSTO contacts

Dr Paolo Imperia
Phone: + 61 (0)2 9717 3330
Fax:     + 61 (0)2 9717 3606
E-mail: Paolo.Imperia@ansto.gov.au

Mr Gene Davidson
Phone: + 61 (0)2 9717 9456
Fax:     + 61 (0)2 9717 3606
E-mail: Gene.Davidson@ansto.gov.au

Mr Merv Perry
Phone +61 (0)2 9717 3605
Fax     +61 (0)2 9717 3606
E-mail: Mervyn.Perry@ansto.gov.au