Calibration of a multi-anvil high-pressure apparatus to simulate planetary interior conditions.
J S KnibbeS M LuginbühlR StoevelaarW van der PlasD M van HarlingenN RaiE S SteenstraR van de GeerW van WestrenenPublished in: EPJ techniques and instrumentation (2018)
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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