Compact electrostatic levitator for diffraction measurements with a two axis diffractometer and a laboratory x-ray source.
A compact electrostatic levitator was developed for the structural analysis of high-temperature liquids by x-ray diffraction methods. The size of the levitator was 200 mm in diameter and 200 mm in height and can be set up on a two axis diffractometer with a laboratory x-ray source, which is very convenient in performing structural measurements of high-temperature liquids. In particular, since the laboratory x-ray source allows a great amount of user time, preliminary or challenging experiments can be performed with trial and error, which prepares and complements synchrotron x-ray experiments. The present small apparatus also provides the advantage of portability and facility of setting. To demonstrate the capability of this electrostatic levitator, the static structure factors of alumina and silicon samples in their liquid phases were successfully measured.
Masaki
Tadahiko
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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 2-1-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8505, Japan.
Ishikawa
Takehiko
T
Paradis
Paul-François
PF
Yoda
Shinichi
S
Okada
Junpei T
JT
Watanabe
Yasuhiro
Y
Nanao
Susumu
S
Ishikura
Akiko
A
Higuchi
Kensuke
K
Mizuno
Akitoshi
A
Watanabe
Masato
M
Kohara
Shinji
S