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Temperature characteristics of crystal storage devices in a CP100 dry shipping Dewar
Author(s) -
Owen Robin Leslie,
Pritchard Mike,
Garman Elspeth
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of applied crystallography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.429
H-Index - 162
ISSN - 1600-5767
DOI - 10.1107/s0021889804025403
Subject(s) - synchrotron , materials science , dry ice , vial , crystal (programming language) , environmental science , chemistry , computer science , optics , physics , chromatography , composite material , programming language
With the advent of `courier crystallography', the safe and reliable transportation of cryo‐cooled crystals in dry Dewars has become an important factor in the outcome of an experiment. The results of measurements of the long‐term temperature characteristics of a dry Dewar are presented, together with the variation in properties of a `cryo‐vial', a `kryo‐vial' and a Rigaku MSC ACTOR `puck'. The short‐term effects of removing and replacing the top‐hat (`cryo‐cap') holder from the Dewar have also been investigated, and the implications for best practice on synchrotron trips are discussed.