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A rapidly filled capillary mount for both dry powder and polycrystalline slurry samples
Author(s) -
Von Dreele R. B.
Publication year - 2006
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/s002188980503284x
Subject(s) - slurry , crystallite , materials science , capillary action , tube (container) , powder diffraction , kapton , composite material , mineralogy , analytical chemistry (journal) , metallurgy , chromatography , crystallography , chemistry , polyimide , layer (electronics)
A method of rapid capillary sample loading of either dry powder or polycrystalline slurry has been developed. By embedding a Millipore filter in a Kapton capillary tube, one can then draw either loose dry powder or polycrystalline slurry into the tube and pack the solid against the filter, creating a dense column of powder suitable for a Debye–Scherrer powder diffraction experiment.