PTAX Sample Environments

PTAX can accommodate a wide variety of sample environments. For more information, please visit the Sample Environment Equipment Database. The database contains detailed equipment specifications, images, drawings and other related documents

Temperature Control Devices

Closed Cycle Refrigerator - Bottom Loading (4 – 300 K)
Liquid Helium Cryostat (1.5 – 300 K)
³He-insert (0.3 – 300 K)
Dilution Fridge (0.03 – 300 K)
Furnace (Room temperature - 1500 °C, 303 - 1773 K)

Magnet System

6 T and 8 T vertical field cryomagnets (0 - 8 T, with temperature ranges 1.5 - 300 K, 0.3 - 300 K with ³He-insert, or 0.03 – 300 K with dilution fridge insert)

High Pressure

For detailed information, please visit the high-pressure sample environment page https://neutrons.ornl.gov/high-pressure-and-gas-handling/home.

Hydrostatic pressure:
- Clamp & gas pressure cells ( 2 GPa)
In-situ uniaxial pressure:
- Compressive force up to 300 lbs (1.5 - 300 K, 0 - 6 T)

Custom Sample Environments

Additional custom sample environments (e.g. current, electric field, uniaxial strain cell, etc.) can be accommodated on PTAX. Users are strongly encouraged to discuss experiment needs with the PTAX instrument team before requesting custom sample environments for their proposals.

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