High pressure and high temperature generation using small-sized cubic-type multi-anvil apparatus

Saito, Hiroyuki; Abe, Jun

High pressure and high temperature conditions of 4 GPa and 500 C were generated using a small-sized cubic-type multi-anvil apparatus, which was originally developed for high-pressure and low-temperature experiments. The drop in pressure was negligible as the temperature was increased from room temperature to 300 C at 4.5 GPa under the condition when the press was clamped. Two-dimensional X-ray diffraction images were successfully obtained from a pure aluminum specimen at 4 GPa and 500 C in the angle dispersive mode.