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X-Ray High-pressure Gas Heating

Operando heating, biasing under environmental conditions

High-pressure Gas Heating for X-ray Experiments

The Hummingbird Scientific X-Ray High-pressure Gas Heating sample holder encloses samples inside a sealed microfabricated gas cell for in-situ X-ray and synchrotron workflows under controlled gas pressure and temperature. Built from Hummingbird’s high-pressure gas-cell platform, it integrates pressure-rated chip sealing, external gas delivery, and closed-loop MEMS heating for experiments that require elevated-pressure gas environments.

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Designed for Operando Gas–Solid Reaction Studies

Use the platform to study catalyst restructuring, corrosion, thin-film growth or dissolution, nanoparticle dynamics, and high-temperature gas–solid chemistry while collecting X-ray imaging, spectroscopy, or scattering data where the instrument configuration supports those measurements.

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Connect Pressure, Temperature, and X-ray Data

By combining controlled gas exposure, heating, and X-ray characterization, researchers can follow structural and chemical changes under more relevant gas-phase reaction conditions than post-mortem analysis alone can provide.

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Technical Specs
1390 series
Pressure Range at Sample
1 to 20 bar
Experimental Gas Inlets
1 on holder
Purge Capability
Yes
Gas Delivery Configuration
Single-channel pressure-controlled gas delivery
Heating Temperature
>1000 °C
Electrical Contacts
4 contacts
X-ray Microscope Compatibility
Custom integration
Sample Environment
Flowing or static gas
Chip Platform
Microfabricated high-pressure gas-cell chips
Instrument Type
X-ray

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Key Features and Capabilities

X-ray Safety and Seal Verification

Verify gas-cell sealing before experiments to protect chamber vacuum performance.

Pressure-Rated Chip Sealing and Assembly

Assemble high-pressure gas-cell chips with reproducible membrane alignment and sealing.

Custom X-ray and Synchrotron Integration

Adapt high-pressure gas-cell hardware to instrument-specific X-ray chamber requirements.

Closed-Loop High-temperature Gas Heating

Heat samples beyond 1000 °C inside the gas cell with closed-loop control.

Enclosed High-pressure Gas-Cell X-ray Experiments

Study heated gas–solid reactions in a sealed microchip gas cell at elevated pressure.

Advanced Configuration Options