High Pressure Equipment

Bldg 47 labs
Contact: John.Mavrogenes@anu.edu.au
T: +61 2 6125 2109

Bldg 61 labs
Contact: Dean.Scott@anu.edu.au
T: +61 2 6125 3336

End loaded Piston cylinder Presures up to 4.5 GPa Sample size up to 100g Temperatures up to 1800°C
Piston-cylinder apparatuses Presures up to 7 GPa Sample size up to 500Mg Temperatures up to 1800°C
Multi-anvil apparatuses Presures up to 26 GPa Sample size up to 50Mg Temperatures up to 2000°C
Two Piston-cylinder uniaxial presses. In these, very small samples can be compressed to pressures of over 2 GPa (20,000 atmospheres) and temperatures of 1500°C, allowing syntheses and reactions to be performed at conditions approximating those of the deep crust.
Cold-seal bombs. For larger-volume experiments at high pressure and temperature incorporating fluids.