Loading in Liquid Argon

One of the materials we use to insulate our sample is liquid Argon.  This is a set of pictures taken when Dan Reaman loaded a sample of enstatite into the liquid argon insulation.  The gas clouds that are apparent in the pictures are from the liquid nitrogen that is used to cool gaseous argon into a liquid state.

Here is a really cool Youtube video of Dan's process while he was applying pressure:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7VV7A2oB6s



                                                       




                     


                                                         


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