Specimen holder
AssigneeFlorida State University
InventorsWilliam J. Rink, Joseph B. Schlenoff, Haim H. G. Mathias
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Abstract
A specimen holder including a housing having a specimen chamber in it. A window defining a wall of the chamber allows transmission of at least a portion of the x-radiation from X-ray diffraction spectometry apparatus on which the holder is mounted, into the chamber. The housing has a passageway in it opening at one end into the specimen chamber and at the opposite end to outside the housing. A cylindrical specimen mount supports the specimen in the housing is constructed for sealing sliding reception in the passageway such that the specimen mount is rotatable about its longitudinal axis and movable lengthwise of the passageway while maintaining a seal with the passageway for positioning the specimen in the specimen chamber.
Claims16
A specimen holder for use on X-ray diffraction spectrometry apparatus, the holder comprising a housing having a specimen chamber therein and window means defining a wall of the chamber, said window means being capable of transmitting at least a portion of the x-radiation from the diffraction apparatus into the chamber and transmitting at least a portion of the x-radiation refracted from a specimen in the chamber to a detector, the housing having a generally vertically extending passageway therein opening at an upper end into the specimen chamber and at a lower end to outside the housing, support means including an upper surface for supporting the specimen in the housing, said support means being capable of slidably sealing reception in the passageway such that said support means is rotatable about its longitudinal axis and movable lengthwise of the passageway while maintaining a seal with the passageway for positioning the specimen in the specimen chamber.
A specimen holder for use on X-ray diffraction spectrometry apparatus, the holder comprising a housing having a specimen chamber therein and a window defining a wall of the chamber capable of transmitting x-radiation from the diffraction apparatus into the chamber, the housing having a generally vertically extending passageway, the window being capable of absorbing at least about 90 percent of K.sub.B X-rays from the diffraction apparatus, and means for rotatably supporting the specimen in the housing wherein said supporting means being capable of slidably sealing reception in the passageway.
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