Structure and dynamics of levitated liquid materials

Hennet, Louis; Krishnan, Shankar; Pozdnyakova, Irina; Cristiglio, Viviana; Cuello, Gabriel J.; Fischer, Henry E.; Bytchkov, Aleksei; Albergamo, Francesco; Zanghi, Didier; Brun, Jean-François; Brassamin, Séverine; Saboungi, Marie-Louise; Price, David L.

doi:10.1351/pac200779101643

Pure Appl. Chem., 2007, Vol. 79, No. 10, pp. 1643-1652

http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/pac200779101643

Structure and dynamics of levitated liquid materials

Louis Hennet¹, Shankar Krishnan², Irina Pozdnyakova¹, Viviana Cristiglio³, Gabriel J. Cuello³, Henry E. Fischer³, Aleksei Bytchkov⁴, Francesco Albergamo⁴, Didier Zanghi¹, Jean-François Brun¹, Séverine Brassamin¹, Marie-Louise Saboungi⁵ and David L. Price¹

¹ CNRS-CRMHT, 1d avenue de la Recherche Scientifique, 45071 Orléans, Cedex 2, France
² Tencor, San Jose, CA USA
³ ILL, BP 156, 38042 Grenoble, Cedex 9, France
⁴ ESRF, BP 220, 38043 Grenoble, Cedex, France
⁵ CRMD, 1b rue de la Férollerie, 45071 Orléans, Cedex 2, France

Abstract: Aerodynamic levitation is a simple way to suspend samples which can be heated with CO₂ lasers. The advantages of this technique are the simplicity and compactness of the device, making it possible to integrate the device easily into different kinds of experiments. In addition, all types of sample can be used, including metals and oxides. The integration of this technique at synchrotron and neutron sources provides powerful tools to study molten materials.