An apparatus to load gaseous materials to the diamond-anvil cell

An apparatus to load gases to the sample chamber of the diamond-anvil cell has been devised. The apparatus is driven by a conventional 50 ton hydraulic press and no gas compressor is required. The gas from a commercial gas bomb is compressed to 150 MPa and loaded into the diamond-anvil cell sample chamber. After loading, the pressure of the diamond-anvil cell is increased further using the lever and spring mechanism. This kind of gas loading apparatus will become indispensable not only for studying gaseous materials themselves, but also for making precision measurements at high pressures and high temperatures under hydrostatic conditions. (C) 1996 American Institute of Physics.