EPJ Techn Instrum (2018) 5: 5
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjti/s40485-018-0047-z

Research article

Calibration of a multi-anvil high-pressure apparatus to simulate planetary interior conditions

¹ Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
² Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India

^* e-mail: j.s.knibbe@vu.nl

Received: 16 April 2018
Accepted: 21 June 2018
Published online: 4 July 2018

Abstract

This paper presents the setup and pressure calibration of an 800-ton multi-anvil apparatus installed at the Vrije Universiteit (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) to simulate pressure-temperature conditions in planetary interiors. This high-pressure device can expose cubic millimeter sized samples to near-hydrostatic pressures up to ~ 10 GPa and temperatures exceeding 2100 °C. The apparatus is part of the Distributed Planetary Simulation Facility (DPSF) of the EU Europlanet 2020 Research Infrastructure, and significantly extends the pressure-temperature range that is available through international access to this facility.