J. Jeftic et al., HELIUM GAS-PRESSURE CELL FOR PRESSURES UP TO 1 KBAR (0.1 GPA) IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COLD HEAD OF A CLOSED-CYCLE HE REFRIGERATOR, Measurement science & technology, 8(5), 1997, pp. 479-483
A helium gas pressure cell for pressures up to 1 kbar (0.1 GPa) has be
en developed in conjunction with a closed-cycle He refrigerator allowi
ng variable temperatures between 15 and 300 K. Both cell and refrigera
tor are equipped with optical windows suitable for photophysical measu
rements, such as temperature- and pressure-dependent absorption spectr
oscopy or laser flash photolysis. Examples of measurements on iron(II)
spin-crossover systems are given. In these compounds, comparatively s
mall external pressures induce significant changes in the thermodynami
c equilibrium as well as in the relaxation dynamics.