Fluid inclusion microscope
Methods IGW, Müller-Sigmund
Fluid inclusion microscope | Model: | Fluid Inc. heating/cooling stage, Leitz microscope |
Unit and Room: | Mineralogy, Lab Build., R. 02005 | |
Responsible: | Sigrid Hirth-Walther (Dr. Hiltrud Müller-Sigmund) | |
Spectroscopy | Further information: | http://www.minpet.uni-freiburg.de/sites/analytik/analytik.html |
Short Description: The Leitz polarizing microscope has a heating and cooling stage attached that allows determination of phase transitions in fluid and gas inclusions. |
Picture of the Equipment
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Available Experiments/Techniques: - cooling down to 190°C by nitrogen gas flow - heating by air or nitrogen gas flow up to 700°C - observation of phase transitions in fluid and gas inclusion in solid materials |
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Special Equipment: DORIC 140A bench thermometer |
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Measurements on the equipment are currently done by: | Students after extensive training Trained scientific service personal |
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Recent Publications, where this instrument was important (citation): |
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Typical problems that may be solved with this instrument: | Determination of phase transitions in fluid and gas inclusions in solids |
Fluid inclusion microscope (this page as a pdf file)