Monograph. — Oxford University Press, 1996. — 390 p.Modern high pressure cells are compact pieces of experimental equipment used in investigating physical properties of materials under extreme conditions. This book surveys the apparatus available for high pressure studies. It examines pressure measurement techniques at extreme values and reviews experimental setups for studies involving the interaction of high pressures with low and high temperatures, magnetic fields, and shock waves. Topics covered include optical properties, infrared spectroscopy, electron spin and nuclear magnetic resonance. This comprehensive manual will be valuable to solid state chemists, geophysicists, and other experimental scientists working on properties of materials at very high pressure.High Pressure Apparatus
Hydrostatic cells
Anvils
Large volume anvils
Diamond anvil cell
Rounded cone cell
Shear-deformation cells
Pressure scales and the experimental environment
Pressure measurement
Shock waves
Low temperatures
High temperatures
Magnetic studies
Studies at high pressure
Optical properties
Brillouin scattering
Raman scattering
Infrared spectroscopy
Electron and nuclear resonance: ESR and NMRIndex
