The laser heated diamond anvil cell combined with synchrotron micro-diffraction techniques allows researchers to explore the nature and properties of new phases of matter at extreme pressure and temperature (PT) conditions. Heterogeneous samples can be characterized in situ under high pressure by 2D mapping and combined powder, single-crystal and multigrain diffraction approaches.
Lavina, B., Dera, P., Meng, Y. Synthesis and Microdiffraction at Extreme Pressures and Temperatures. J. Vis. Exp. (80), e50613, doi:10.3791/50613 (2013).