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تسجيل مستخدم جديدA temperature-controlled device for volumetric measurements of Helium adsorption in porous media
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Benjamin Cross
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We describe a set-up for studying adsorption of helium in silica aerogels, where the adsorbed amount is easily and precisely controlled by varying the temperature of a gas reservoir between 80 K and 180 K. We present validation experiments and a first application to aerogels. This device is well adapted to study hysteresis, relaxation, and metastable states in the adsorption and desorption of fluids in porous media.
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