Hi Michele, Thank you, this is helpful. I've had a hard time making pellets with desicated BN, are there other materials you suggest when moisture is a concern? Best, -Paul
On Fri, Feb 28, 2025 at 1:50 AM Michele Piana via Ifeffit < ifeffit@millenia.cars.aps.anl.gov> wrote: > Hi Paul, > I use BN as diluting medium for pellet preparation, too > (150-200 mg BN for 13 mm diameter pellets), also for air sensitive samples. > It should not absorb much water and you can dry it under vacuum, if you > want to be sure that it is totally anhydrous. > As air-tight, low X-ray-attenuating bag, I use pouch foil (for coffee-bag > battery test cells, the foil with the thinnest Al layer). > You can seal the pouch foil under low vacuum also to monitor where you > pellet is. It should be virtually air tight for weeks (it depends on how > thick the sealing margin is, air slowly permeates through the sealing > plastic: the thickest, the slowest the permeation. > > Best regards, > Michele > ifeffit mailing list: > https://millenia.cars.aps.anl.gov/mailman3/lists/ifeffit.millenia.cars.aps.anl.gov/ > to unsubscribe, send mail to ifeffit-le...@millenia.cars.aps.anl.gov >
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