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SoftComp Experimental Platform: Spectroscopy
Responsible person: Prof. Angel Alegrķa angel.alegria@ehu.es

Ask the experts:
General aspects: Dr. Silvia Arrese-Igor, waaarirs@ehu.es
Microwave spectrometer: Dr. Madhusudan Tygai, swxtytym@ehu.es
Pressure depending measurements: Dr. Gustavo A. Schwartz, swxscscg@ehu.es

Participating groups :

TABLE: Available SoftComp Experimental Instruments Inventory: Spectroscopy
Time domain techniques Frequency domain techniques
Time-Domain Dielectric Spectrometer
Home made
Time range: 1 - 1e6 s
(current sensitivity better than ~1e-16A)
Temperature range: 100 - 600 K
(stability better than ± 0.1 K)

Broad-Band Dielectric Spectrometers
ALPHA-S Novocontrol
Frequency range: 1e-3 - 1e7 Hz
(sensitivity better than tand ~1e-5)
ALPHA-N Novocontrol
Frequency range: 1e-2 - 3e6 Hz
(sensitivity better than tand ~2e-5)
Temperature range: 100 - 600 K
(stability better than ± 0.01 K)

Thermally Stimulated Depolarization Currents
Home made
Heating rate range: 0.1 - 20 K min-1
(current sensitivity better than ~1e-16A)
Temperature range: 100 - 600 K
(accuracy better than ± 0.5 K)

Combined Dielectric-Rheological experiments
Agilent E4980A Precision LCR Meter
Frequency range: 20 - 2e6 Hz
(sensitivity better than tand ~1e-4)
ARES-LS2 rheometer
Temperature range: 100 - 600 K
(stability better than ± 0.1 K)

High-Frequency Dielectric Spectrometer
Agilent 4291B Impedance Analyzer
Frequency range: 1e6 - 1.3e9 Hz
(sensitivity better than tand ~1e-3)
Temperature range: 100 - 600 K
(stability better than ± 0.01 K)


High-Pressure Dielectric Spectrometer

Concept 100 Novocontrol
Frequency range: 1e-2 - 1e7 Hz
(sensitivity better than tand ~1e-4)
Pressure range: 0 - 300 MPa
(stability better than ± 0.1 MPa)
Temperature range: 250 - 500 K
(stability better than ± 0.1 K)

Low-Temperature Dielectric Spectrometer MESTEC analyzer
Frequency range: 1e-3 - 1e6 Hz
(sensitivity better than tand ~1e-4)
Temperature range: 10 - 320 K
(stability better than ± 0.1 K)

Micro-Wave Dielectric Spectrometer
Agilent E8361A Microwave Network Analyzer
Frequency range: 2e7 - 5e10 Hz
(sensitivity better than tand ~1e-2)
Temperature range: 200 - 500 K
(stability better than ± 0.01 K)