A Miniature Maxthal Furnace for X-ray Spectroscopy and Scattering Experiments up to 1200 degrees C

We have built a new small furnace to perform high temperature studies up to 1200 °C in vacuum or in oxygen atmosphere. This furnace was originally used as a catalytic reactor optimized for the in situ X‐ray Absorption Spectroscopy experiments on beamline ID24. It has now been redesigned for use on the ESRF beamline ID01 for in situ Grazing Incidence Small Angle X‐ray Scattering experiments. For these experiments high mechanical stability of the sample holder is necessary to keep the alignment of the sample during heating.