Editing Diamond anvil cell (section)

===Gasket===
A [[gasket]] used in a diamond anvil cell experiment is a thin metal foil, typically 0.3&nbsp;mm in thickness, which is placed in between the diamonds. Desirable materials for gaskets are strong, stiff metals such as [[rhenium]] or [[tungsten]]. [[Steel]] is frequently used as a cheaper alternative for low pressure experiments. The above-mentioned materials cannot be used in radial geometries where the [[x-ray]] beam must pass through the gasket. Since they are not transparent to X-rays, if X-ray illumination through the gasket is required, lighter materials such as [[beryllium]], [[boron nitride]],<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Funamori |first1=N. |last2=Sato |first2=T. |year=2008 |title=A cubic boron nitride gasket for diamond-anvil experiments |journal=Review of Scientific Instruments |volume=79 |issue=5 |pages=053903–053903–5 |bibcode=2008RScI...79e3903F |doi=10.1063/1.2917409 |pmid=18513075|doi-access=free }}</ref> [[boron]]<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lin |first1=Jung-Fu |last2=Shu |first2=Jinfu |last3=Mao |first3=Ho-Kwang |last4=Hemley |first4=Russell J. |last5=Shen |first5=Guoyin |s2cid=30321856 |year=2003 |title=Amorphous boron gasket in diamond anvil cell research |journal=Review of Scientific Instruments |volume=74 |issue=11 |page=4732 |bibcode=2003RScI...74.4732L |doi=10.1063/1.1621065 }}</ref> or [[diamond]]<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Zou |first1=Guangtian |last2=Ma |first2=Yanzhang |last3=Mao |first3=Ho-Kwang |last4=Hemley |first4=Russell J. |last5=Gramsch |first5=Stephen A. |year=2001 |title=A diamond gasket for the laser-heated diamond anvil cell |journal=Review of Scientific Instruments |volume=72 |issue=2 |page=1298 |bibcode=2001RScI...72.1298Z |doi=10.1063/1.1343864}}</ref> are used as a gasket. Gaskets are preindented by the diamonds and a hole is drilled in the center of the indentation to create the sample chamber.