Calorimeters

So, we need to track these particles from the collision point and the detectors — gas detectors, silicon detectors, pixels detectors and calorimeters — measure the positions, the time and energy and momentum of these particles,” Sharma explains.

Bomb calorimeters have to withstand the large pressure within the calorimeter as the reaction is being measured.

For Calvet-type calorimeters, a specific calibration, so called Joule effect or electrical calibration, has been developed to overcome all the problems encountered by a calibration done with standard materials.

Modern calorimeters are frequently supplied with automatic devices to provide a quick read-out of information, one example being the differential scanning calorimeter (DSC).

Reaction calorimeters main A reaction calorimeter is a calorimeter in which a chemical reaction is initiated within a closed insulated container.