Calibration of the R ruby fluorescence lines in the pressure range [0-1 GPa] and the temperature range [250-300 K]

Abstract

The pressure range &1 GPa] and the temperature range 250–300 K] are commonly used in many science fields like biology, agro-chemistry, pharmacology, or geology. In this paper, the calibration of the ruby R lines of fluorescence is performed in these pressure and temperature ranges, using the melting curve of pure water. The linear shifts of ruby peaks are equal to ?0.140cm^?1/K and ?0.768cm^?1/kbar with R₁, and to ?0.137cm^?1/K and ?0.779 cm^?1/kbar with R₂. The accuracy of pressure measurements can be as good as ± 10MPa if the temperature is known with ±0.5 K. Such a precision is achieved if: (1) the position of each peak is determined using an inversion method; (2) daily shifts of the spectrometer are corrected before each acquisition; (3) peak positions of each ruby are known at ambient pressure and temperature.