With the advent of 'courier crystallography', the safe and reliable transportation of cryo-cooled crystals in dry Dewars has become an important factor in the outcome of an experiment. The results of measurements of the long-term temperature characteristics of a dry Dewar are presented, together with the variation in properties of a 'cryo-vial', a 'kryo-vial' and a Rigaku MSC ACTOR 'puck'. The short-term effects of removing and replacing the top-hat ('cryo-cap') holder from the Dewar have also been investigated, and the implications for best practice on synchrotron trips are discussed. © 2004 International Union of Crystallography Printed in Great Britain - all rights reserved.
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Owen, R. L., Prilchard, M., & Garman, E. (2004). Temperature characteristics of crystal storage devices in a CP100 dry shipping Dewar. Journal of Applied Crystallography, 37(6), 1000–1003. https://doi.org/10.1107/S0021889804025403
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