MAT science Week

In this talk I will give an introductory review of high pressure devices covering pressures in the range 0.1-100 GPa (1 kbar-1 Mbar) and corresponding sample volumes of approximately 10^4-10^-3 mm^3. I will illustrate typical applications of these devices in material research, in particular at large-scale user facilities, and discuss advantages and their limitations. If there is time, potential science applications using ion irradiation of samples under pressure will be discussed.