A thermostatically controlled containment cell for a sample, suitable notably
for
a measuring device such as a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer, NMR
type measuring device including the cell, and method for implementation is disclosed.
Cell (8) comprises a body of a tubular sleeve (9) made of a material
so selected as not to interfere with NMR measurements, (for example a non-magnetic
and non electrically conducting material) ending at its opposite ends with terminal
parts (14, 16), containing a sample (S), and means (19-22) for circulating
within tubular sleeve (9) a controlled-temperature heat carrier for maintaining
the sample at a substantially constant temperature during measurements which liquid
is selected to not disturb the NMR measurements. The cell containing the sample
is first heated by circulation of the heat carrier. An overpressure sufficient
to prevent boiling is established in the cell. The cell can then be introduced
into or removed from the NMR measuring device without stopping the circulation
of the heating fluid. Applications notably are calibration of logging measurements
on geologic samples or others.