I spent a day in the DSC (what’s this) lab and I took some photos in the process:
(See all photos in my album)
Sample pan and cap. You put your sample here.
The cap need a hole to let out some gas if any.
Cut a part of your sample…
…and weigh.
The pan presser.
Press the cap and pan into one.
The DSC instrument.
Put your sample on the heater.
Yea…
Set up the temperature program.
Go!