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=The XRD Powder setup=
=The XRD Powder setup=
[[Image:machine front with on-off button.JPG|right|thumb|300px|The XRD Powder located in the basement of building 346 at Nanolab, Room 904.]]
[[Image:machine front with on-off button.JPG|right|thumb|300px|The XRD Powder located in the basement of building 346 at Nanolab, Room 904.]]
The "XRD powder" is an Aeris Research edition benchtop X-ray diffractometer from Malvern Panalytical. It is meant for phase analysis of powders, is easy to use, and offers the option of making measurements while heating the sample in a N<sub><sub>2</sub></sub> atmosphere. The setup allows X-ray diffraction measurements with a Cu source in Bragg-Brentano mode (i.e., Theta-2Theta measurements where the incident and diffraction arms of the goniometer are coupled). We have a very limited selection of optics for this instrument, so there is little that the user can adjust.
The "XRD powder" is an Aeris Research edition benchtop X-ray diffractometer from Malvern Panalytical. It is meant for phase analysis of powders and is easy to use. The setup allows X-ray diffraction measurements with a Cu source in Bragg-Brentano mode (i.e., Theta-2Theta measurements where the incident and diffraction arms of the goniometer are coupled). We have a very limited selection of optics for this instrument, so there is little that the user can adjust.
The instrument has a 1D strip detector, which makes data acquisition very efficient, so you can measure your samples relatively quickly. The detector also has a fluorescence suppression option, so you can measure samples containing  for instance iron with the copper radiation.


Please contact the equipment responsible if you would like to mount the special sample holder for heating during the measurement.  
Special capabilities:
 
* The instrument has a 1D strip detector, which makes data acquisition quicker.
* It is possible to load up to 6 samples at a time and program the measurements so the machine loads and measures them automatically one after another.
* The detector has a fluorescence suppression option for measuring samples with iron and other substances that fluoresce under copper radiation.
* Sample heating up to 500° C possible in N<sub>2</sub>.
* Transmission measurements possible.
 
Please contact the equipment responsible if you would like to mount the special sample holders for heating or transmission measurements.  


'''The user manual(s), user APV(s), technical information, and contact information can be found in LabManager:'''  
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