X-ray facility houses three Rigaku rotating anode and three sealed tube x-ray sources supporting seven state-of-art x-ray spectrometers for (i) small and wide angle x-ray scattering and diffraction, (ii) thin-film characterization, (iii) in-situ powder diffractometry and (iv) small molecule x-ray crystallography. In addition, the facility has extensive optical imaging capabilities including a state-of-art laser scanning confocal microscope.

Instruments
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Nikon Optophot Upright Microscope

Full featured microscope for bright and dark field imaging, phase contrast, and polarized microscopy in reflection or transmission mode. The…

Empyrean

The Empyrean is Panalytical’s newest multipurpose diffractometer. Winner of the 2011 R&D 100 Award for ‘winning technology’, the Empyrean boasts not only the highest the highest angular…

Radiation Enclosure

Features

  • X-ray sources: 2.2 kW Philips ceramic sealed tube source
  • Wavelength: Cu Ka (1.5405 Å)
  • Monoc…
Philips X’PERT MPD

Features

  • X-ray source: Philips high intensity ceramic sealed tube (3kW)
  • Wavelength: Cu Ka (1.5405 Å)
Rigaku Smartlab High-Resolution Diffractometer

The SmartLab high-resolution diffraction system represents the state of the art in fully automated modular XRD systems. The system incorporates a high resolution theta/theta closed loop goni…

Rigaku ZSX Primus IV (WDXRF)

The ZSX Primus IV is Rigaku’s newest and most powerful XRF spectrometer. As a wavelength dispersive sequential spectrometer, the Primus IV boasts rapid qualitative and semi-quantitative anal…