SmartLab X-Ray Diffractometer

About

Location: Jesser 112

The SmartLab X-ray diffractometer from Rigaku was installed in May 2023. It is the optimal diffractometer for GI-XRD, XRR, micro-diffraction and 2-D techniques.

XRD Applications:

• Bragg-Brentano (para-focusing) or parallel beam geometries
• X-ray Powder Diffractometry (XPRD)
• Grazing Incidence X-ray Diffractometry (GIXRD)
• X-ray Reflectometry (XRR)
• Texture (Pole Figure)
• Residual Stress
• Rocking Curves
• Reciprocal Space Mapping
• Micro-diffraction
• PDF analysis

XRD Features:

• Sources: Water-cooled sealed X‐ray tubes operating at 40 keV and 50 mA
  • Cu anode (1.54 Å wavelength)
  • Mo anode (0.71 Å wavelength)
• Detector: HyPix-3000HE
  • 0-D (point), 1-D (line) and 2-D (area) modes
  • Can be mounted in vertical or horizontal positions in 2-D mode
  • Variable sample-to-detector distance of 150-300 mm in 2-D mode
  • In-plane diffraction arm give additional scan axis
• Sample Stages: variety of sample stages for different techniques and sample sizes
  • Horizontal sample stage with Eulerian cradle with powder and bulk sample holders
  • Rx Ry tilt stage
  • 100 mm XY mapping stage
  • Micro sample holder
  • CCD camera for sample positioning, alignment and mapping
• Customizable optics for the incident and diffracted beam
  • Cross Beam Optics with Parabolic Mirror (CBO)
  • Cross Beam Optics with poly-capillary (CBO-f) for micro-focus applications
  • Cross Beam Optics with Elliptical Mirror (CBO-E) for Mo source
  • Ge (220) 2-bounce incident beam monochromator
  • Variable incident divergence slits from 0.05 to 7 mm
  • Height limiting slits of 2.0, 5.0 and 10.0 mm
  • Soller slits of 0.5, 2.5 and 5° axial divergence
  • Selection slits and receiving slits
  • Nickel K-beta filter
  • Collimators
• Software: SmartLab Studio II Data Analysis for instrument control, data collection and analysis with server-based licensing allowing software to be run from any UVA-networked computer
  • SmartLab Guidance for near-automation of common experiments
  • XRD Measurement Plugin
  • Data Manager Plugin
  • Powder Basic Analysis Plugin
  • Powder Comprehensive Analysis Plugin
  • Powder Qualitative (Search) Analysis Plugin
  • Powder Rietveld/WPPF Analysis Plugin
  • XRR Plugin
  • HRXRD plugin
  • Texture Plugin
  • Data Visualization Plugin
  • Pair Distribution Function Software
• Access to Crystallography Open Database (COD) on diffractometer computer
• Access to PDF4+ database and CSD database on separate data processing computers
• Various user manuals in hard-copy and electronic formats

Rates

UVA RATES:

Rigaku SmartLab XRD Instrument Usage: $39/hr

Rigaku SmartLab XRD Operator Costs: $60/hr

EDUCATIONAL, GOVERNMENT & NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS RATES:

Rigaku SmartLab XRD Instrument Usage (Operator Costs Included): $125/hr

INDUSTRIAL PARTNER RATES:

Rigaku SmartLab XRD Instrument Usage (Operator Costs Included): $250/hr