Rigaku to Launch DicifferX WAXS Edition for Advanced Polymer Structure Analysis at JASIS 2025

Tokyo, Japan – Rigaku Corporation, a global solutions partner in X-ray analytical instruments and a member of the Rigaku Holdings Group (Headquarters: Akishima, Tokyo; President: Jun Kawakami; hereafter “Rigaku”), today announced the launch of the DicifferX WAXS Edition, an advanced X-ray diffraction system for polymer structure analysis that dramatically improves efficiency in laboratory environments. The system will be presented at JASIS 2025.

Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering (WAXS) enables non-destructive acquisition of structural information—such as atomic and molecular arrangements, crystal structures, and molecular orientations—that determines the properties of polymer films, fibers, functional thin films, lipids, and other polymeric materials. With the DicifferX WAXS Edition, users can now achieve both high speed and high resolution, delivering structural analysis with unprecedented efficiency and accuracy, even in a laboratory environment.

Key features

Fast, high-precision measurements

By combining a high-brilliance rotating anode X-ray source with a multilayer X-ray focusing mirror, the system concentrates a high-intensity X-ray beam into a fine spot, enabling precise measurements on even very small samples in just a few seconds.

High-speed time-resolved measurements in a lab environment

Exposure times are reduced to only a few seconds, making it possible to perform high-speed, time-resolved measurements under in-situ conditions such as heating, stretching, and humidity control in laboratory settings.

Highly flexible sample space and measurement environment

A spacious, goniometer-free stage allows direct mounting of large films, sheets, and multi-sample holders, providing exceptional flexibility for a wide variety of measurement setups.

Intuitive visualization of crystal orientation and more

Rigaku’s dedicated polymer structure analysis software enables quantitative and visual evaluation of key material parameters—including orientation distribution and crystallinity—thereby supporting performance improvement and new functionality development in polymer materials.