Incandescent light bulbs lit the 20th century but the 21st century will be lit by LED lamps—thanks to discoveries recognized by the Swedish Academies of Science
On October 7th, 2014, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics will be awarded to the three...
Various types of detectors have previously been used in X-ray diffractometers(1). Scintillation counters (SC) have been used as zero-dimensional (0D) detectors, position-sensitive proportional counters (PSPC) and semiconductor detectors as one-dimensional (1D) detectors, and devices such as imaging plates (IP) and CCD detectors as two-dimensional (2D) detectors. IP and CCD detectors are 2D detectors still in use today, but...
The nano3DX is an X-ray microscope with submicron spatial resolution, employing a quasi-parallel beam, near-detector system comprised of a unique high-intensity X-ray source and a high-resolution X-ray detector. By selecting the X-ray energy to that is most appropriate for the sample, the instrument is capable of observing the microstructure of various samples such as pharmaceuticals, biological tissues...
A single crystal of target material is necessary to conduct single crystal X-ray structure analysis, but in an ideal single crystal, atoms and molecules have an ordered, three-dimensional repetitive structure. That is, the ideal single crystal is one in which all molecules comprising the single crystal have the same steric...
There are two main sample preparation techniques for measurement of powders with XRF—pressed and loose powder methods—neither requiring any chemical processes. In either case the proper sample preparation and accessories need to be selected to prevent breakage of the pressed powder during measurement. When a thin film for analysis surface...
Rapid data acquisition with the world’s smallest stress analyzer
X-ray stress measurement permits the non-destructive measurement of residual stress, primarily in the surfaces of metallic components or structures, and is a common measurement method for material strength, lifetime prediction and other estimations in the industrial field.
CrystalStructure is a small molecule structure analysis software package which provides every procedure necessary in a single crystal X-ray structure analysis from determining the space group through creating CIF files.
In CrystalStructure, a “Menu bar” and a “Toolbar” are available on the main window. Necessary commands can be executed by...
