- Fully automated optical alignment under computer control.
- Optional in-plane diffraction arm for in-plane measurements without reconfiguration.
- Focusing and parallel beam geometries without reconfiguration with CBO optics.
- Small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) capabilities.
- D/teX Ultra 250 1D detector accelerates powder diffraction by a factor of 250 in speed and provides adjustable energy resolution of approximately 20% or 4% depending on sample type.
- SmartLab Studio-II is Rigaku’s full-function powder diffraction analysis package. Its modular design and automated flow bar user interface has revolutionized access to the power of XRD for the non-expert user.
- Various automated non-ambient stages are available. A low and medium elevated temperature (-180°C to 350°C) stage may be operated in air, gas, vacuum, or under liquid nitrogen cooling conditions.
Automated multipurpose X-ray diffractometer (XRD)
Powder diffraction, thin film diffraction, SAXS, pole figure, residual stress and in-plane experiments
| Product name | Ultima IV |
| Technique | X-ray diffraction |
| Benefit | Powder diffraction, thin film diffraction, SAXS, pole figure, in-plane and non-ambient experiments |
| Technology | Multipurpose θ-θ X-ray diffractometer |
| Core attributes | 3 kW sealed X-ray tube, D/teX Ultra silicon strip detector, independent θ-θ geometry |
| Core options | Many attachments, 10-position sample changer and other sample holders |
| Computer | External PC, MS Windows® OS, SmartLab Studio-II software |
| Core dimensions | 1100 (W) x 1600 (H) x 80 (D) mm |
| Mass | Approx. 700 kg (core unit) |
| Power requirements | 3Ø, 200 VAC 50/60 Hz 30 A or 1Ø, 220-230 VAC 50/60 Hz 40 A, |
Options and Accessories
The following accessories are available for this product
Sample cooling and heating stage with liquid nitrogen cooling. Large temperature range and ease of use for a wide range of applications. With beam knife and optional zero background sample holder for investigation of organic materials at low 2θ angles.
Temperature range: -193 °C to 450 °C
Atmospheres: air, inert gas, vacuum(10⁻² mbar)
High-temperature sample heating stage with strip heater for powder XRD of refractory materials. The use of a tungsten strip offers extremely high temperature and fast heating and cooling, the strip pre-stressing mechanism ensures high sample position stability.
Temperature range:
with W-strip: 25 °C to 2300 °C in vacuum
with Pt -strip: 25 °C to 1600 °C in air, vacuum
Atmospheres: vacuum(10⁻⁴ mbar), inert gas, air
High-temperature sample heating stage with strip heater for powder diffraction. Allows for very fast heating and cooling and ensures high sample position stability with heating strip pre-stressing.
Temperature range:
with Pt-strip: 25 °C to 1600 °C in air, vacuum
with Ta and C-strip: 25 °C to 1500 °C in vacuum
Atmospheres: air, inert gas, vacuum(10⁻⁴ mbar)
High-temperature heating stage for powders and polycrystalline solid samples. Heating to 1200 °C in air and vacuum possible.
Main features:
- furnace heater for good temperature uniformity
- sample spinning for good data quality
- capillary option for transmission XRD
- easy sample loading
Temperature range: 25 °C to 1200 °C
Atmospheres: air, inert gas, vacuum(10⁻⁴ mbar)
Automated variable temperature stage for in-situ X-ray diffraction measurements of materials at ambient and elevated temperatures (up to 1500°C). The stage may be operated in air, gas, vacuum, or under inert gas such as helium or nitrogen. The sample is heated radiantly for reduced heat gradients within the sample. Automated z translation within the stage assures precise sample positioning even in the presence of thermal expansion of the sample.
Sample cooling and heating stage with liquid nitrogen cooling. Large temperature range and ease of use for a wide range of applications. With beam knife and optional zero background sample holder for investigation of organic materials at low 2θ angles. Temperature range: -193 °C to 450 °C Atmospheres: air, inert gas, vacuum(10⁻² mbar)
Reactor X allows measurements to be performed under high temperature (RT - 1000°C) in vacuum, inert gas, reactive gas, or mixture of these. Infrared heating enables rapid heating and cooling of the sample and use of wide variety of sample holders so that a suitable sample holder material can be selected according to the combination of the sample, gas, and applied temperature.
Multipurpose attachment for the precise alignment of thin film samples. Fully automated alignment provides extreme ease in the positioning of samples for X-ray reflectivity, in-plane diffraction, and orientation analysis. Utilizes the Rx/Ry design for the most flexible reciprocal space scanning options.
