PHILIPS X’PERT PRO MPD X-RAY DIFFRACTOMETER
WITH ANTON PAAR XRK-900 HIGH TEMPERATURE STAGE

   




  

  

  

  

  

  

Features:

  • Cu or Cr radiation
  • Quick change optics allows for rapid experimental change-over
  • Incident beam optics
    • Programmable divergence slit
    • Parabolic multilayer mirror (Cu radiation)
    • Parabolic poly-capillary lens (Cu or Cr)
  • Diffracted beam optics
    • Programmable receiving slit
    • Radial divergence limiting slits (also known as: thin film attachment, parallel plate collimator, long Soller slits)
      • 0.09°
      • 0.27°
  • Detectors
    • High count rate (500k c/s) proportional detector with curved diffraction side graphite monochromators for precision measurements with Cu or Cr radiation
    • Position sensitive detector for high speed measurements
  • High temp stage operates in oxidizing, reducing, or inert gas environments at temperatures up to 900°C
    • He, Ar, N2, ambient air, mixed gases
  • State-of-the-art data handling with peak search, deconvolution, automated pattern indexing, standard calibration, and lattice parameter refinement
  • Rietveld and whole-pattern fitting capabilities for studies of structure and quantitative phase analysis
  • Stress analysis

Applications:

  • High temperature residual stress measurements with parallel beam optics
  • Thermal expansion measurements with parallel beam optics
  • Measurement of oxidation kinetics
  • Phase equilibria studies
  • In-situ process simulation


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