Equipment and software

Technical information for users of the facility including the Bruker D8 Advance with Sol-X Energy Dispersive detector, associated analysis software and support equipment.

Bruker D8 Advance with Sol-X Energy Dispersive Detector:

  • Powder diffraction for both quantitative and qualitative identification of crystalline materials. 

  • Step and continuous scan capability and variable speed sample spinning.

Software:

  • The system is used in conjunction with the Bruker Diffrac.EVA software.
  • The software is also used in conjunction with currently available International Centre for Diffraction Data (ICDD) database.
  • Quantitative analysis is available using the TOPAS 3.0 Rietveld analysis software.
  • Analysis of clay speciation may be carried out by use of dedicated clay separation, glycation and heating facilities.

 

Support equipment

The facility also has the necessary support equipment including:

  • Rock cutting and grinding equipment
  • Micronising mill
  • Spray dryer

 

Additional information 

We have provided some additional links below, which you may find helpful.

 

The Malvern Panalytical website has some useful information on their XRD instruments. Malvern Panalytical
The Bruker website has information on TOPAS software for Rietveld Analysis Bruker 
The Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database is an interface that includes every structure published in the American Mineralogist, The Canadian Mineralogist, European Journal of Mineralogy and Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, as well as selected datasets from other journals.  Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database

 

 

 

 

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