Instrumentation

XRD Lab

Scintag® XDS2000

• Multi-purpose powder diffractometer.
• Bragg-Brenttano Theta-Theta configuration.
• X-ray Powder Diffraction (XRPD) analysis.
• XRD analysis for oriented patterns (films).
• Qualitative analysis – mineral phase identification.
• Quantitative analysis – semi-quantitative analysis, Rietveld refinement.

XRF Lab

Rigaku NEX CG

• Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (ED-XRF) facility.
• A custom ED-XRF system with a high-performance silicon drift detector.
• Quantification of elemental concentrations of sodium to uranium (parts per million).
• Samples measured as solids, powders, or pellets (mixed with organic binder).

Grinding Options

Shatterbox

• Sample size reduction: 1 mm – 0.1 mm.
• Alumina ceramic grinding container.

McCrone micronizing mill

• Sample size reduction: 0.5 mm – 5 μm.
• Forty-eight cylindrical grinding elements (agate, corundum) placed into the grinding jar in eight rows of six elements each.