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D8 Advance XRD

D8 Advance XRD

X-Ray Diffraction and Scattering Facility

  • Manufacturer: Bruker AXS
  • Model: D8 Advance
  • Year: 2022
  • Building: 301
  • Room: 203

The D8 Advance is a high quality powder X-Ray diffractometer (XRD) with Bragg-Brentano configuration. It is capable of high through phase identification as well as providing high quality data for quantitative determination of phase concentration.

  • Has five 15-position sample holders than can be loaded for extended analysis.
  • Uses a LynxEye detector for faster pattern collection (up to 100 times faster) and improved resolution.
  • Uses a copper X-Ray tube.
  • Optional conventional scintillator detector available for structural analysis.
  • Instrument is complemented with Bruker EVA software for search/match analysis and a comprehensive full pattern data analysis programme, TOPAS.

Contact: XRDScatteringFacility@curtin.edu.au