This general research diffractometer is primarily used for the identification of phases in powder form. Scans are typically obtained from 10 to 70 degrees 2q. The features include:
- Cu anode, 2kW sealed tube x-ray source with fully interlocked cabinet to shield against x-rays
- Liquid Ni cooled Ge detector
- Pole-figure goniometer with scintillator detector
- Scanning, pole figure, rocking curve features
- Pin-diode energy sensitive detector to reduce fluorescence problems
- MicroVAX data acquisition system
ICDD/JCPDS database for search-match