X'Press 3 2014
Read issue 3/2014 of the X'Press
The theme of this issue is “How to improve”.
Read issue 3/2014 of the X'Press
The theme of this issue is “How to improve”.
Read issue 3/2015 of the X'Press
The theme of this issue is “How to educate”.
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In this issue of X'Press we would like to inform you about the launch of two new software modules: Stratos and FingerPrint.
Read issue 3/2013 of the X'Press
In this issue of X'Press we would like to inform you about the launch of the next generation of multipurpose X-ray diffractometers, the X’Pert³ range.
Read issue 3/2016 of the X'Press
The theme of this issue is “How to develop”.
This white paper outlines the main benefits of using hard radiation for material analysis studies. X-ray powder diffractometers are generally equipped with X-ray sources using Cu anodes. For specific applications, however, switching to shorter wavelength, ‘harder’ radiation, like obtained from X-ray tubes with Mo or Ag anodes, gives significant improvements over Cu, or even allows experiments that are impossible with Cu radiation, like experiments where a large Q range needs to be probed.
This webinar presents application examples to characterize geometrical and behavioral properties of nano-sized materials using a wide variety of XRD techniques and SAXS.
In this introductory webinar we will discuss the importance of controlling the elemental composition of nanomaterials and demonstrate how X-ray fluorescence (XRF) can easily be used for a quick (semi-quantitative) screening as well as for an accurate quantification of major and minor elements that are present in a sample. XRF has the advantage of being a non-destructive technique that can determine elemental compositions from small (tens of milligrams) as well as large (several grams) sample amounts. It can be applied to virtually all forms of materials, such as nanopowders, liquid nanoparticle dispersions and solid nanocomposites and yields representative data. The webinar targets nanomaterial researchers in academia and industry, as well as process and quality control managers of industrial nanomaterial producers.
Milk powder quality and nutritional value depends significantly on its mineral and salt content. Elemental analytical techniques such as X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF) are valuable in determining the composition of a wide range of organic and inorganic materials which can be analyzed as solids, liquids, loose and pressed powders. In this webinar we present energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) as a rapid, non-destructive tool to quantitatively analyze mineral and salt content including sodium and magnesium in milk powder prepared as pressed powders.
This presentation is a summary of work carried out in partnership with the Drug Analysis Services Branch of Health Canada and focuses on Narcotic analysis using modern XRD instrumentation.
SAXS is an analytical technique that measures the intensities of X-rays scattered by a sample as a function of the scattering angle. Measurements are made at very small angles, typically in the range of 0.1 deg to 5 deg.
Bioactivity and degradation behavior of bioceramic coatings are dependent on crystallographic properties.