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SCINTAG PAD V (SCINTAG 1 and 2)
SCINTAG 1 outside

and inside views

SCINTAG 2 outside

and inside views

- Source: Copper, normal focus, glass
- Goniometer: Theta-2-theta; vertical sample mount
- Detector:
- Si(Li) peltier on Scintag 1
- Ge solid state (liquid N2 cooled) on Scintag 2
- Angular range: 2-145 deg 2-theta
- Applications: Bragg-Brentano parafocusing applications (loose powders, bulk solids, free-standing films, films on substrates)
- Analyses:
- Phase Identification (Qualitative)
- Quantitative Analysis (RIR and Rietveld)
- Crystallinity Estimate
- Crystallite Size / Strain Estimate (Scherrer and Williamson-Hall)
- Texture / Preferred Orientation (Rocking Curve)
- Lattice Parameter Determination
- Indexing
- Sample Preparation
- Powders
- A few grams of powder is always desirable, but often good patterns can be collected with milligram quantities
- Qualitative Analysis – particle size 40 micron ideal (-325 mesh)
- Quantitative Analysis – particle size 10 micron or less
- Bulk Solids, Pellets, Free-Standing films, Films on Substrates
- Maximum 1.1 inch width
- Maximum 3 inches length
- Maximum 0.5 inch thick