Features

• X-ray source: Rigaku UltraX18 rotating anode x-ray generator (Cu anode, wavelength = 1.54 Å)
• Monochromator: OSMIC Confocal Maxflux focusing multilayer mirror
• Beam size at sample: 1 mm x 1 mm
• Optics: 2 sets of Huber slits for adjusting resolution and beam size
• Detector: MAR345 Image Plate Area Detector
• Goniometer: large Huber 4-circle
• Sample stage: Motorized X-Y-Z-THETA-PHI-CHI stage
• Flux: ~ 5x10⁹ photons/second
• Typical range of length scale probed: 2 Å – 50 Å
• Computer: Linux PC
• Software for data collection: SPEC
• Software for data processing: CPLOT and Fit2D

Example: X-ray Diffraction Data from surfactant molecule Octadecylamine (ODA) after reacting with CO2 in the atmosphere (Belman 2009)