X-ray Diffractometer

POWDER XRD - RIGAKU SMARTLAB

Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) is a non-destructive analytical method to study a wide range of crystalline materials. It is used for phase identification, quantification, crystallite size and crystal structure determination of materials.

Instrument Specifications:

X-ray source: Sealed tube Copper Kα wavelength

Incidence optics: Cross beam optics (CBO)

Receiving Optics: Graphite Monochromator or Kβ filter

Detector: d/Tex Ultra 250 (1D) with the XRF reduction

Database support: ICDD-PDF-2

User Instructions:

Samples should be submitted as fine powder to completely fill the rectangular cavity of the sample holder of dimension 2 x 1.5 x 0.2 cm3 (minimum 200mg in weight). The diameter should be 2.0 cm for pallet samples. Measured data will be sent by email. It is the responsibility of the user to collect samples after the measurement.

Charges*

Student/ Faculty	Standard scan of 15 minutes per sample	User defined scans per hour or part thereof	Standard scan of 15 minutes per sample with phase identifications
Goa university Campus/ Goa University affiliated Colleges	200	700	1000
Other educational institutes	500	1750	2500
Users from local and other industries	2000	7000	10000

*Rates are exclusive of 18% GST.

Procedure for Sample Submission

The instrument booking will be done via the Google form. The payment of charges should be made in advance via SBI collect. A print copy of the PXRD Requisition Form with sign of the Head/Supervisor/Guide should be produced at the time of measurements.

Google form to submit samples

Payment Procedure:

Online Payment through SBI Collect Only: (No other payment mode accepted)

Procedure: 1) Visit www.onlinesbi.com 2) Select SB Collect 3) Accept Term Used 4) Select Goa in State of Corporate / Institution 5) Select Educational Institute in Type of Corporate / Institution 6) Select Goa University in Educational Institutions Name 7) Select ULMC Charges in Select Payment Category 8) Attach online Receipt received from SBI in the Google form to reserve the slot 9) Bring a signed the PXRD Requisition Form during the measurement.