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Skidmore College
Skidmore Analytical Interdisciplinary Laboratory (SAIL)

X-ray diffraction (XRD)

The Rigaku Miniflex 6G x-ray diffractometer analyzes solid samples to give crystal structure information.

Features:

  • non-destructive technique
  • 8-position autosampler
  • powerful data analysis software

Recent applications:

  • analysis of zeolite crystals
  • analysis of thin films on a substrate