Thermo Scientific ARL X’TRA Companion is a θ/θ Bragg-Brentano benchtop X-Ray diffractometer ideally suited for routine analysis due to its state-of-the-art configuration, using the latest technical features to guarantee accuracy, precision, safety, and ease of use.
ARL X’TRA Companion X-ray Diffractometer. Image Credit: Thermo Fisher Scientific - Elemental Analyzers and Phase Analyzers
Benefits of the ARL X’TRA Companion X-Ray Diffractometer
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The ARL X’TRA Companion diffractometer is an affordable solution for regular QC/QA in industrial laboratories. Thanks to its advanced solid-state 2D detector, high-resolution data can be gathered in a matter of minutes.
This strong and precise benchtop X-Ray diffractometer comes with one-click Rietveld quantification capabilities and automated result transmission to a LIMS. The device is also compliant with international X-Ray safety regulations.
ARL X’TRA Companion X-ray Diffractometer. Image Credit: Thermo Fisher Scientific - Elemental Analyzers and Phase Analyzers
ARL X’TRA Companion X-Ray Diffractometer Features
The Thermo Scientific ARL X’TRA Companion is an easy-to-use, simple benchtop XRD system for regular analysis and highly advanced applications.
- Optional integrated water cooling
- Data processing with one-click Rietveld quantification capabilities
- Goniometer with stepping motors and optical encoders
- X-Ray beam collimation obtained by mechanical slits, Soller Slits, and variable beam knife
- 1-position sample holder or automated analysis with a 6-position sample changer
- Cu or Co anode X-Ray tube
- Solid state pixel detector (55x55µm pitch) for fast and resolute data collection
- Automated result transmission to a LIMS
- Easy to use and install in various environments
- XRD benchtop system
- Configuration: θ/θ Bragg-Brentano geometry
- Domains of application: Cement, Materials Science, Minerals, Geology, Nanomaterials, Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Energy materials, Catalysts, Ceramics, Polymers, Metallurgy, Semiconductors, Mining, Teaching
- Data treatment and applications: Qualitative and quantitative crystalline phase analysis / Degree of crystallinity calculation / Polymorph screening / Cell parameters, crystallite size and lattice strain determination / Rietveld refinement for structural characterization
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