Our cutting-edge X-ray lab features two SAXS setups for research and a Laue experiment dedicated to teaching. We also offer measurements for powder XRD, X-ray reflectometry, and grazing incidence SAXS and WAXS. If you’re interested in using any of these methods for your research, please reach out to Bert Nickel.
This setup features a microfocus x-ray tube with Mo target, curved multilayer optics for parallel beam, scatterless slits, and an area detector. The divergence is about 0.15 mrad.The distance from the source up to the sample position is about 1 m. The sample to SAXS detector distance ranges from 1 m to 2.5 m. The x-ray intensity at the sample position is about 106 cps. The beam size at the sample position is about 1 mm.
This setup features a microfocus Mo x-ray tube with a slighly focussing curved multilayer optics. The divergence is about three times larger in both directions (0.45 mrad) and the intensity at the sample position is about 107 cps. The beam size at the sample position is about 0.6 mm. The setup has an additional point detector which can be used for thin film reflectometry measurements.