Optics for powder XRD
Although Bragg-Brentano geometry has been used in the traditional phase analysis of powders since the beginning of the technique, parallel beam optics have become more popular in the recent years. The wide, collimated, and highly intense beam improves many different aspects of the technique. Osmic's Max-Flux® optics are available for many different wavelengths of radiation and are adaptable to any Max-Flux Optical System.
Benefits of employing Max-Flux optics for powder diffraction include: improved counting statistics, elimination of sample displacement effects, minimization of sample preparation, improved peak shape and accuracy, elimination of angular effects on doublet splitting, increased intensity on poorly reflecting samples, lower background noise, and increased sample throughput.
Please contact Rigaku to request a copy of the available application notes for powder XRD.
