SmartLab^® XRD system

Advanced measurements with simple operation

Simplicity is the basic concept behind the SmartLab X-ray diffraction system. Complex experiments should not be synonymous with complex operation. Should engineers interested in thin film thickness need to be experts in X-ray reflectivity? Should a soil scientiest working in clay mineralogy have to understand the finer points of Reitveld refinement?

SmartLab says no!

Winner of a 2006 R&D 100 Award

Powered by Rigaku's proprietary Guidance™ software system, SmartLab incorporates intelligent, application-specific protocols in all measurement types, enhancing new or inexperienced users' abilities to make quality measurements with a minimal learning curve. For advanced users, the automated methods offer greater throughput and productivity.

CBO technology: Modularity without the modules

SmartLab includes as standard Rigaku's patented Cross Beam Optical™ (CBO) technology. CBO technology uses simultaneously mounted, simultaneously aligned optical components for both focusing (Bragg-Brentano) and parallel beam diffractometer geometries. Users can switch between the two geometries without the need to remove, replace, or realign optical components.

SmartLab makes thin film analysis flexible

SmartLab aids users in choosing the specific measurement conditions, experimental geometries, and application methods best suited to their particular sample.

SmartLab makes SAXS simple

Guidance software and CBO technology make Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) data collection easy. NANO-Solver™, Rigaku's proprietary modeling and fitting software, provides expert analysis of SAXS data.

SmartLab makes powder diffraction easy

Automatic alignment, CBO, and SmartLab's Guidance software engine combine to create an extremely flexible, intelligence-based data collection platform.