University of Illinois at Chicago, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Science X-ray Facility
University of Illinois at Chicago
http://www.uic.edu/depts/geos/facilities/x_ray.html
Contact Information
S. Guggenheim
312-996-3263
xtal@uic.edu
Chicago
ILLINOIS
Instrument Type
X-RAY DIFFRACTION - X-ray, single crystal diffractometer; e.g. Buerger precession camera
Single crystal diffractometer
Bruker APEX
Application:
Mineral structure (atomic)
Typical Use:
May be used as a transmission powder diffractometer and as a single crystal diffractometer; to characterize the mineral; or to perform full structure analysis
Conditions for Use:
Visitors are invited to work in the lab to design and do the work yourself
User Fees:
No fee unless the instrumentation is used for consulting or is funded by a company/corporation. No fees for non-funded research or research funded by government or private foundations
Instrument Priorities:
we will work you into our schedule so that it is convenient
Remote Use:
No
Sample Preparation:
standard powder in capillary or single crystal mounted on glass fiber
Standard Collections/Lab Blanks:
Software:
software is either Bruker (single crystal and powder data acquisition) or MDI JADE (powder analysis)
Educational Use:
Graduate student research projects are invited