University of Illinois at Chicago, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences X-ray Facility

Initial Publication Date: May 17, 2006
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 - XRD X-ray powder diffractometer

Siemens/Bruker D-5000 Powder Diffractometer

Application:

Typical Use:

Mineral identification

Conditions for Use:

Visitors are invited to work in the lab to design and do the work yourself

User Fees:

Unfunded research or research funded through government or foundation grants is not charged for use. Research funded by commercial grants or for consulting is charged a fee.

Instrument Priorities:

We will work you into the lab schedule.

Remote Use:

No

Sample Preparation:

Sample must be powdered.

Standard Collections/Lab Blanks:

Software:

All software provided by MDI (DATASCAN and JADE) for acquisition and processing. We have a current JCPDF data base.

Educational Use:

  • Class demonstrations are available for undergraduates
  • Undergraduate student research projects are invited
  • Graduate student research projects are invited