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Laboratory E137 - X-Ray Laboratory

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Bath - Circulating   |   Pump - Peristaltic   |   Table - Vibration Isolation
Langmuir Trough   |   Microscope   |   X-Ray - Reflectivity   |   X-Ray - Residual Stress


Bath - Circulating

NESLAB Bath

NESLAB RTE-7

Specifications:

  • Temperature Range: -25°C to +150°C
  • Stability: ±0.01°C
  • Cooling Capacity: 500 Watts at 20°C
  • Pumping Capacity: 15 Lpm
  • Bath Volume: 7 Liters
  • Unit Dimensions (HxWxD): 23.625" x 9.25" x 17.5"

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Pump - Peristaltic

Peristaltic Pump

Dynamax
Model RP-1

*Ideal for critical liquid chromatography, gradient generation, and flow analyzer applications.*

Specifications:

  • Head speed: 0 to 48 rpm
  • Torque: Greater than 3 N-m across full operating range at 115VAC
  • Speed stability: 0.5%
  • Speed adjustment: 0.00 to 9.99 rpm in 0.01 rpm increments
                         10.0 to 48.0 rpm in 0.1 rpm increments
  • Flow rate: 0-37 mL/min max at 0 backpressure (depending on tubing diameter)
  • Max back-pressure: 70 psi
  • Wetted surfaces: PVC, Silicon, Viton (tubing only)
  • Flow tubing diameter: 0.25 mm ID - 4 mm ID
  • Temperature: 4° to 40°C
  • Humidity: Up to 95% non-condensing
  • Operating position: Vertical ±5°

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Table - Vibration Isolation

Vibration Isolation Table

AVI-400

Specifications:

  • Isolation: Dynamic 1 Hz to 200 Hz - Passive beyond 200 HZ
  • Transmissibility: Above 10 Hz transmissibility <0.01 (-35dB)
  • Static Compliance: 6.13 x 10-4in/lb vertical, 1.23 x 10-3 in/lb horizontal
  • System Noise: Less than 50nG/Hz from 0.1-200 HZ in any direction
  • Maximum Load: 6400 lbs (800 lbs per module, 8 modules max)
  • Size: 28.3 x 17.5 x 4.5 (inches) or 13.8 x 7.5 x 4.5 (inches)

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Trough - Langmuir

Langmuir Trough

KSV Langmuir-Blodgett Minitrough

Film Deposition System:

  • Control and operation: Software controlled unsupervised and automatic film depositions.
  • Deposition speed: Standard range 0.1 to 100 mm/min. Speed adjustment increment 0.1 mm.
  • Length of deposition arm stroke: 60 mm.
  • Deposition cycles: 1 to unlimited depositions. Number of consecutive depositions dependent of substrate and trough film area.
  • Dwell times: 0 s to max. 9999 s, individual adjustment for upper and lower endpoint substrate movement.
  • Max. size of substrate: 60 x 30 mm (100% immersion).
  • Type of deposition motor: Servo controlled DC motor.

Film Pressure Measuring System:

  • Measuring principle: Wilhelmy plate, platinum or paper sensor element connected to microelectronic feedback system for surface pressure control. Software controlled operation, user programmable process parameters.
  • Film balance measuring range: 0 to 125 mN/m.
  • Resolution: 4 µN/m.
  • Surface area regulation: Symmetric compression of monolayer by inwardly moving barrier. Software controlled operation and user programmable process parameters.
  • Surface barrier: Made of hydrophilic, optionally hydrophobic, material.
  • Compression speed: 0.02 mm to 200 mm/min.
  • Inaccuracy: Less than 1%.
  • Barrier drive: Servo controlled DC motor.

Trough:

  • Material: Solid, non porous cast-moulded PTFE. No glue or o-ring seals. Aluminium base plate with built-in water channels for temperature control of the subphase. PTFE thickness at trough bottom 1.15 mm.
  • Size: 260 x 75 x 5 mm.

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Microscope

Microscope

Nikon Eclipse E600POL

Please see this pdf file for specifications.

Microscope Camera
Diagnostic Instruments Spot RT KE Slider

Please see this pdf file for specifications.


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X-Ray - Reflectivity

X-Ray Reflectivity

The NCNR x-ray diffractometer is configured to allow both θ/2θ diffraction and reflectometry. Typically Cu radiation is used with minimum resolution of Δλ=0.004Å and Δθ=0.0003 radians or ΔQ=0.0025Å-1. Reflectivities as low as ~10-8 have been measured. There is direct computer control using the standard ICP program. The five motions that are controlled are θ, 2θ, sample translation along an axis located 90°+θ from the incident beam, sample tilt about an axis perpendicular to the translation (all in the scattering plane), and an automated attenuator changer.

*NOTE* Use of the instrument is restricted to NCNR staff, however, outside users can gain access to the x-ray diffractometer through their instrument contact or NCNR staff collaborator. This x-ray instrument is self-scheduled, via a sign up calendar located at the instrument.

Please contact Sushil Satija (301-975-5250, sushil.satija@nist.gov) for more information.


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X-Ray - Residual Stress

Residual Stress X-Ray Scattering

Residual Stress X-ray Instrument

The diffractometer is part of the Residual Stress Program with the main purpose of measuring strains/stresses. Other possible applications are the measurement of preferred orientation, and, with restrictions, single crystal or powder measurements.

Specifications:

  • Huber 512.5 Split Eulerian Cradle with XYZ-table
  • Table range: x,y +/- 75 mm, z : 0..25 mm
  • Ordela 1050X position sensitive X-ray detector
  • X-ray tubes: Molybdenum,Copper,Cobalt,Chromium
  • Collimation: pinhole collimators for primary beam
  • Control Software: SPEC by Certified Scientific Software
  • Analysis software : PF (in-house for graphical peak analysis, fitting, stress calculation and so on)

Please contact Thomas Gnäupel-Herold (301-975-5380, thomas.gnaeupel-herold@nist.gov) for more information.


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Last modified 08-May-2008