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Verticalflow hood CAHNbalance Chiller XRD Mechanical Thin Section Lab DB Bruker AXS D4 Endeavor X-ray diffractometer with random-access autosampler Haskris water-water chiller Mettler-Toledo XS204 dual balance Cahn Model 31 microbalance

See Laboratory Manuals, Guides, and Resources for XRD and XRF.

See Laboratory Manuals, Guides, and Resources for X-Ray Image Logger (XMSL).

See all chemicals used in shipboard labs.

Function

The purpose of the X-ray lab is to carry out powder diffraction analyses of minerals and rock powders. The software package MacDiff is available onboard for processing and analysis of XRD diffraction patterns.

Instruments

  • Bruker AXS D4 Endeavor X-ray diffractometer (XRD)
  • DIFFRAC.EVA software
  • Haskris water-water chiller for XRD
  • Mettler-Toledo XS204 dual-balance system
  • Olympus DELTA Premium energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer
  • Please note that proprietary manuals may be available upon request and subject to limited use
X-ray Laboratory