The Erlangen X-ray lab's page

	Our equipment Read about our Siemens theta/theta- and the Siemens Transmissions diffractometer. Did you ever see the Kalpha1/2 resolved at an angle of 8.8 °2theta? Ever got a FWHM of 0.016 °2theta? See what can be done with small sized samples in transmission geometry.		Tips & Tricks Some of our favourite sample preparation tricks. Bugs & work arounds for the D5000. Read some hints about proper slit settings. The D5000 and its variable slit problem.		The virtual crystallographic calculators Now available in Java-Script versions for offline use on any computer platform! Convert angles to d-values and vice versa for any type of radiation. Calculate optimum slit settings, minimum sample length or lowest angle possible for a certain slit/sample combination.
	Services we offer Qualitative and semi-quantitative clay mineral analysis. "Illite crystallinity" and crystallite size analysis in high resolution setting. Quantitative (!) XRD analysis of wellcrystalized phases by the Rietveld-method. Send us a standard of your choice and test it.		Software Some of our favourite sample pre		WWW resources for XRD Some of our favourite sample pre