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CSIRO gets research aid

THE CSIRO has complemented its research capabilities by securing Australia’s third high-flux X-ray diffractometer after scientific instrument manufacturer AXT commissioned another 9 kilowatt Rigaku SmartLab x-ray diffractometer for installation at CSIRO’s Waite campus in Adelaide.

Karma Barndon
Rigaku applications specialist Shintaro Kobayashi with the new 9kW SmartLab XRD at CSIRO Adelaide.

Rigaku applications specialist Shintaro Kobayashi with the new 9kW SmartLab XRD at CSIRO Adelaide.

X-ray diffraction is commonly used to quantitatively measure phase composition. Rigaku’s SmartLab XRD system includes features such as a computer controlled alignment system and a fully automated optical...

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