A unique X-ray diffractometer Rigaku XtaLAB Synergy-S, manufactured by the world's leading manufacturer - Rigaku Oxford Diffraction, has been put into operation at the resource center "X-ray diffraction research methods" of the Science Park of St. Petersburg State University. Its uniqueness lies in the use of a specially designed high-stability sharp-focus X-ray source PhotonJet-S, a new high-speed direct-action detector HyPix-6000HE, and two systems for stabilizing the temperature of the sample under study. The first, well-known Oxford Cryostream 800 system, will allow us to conduct research at temperatures from 80 to 500 K, and the second, a unique system manufactured by FMB Oxford, allows us to study the behavior of the crystal structure at temperatures from 100 to 1000 ° C.
Thus, SPbU scientists were able to conduct research on both inorganic and organic compounds at a fundamentally new level and obtain results in a significantly shorter time.
Dear users, due to the technical problems, single crystal diffractometers Bruker «Kappa APEX II DUO» and Rigaku «R-AXIS RAPID II» are taken out of service starting from today (01.04.2014). We apologize for any delays in the researches based on single-crystal diffraction.
In celebration of the St. Petersburg State University 290th anniversary, today held a meeting of the Vice Rectors for Research Association of St. Petersburg Universities and Institutes and representatives of leading scientific schools of St. Petersburg. The guests got acquainted with the work of our Research Center, they were also shown an equipment of the Center and talked about the research carried out by university and external organizations staff.
Dear colleagues!
According to Your request, the special courses on training of taking measurements on "MiniFlex II" powder diffractometers and working in a specialized software package for processing diffraction data (PDXL produced by the «Rigaku» company) postponed to January 27.
December 30 - working day
December 31 - working day (phase analysis till 15-00)
January 1-8 - holydays
January 9-10 - working days
January 11-12 - weekend break
Today, members of the International Committee on Scientific Policy (ICSP) NRC "Kurchatov Institute" acquainted with the work of our RC. During the excursion the guests were shown the X-ray equipment of RC and were told about the areas of research performed on it by University staff and external organizations.
