Earth Science Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Geological Division in Banská Bystrica, Laboratory of X-ray powder diffraction analysis

Type of services provided

• Clay minerals analysis
• Identification of crystalline matters
• Qualitative X-ray diffraction analysis

Research infrastructure/service category

• X-ray powder diffractometer Bruker D8 ADVANCE DAVINCI.DESIGN. Maximum continuous power: 3 kW, high voltage 20-50 kV, vertical Bragg-Brentano goniometer with theta-theta geometry, measurement circle diameter: 560 mm, angular range: -110° to 168°, source of X-rays: ceramic tube with long fine focus and Cu-anode (2.2 kW), Sol-XE solid state energy dispersive X-ray detector. Data processing software DIFFRAC.EVA with PDF2/2010 and TOPAS database.