The Thermo Scientific ARL X’TRA Companion is a simple, easy-to-use benchtop XRD systems for routine analysis and more advanced applications.

• XRD benchtop system
• Configuration: θ/θ Bragg-Brentano geometry
• Goniometer with stepping motors and optical encoders
• X-Ray beam collimation obtained by mechanical slits, Soller Slits and variable beam knife
• Solid state pixel detector (55×55µm pitch) of last generation for fast and resolute data collection
• 1-position sample holder or automated analysis with a 6-position sample changer
• Cu or Co anode X-Ray tube
• Optional integrated water cooling
• Data processing with one-click Rietveld quantification capabilities
• Automated result transmission to a LIMS
• Easy to use and to install in various environment
• Data treatment and applications: Qualitative and quantitative crystalline phase analysis / Degree of crystallinity calculation / Polymorph screening / Cell parameters, crystallite size and lattice strain determination / Rietveld refinement for structural characterization
• Domains of application: Cement, Materials Science, Minerals, Geology, Nanomaterials, Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Energy materials, Catalysts, Ceramics, Polymers, Metallurgy, Semiconductors, Mining, Teaching