The Empyrean has focusing optics and parallel beam optics. It is used for powder/bulk XRD analysis, thin film analysis, pole figures, residual stress measurements, reflectivity, rocking curves, microdiffraction, and in situ high temperature work.
Capabilities
- Pole figures
- Residual stress
- X-ray reflectivity
- Rocking curves
- Microdiffraction
- High temperature (1600°C in air, vacuum, and inert environments)
Incident Beam
- Fixed slits
- X-ray mirror (with optical microbeam optics)
- Polycapillary lens
Diffracted Beam
- Parallel plate collimator (receiving slit and graphite monochromator optional)
- Fixed Slits
- Proportional Detector
- 1Der Detector
Hot stages
- Anton Paar 16N is a strip heater that can go to 1600°C in air, vacuum, and inert environments
X-ray source
- Copper
- Molybdenum