A goniometer-based X-ray scattering platform for advanced SAXS/WAXS experiments and more

Almelo, the Netherlands: On the Denver X-ray Conference 2016 in Rosemont (Illinois, USA) PANalytical announced the Empyrean Nano edition, a new hybrid laboratory instrument that offers a unique combination of various advanced X-ray scattering techniques. Researchers can deduce valuable information about nanoscale structures and dimensions and about order and disorder on the atomic level from the angular dependence of the scattering intensities that are measured from a sample under investigation. The information that is gained from such scattering experiments can often be correlated with the material’s behavior and application properties. This supports the rational design of new and advanced materials with tailored properties.

The Empyrean Nano edition is an X-ray scattering platform with small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) being the main application. Similarly as with dedicated SAXS instruments, it uses