Single Crystal X-ray Diffraction (scXRD)

Overview

Growing crystals

Identifying suitable crystals

Mounting a crystal

Data acquisition

Solving a structure

Guide to an X-ray diffractometer

The images below highlight the key parts of an X-ray diffractometer. There are five key parts highlighted and the function of each part is described below.

$The parts of an X-ray diffractometer (unlablled)$

Orange: X-ray beam source
Blue: Cryostat
Yellow: Crystal mounting camera
Purple: CCD detector
Red: Goniometer

$The parts of an X-ray diffractometer with the key parts highlighted in colored circles$

X-ray source

The X-ray source provides the beam of X-rays used in the diffraction. There are different X-ray sources available

Goniometer

CCD detector

Cryostat

[Insert GIF of crystal in cryostream]

Crystal mounting camera

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