An important part of the characterisation of material in the laboratory is the study of the crystalline structure by X-ray diffraction, aka X-ray scattering. Our laboratory has three diffractometers; two are dedicated to X-ray powder diffraction, and the last is for measuring thin layers.  

Rigaku 3 and Rigaku 9Miniflex

Each diffractometer is dedicated to a specific characterisation technique, although two of them look almost identical and could measure the same thing. 

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