X-Ray Diffraction Facility
Instrument: Bruker XRD
Model/Supplier:D8 Focus
Location: Physical Metallurgy Lab, Western Labs
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| Department of Materials Science Engineering houses Bruker D8 Focus with two circle goniometer. The machine is equipped with 0-D detector as well as 1-D detector. 0-D scintillator detector provides high angular resolution, while the 1-D detector provides high quality data at a much faster rate. The diffractometer can be used for powder diffraction, phase analysis, residual stress analysis and also for small angle x-ray scattering. The XRD facility is also equipped with analysis software like Diffrac-Suite, Match, Pearson Crystal Database and ICDD database. |
User Charges
| Users | Charges |
| MSE | Nil (facility supported by Dept funding) |
| non-MSE | Rs. 500 per slot |
| Institute Projects | Rs. 1000 per slot |
| non-IITK | Rs. 3000 per slot |
The facility is open for regular use between 9:30am to 5:30pm from Monday through Friday, except holidays and during maintenance.User can resereve any of the following slots:
9:30 - 11:30
11:30 - 1:30
1:30 - 3:30
3:30 - 5:30
In case of any query please contact Mr. K. Chandra Sekhar (kcsekhar@iitk.ac.in).
Information regarding facility
Please understand that XRD is an important facility run by research students and faculty members. Please book slots responsibly. Make bookings only if you are sure to use them.
Copper target is used from Monday through Thursday and Chromium target is used on Friday. So book your slots accordingly. Also note that Monday 9.30 to 11.30 and Friday 9.30 to 11.30 is reserved for changing the target, so no bookings will be accepted for these durations
How to book slots
XRD slots can only be booked online in three steps.
Click the link "Request Slots" and fill in the details as requested. You can select an empty slot upto 1 month in advance and only for week days. You can check the availability of slots using the module "Check Slot" or you can check "Booking status" to see all the slots which have already been taken.
Once you submit the request, an invoice will be generated. Please submit this invoice to Mr. K. Chandra Sekhar (Ph. 7959) or Mr. Manohar Oraon (7933) within 48 hours. If you do not submit within this time lime, your slot will get automatically cancelled and will be open for booking again.
Lab-in-charge will then accept your booking and you can check your status at "Booking status".
Please note that we will soon make this procedure paperless, but until then you will have to submit the paper invoice.
Note for MSE-PG students: MSE-PG students dont need to submit the invoice. Once you fill in all the details correctly, your requests will be automatically accpeted. If your request is pending for more than a day, then contact lab-in-charge.
TAs for XRD
| Day | Morning Hours (9.30am to 1.30pm) | Afternoon Hours (1.30pm to 5.30pm) |
Mon| Saleem | Sandeep | |
Tue| Rita | Fahad | |
Wed| Saleem | Rita | |
Thu| Fahad | Mandvi | |
Fri| Mandvi | Sandeep | |
Contact Hours
Contact Hours: 10.00am to 11.00am and 5.00pm to 5.30pm|
Lab-in-charge: Mr. K. Chandra Sekhar Ph: 7959 email: kcsekhar@iitk.ac.in |
Lab-in-charge: Mr. Manohar Oraon Ph: 7933 email: moraon@iitk.ac.in |