CCD Upgrade of a Rotating Anode-based X-Ray System

该奖项由化学研究仪器和设施 （CRIF）计划将协助化学系在克莱姆森 大学升级旋转阳极X射线衍射分析 通过用CCD区域检测器替换串行检测器来改进系统。 这些设备将加强一些领域的研究，如 （1）含氟聚合物超酸的化学， 在燃料电池膜中的重要应用，（2）合成和 复杂金属硫化物的表征，（3）金属硫化物的制备 氧化物，氮化物和硫化物在新的媒体，如地热卤水。 该仪器还将用于X射线教学 晶体学技术给大量的学生。CCD探测器 允许晶体的X射线衍射图案的大部分被 测量一次，并提供了一个强大的工具，研究非常小的 和弱衍射材料。 这样的系统在以下方面特别有用： 与材料化学相关的应用。

This award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities (CRIF) Program will assist the Department of Chemistry at Clemson University to upgrade a rotating anode-based X-ray diffraction analysis system by replacement of the serial detector with a CCD area detector. The equipment will enhance research in a number of areas such as the following: (1) the chemistry of fluoropolymer superacids which have important applications in fuel cell membranes, (2) the synthesis and characterization of complex metal sulfides , (3) the preparation of metal oxides, nitrides, and sulfides in novel media such as geothermal brine. The instrumentation will also be used in the teaching of X-ray crystallography techniques to a large number of students. CCD detectors allow large sections of the X-ray diffraction pattern of a crystal to be measured at once and provide a powerful tool for the study of very small and weakly diffracting materials. Such systems are especially useful in applications related to materials chemistry.