CCD single crystal x-ray diffractometer

X射线晶体学是一种使研究人员能够在分子水平上获得化合物的三维图像的工具。对于任何涉及制备新化合物的领域的研究人员来说，它都是一种非常强大的技术。它在一个典型键的一小部分的细节水平上提供了化合物结构的明确证据。卡尔加里大学的12位无机和有机化学家在很大程度上依赖于这种技术来获得对研究进展至关重要的结构信息。所要求的仪器将增加和改善现有的6岁的仪器目前在化学系的能力。虽然仍在运行，即使是全天候运行，但现有仪器的排队时间通常为数周，在此期间，单个样品会完全降解或分解。冗长的队列也使得一些更复杂的实验无法进行。随着几个年轻的研究人员和化学系的确认持续增长的到来，部门X射线设施的扩展是至关重要的。有了新的基础设施，X射线结构服务的能力将翻一番，因为可以肯定的是，这两种仪器将继续发挥作用。这将大大提高所有12个受影响的研究团队和未来5年聘用的教师的研究生产力。

X-ray crystallography is a tool that enables researchers to obtain a 3-dimensional image of a compound on a molecular level. It is an immensely powerful technique for researchers in any domain that involves the preparation of new compounds. It provides definitive proof of the structure of a compound at the level of detail of a fraction of a typical bond. The twelve inorganic and organic chemists at the University of Calgary rely on this technique heavily for structural information critical to research progress. The requested instrument will augment and improve upon the capacity of the existing 6-year old instrument presently housed in the Department of Chemistry. While still functioning, even operating around-the-clock, queues for the existing instrument are typically weeks and individual samples degrade or decompose completely during this time. The lengthy queues also mandate that some lengthier experiments cannot be conducted. With the arrival of several young researchers and the confirmed continued growth of the Department of Chemistry, expansion of the departmental X-ray facility is critical. With the new infrastructure, the capability of the X-ray structural service will double as it is certain that both instruments will still function continually. This will greatly enhance research productivity for all twelve affected research teams and for the faculty hired in the next 5 years.