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Synchrotron X-ray Microdiffraction and Fluorescence Imaging of Mineral and Rock Samples
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Engineering
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JoVE Journal Engineering
Synchrotron X-ray Microdiffraction and Fluorescence Imaging of Mineral and Rock Samples
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10:12 min

June 19, 2018

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Chapters

  • 00:04Title
  • 01:03Beamline Setup and Data Collection
  • 03:47X-Ray Microdiffraction Analysis of Single-Crystal Data
  • 05:44X-Ray Microdiffraction Analysis of Powder Diffraction Data
  • 06:53Results: Combined X-Ray Diffraction and X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis of Moissanite and an Olive Snail Shell
  • 08:58Conclusion

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We describe a beamline setup meant to carry out rapid two-dimensional x-ray fluorescence and x-ray microdiffraction mapping of single crystal or powder samples using either Laue (polychromatic radiation) or powder (monochromatic radiation) diffraction. The resulting maps give information about strain, orientation, phase distribution, and plastic deformation.

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