SmartLab

Rigaku’s flagship 9kW SmartLab is the most powerful lab-based XRD available and the most powerful option outside of synchrotrons. The high flux, combined with high-resolution, flexibility, range of options and ease-of-use make it the diffractometer of choice for researchers and industrial clients looking for a futureproof, high-end research tool that offers high-throughput analysis across a wide range of application areas. Also available with Rigaku’s patented in-plane arm, the Rigaku SmartLab is the most popular choice for tin film researchers.

Key Features

• High flux – 9kW (3kW also available)
• In-plane arm for thin film analysis (5-axis goniometer)
• HyPix-3000 0D/1D/2D HPAD detector
• CBO optics - fully automated beam switchable CBO-Auto
• SmartLab Studio II software with Guidance
• Wide range of attachments and sample stages with automated recognition
• Automatic alignment

Rotating Anode X-Ray Source

The 9kW fine focus source offers flux approximately 7 times greater than a conventional sealed tube (running at 40kV and 40mA) which allows you to see finer details in shorter measurement times. Furthermore, the latest generation of Rigaku’s rotating anode, the PhotonMax has a lifespan 3 times longer than its predecessor maximizing uptime and minimizing maintenance and cost of ownership.

HyPix-3000 HPAD Detector

The HyPix-3000 multidimensional semiconductor detector:

• Supports 0D, 1D and 2D measurement modes
• Excellent energy resolution to suppress XRF
• Keeps background noise to an absolute minimum
• Wide dynamic range
• Shutterless measurement
• Maintenance free

Measurement Modes/Applications

The SmartLab enables a wide range of measurement modes and applications including:

• Powder
• Stress
• 2D SAXS, WAXS and GI-SAXS
• Micro-XRD
• Thin-film
• Reflection/transmission
• Texture
• RDF – Radial Distribution Function
• Residual stress analysis
• Pole figure and ODF – Orientation Distribution Function
• In situ/Operando measurement