MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY Department of Chemistry

POWDER X-RAY DIFFRACTION INSTRUMENT TRAINING


Chemistry Building
Room 582

Welcome to the Center for Crystallographic Research Reservation System. This page contains the steps to take in order to use the Bruker X-ray Powder diffractometer under the control of the Center for Crystallographic Research.

Specific guidelines for the facility are given in the PDF document User's Guide.

Steps::

  1. You must have completed the analytical x-ray radiation safety training online course!
  2. You must have and wear a radiation monitoring ring when you use this instrument!
  3. You must complete the application form to get a user name and password for the calendar program as well as access to Chemistry 582. You will need your MSU ID handy and MSU net ID login.

Training Information

Analytical X-Ray Radiation Safety Training
ORCBS Radiation Safety Training, As part of Ability Training System
Click here for training.

Order Radiation Monitoring Ring
ORCBS Dosimetry Click here for information and use the safety portal.

User Application Form
Once you complete this, a username and password wil lbe set to use on the calendar with additional instructions.
Click here for form.

It is expected that all user will at some point enroll and take Chem 913 Special Topics course.

Reservation Calendar for Diffractometer in Room 582

Click here for calendar.

Becoming a User

SCXRD
Single Crystal X-Ray Diffraction
PWXRD
Powder X-Ray Diffraction
XRF
X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Synchrotron
Forms
Request SCXRD services
Request XRF services
Request powder crystal services