The facility includes several PC’s for structure solution and refinement of single crystal and powder data. Sample submission instructions Available software (on site) Samples can be submitted for total characterization by the director of the facility (fee may be required). Undergraduate students generally work directly with the x-ray lab manager. Graduate students and post-docs who have completed in-house training may work independently. The WFU X-ray Facility operates on a 24/7 schedule under the direction of the x-ray lab manager. Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1978ī.A., Skidmore College, 1974 Using the Facility X-ray facility personnel and recent publications This is a multi-purpose instrument which can be configured for a wide variety of materials research applications. GIXRD, XRR and similar measurments with the D8 DISCOVER with DaVinci.Powder diffraction with a D2PHASER Desktop with CuKα radiation and a Lynxeye 1D Detector.Single crystal analysis with an APEX CCD diffractometer system with Mo Kα radiation and a Bruker KryoFlex low temperature stage.The Chemistry Department X-ray Facility, located in newly renovated Salem Hall, Room 014, houses: