X-Ray Diffraction Features

High-performance XRD at an affordable cost

Our cost-effective Thermo Scientific ARL XRD instruments offer everything from routine quality control for industrial labs to advanced research in R&D and academic laboratories. A wide range of materials from minerals to pharmaceutical compounds can quickly and accurately be analyzed. These instruments can easily be adapted for different sample types and analytical conditions in seconds—without the need for time-consuming re-alignment.

Next-level routine analysis

ARL X’TRA Companion is a θ/θ Bragg-Brentano benchtop X-ray diffractometer perfectly suited for routine control. Its state-of-the-art configuration uses advanced technical features to deliver accuracy, precision, safety, and ease of use. As a plus, it comes with a one-click data treatment software to ensure reliable results.

θ/θ Bragg-Brentano geometry

Real-time, simultaneous data acquisition

ARL EQUINOX 100 X-ray Diffractometers includes curved position sensitive detectors, unique acquisition tools that collect all diffraction data simultaneously across a wide angular range. This detector can perform diffraction experiments on powders, bulk material, and thin films all in real time—providing fast analysis and high versatility. Analysis is completed in just a few minutes on most samples regardless of resolution requirements.

CPS curved detector

Robust and reliable measurements across environments

ARL X'TRA Companion ARL EQUINOX 100
Routine control benchtop XRD for industry Transportable benchtop XRD for QA/QC, academic, and routine

We offer  X-ray diffraction (XRD)  bench-top instruments  that enable material scientists and engineers to perform qualitative, quantitative, and advanced structural investigations on a variety of materials. These instruments serve a diverse array of needs including routine quality control in industrial labs, dynamic studies, formulation determinations, and research and development in both universities and industry settings.

A wide range of analyses

ARL X-ray Diffractometers can help researchers perform a broad array of analyses from routine quality control-related phase quantification in industrial process control to real-time determination of structures, polymorphism, reactivity, and kinetics of advanced materials in the form of powders, solids, and thin films. These instruments serve as a foundational   technology in solid-state science, providing unique insights into the composition and structural arrangement of crystallized samples in applications ranging from mining to pharmaceuticals to polymer and battery research. 

Grazing incidence measurement: Observation of an interference with the substrate peak.

A large selection of sample holders

Our versatile line of ARL benchtop XRD instruments can be adapted for several sample types in various analytical conditions. Sample adaptors are easily switched in a matter of seconds without the need for tedious re-alignment. Accessory stages include everything from fixed non-spinning sample stages to automatic sample changers with spinning sample holders to temperature-controlled stages. 

Compliance with regulatory requirements

Thermo Scientific SolstiX XRD Software with Security Suite enables pharmaceutical companies to comply with the US Federal and Drug Administration’s 21 CFR Part 11 requirements. Using this software, laboratories can authenticate users, obtain true digital signatures to record responsibility and provide data integrity protection, and obtain complete audit trails—ensuring they maintain the security of electronic records.

SolstiX XRD Software platform

For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.