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MSM X-ray Facility

MSM X-ray Facility

  • Home
  • About
  • Software
  • Databases
  • Staff & Contact

Becoming a user

  • Becoming a user overview
  • PPMS account creation
  • Gaining permission
  • Video guide to PPMS
  • Charges

Equipment

  • Equipment overview
  • P1 - Panalytical X'Pert Pro
  • P2 - Panalytical Empyrean
  • P3 - Philips PW 3710
  • B1 - Bruker D8 Advance
  • B2 - Bruker D8 Discover
  • B3 - Bruker D8 Advance
  • B4 - Bruker Nanostar for SAXS
  • Home
  • About
  • Becoming a user

    Becoming a user

    Becoming a user overview
    • PPMS account creation
    • Gaining permission
    • Video guide to PPMS
    • Charges
  • Equipment

    Equipment

    Equipment overview
    • P1 - Panalytical X'Pert Pro
    • P2 - Panalytical Empyrean
    • P3 - Philips PW 3710
    • B1 - Bruker D8 Advance
    • B2 - Bruker D8 Discover
    • B3 - Bruker D8 Advance
    • B4 - Bruker Nanostar for SAXS
  • Software
  • Databases
  • Staff & Contact
    • Home
    • About
    • Becoming a user
    • Equipment
    • Software
    • Databases
    • Staff & Contact

MSM X-ray Facility

Becoming a user
These pages contain detailed instructions on the process to be followed by potential users to gain access to the MSM X-ray facility.
Useful links
Useful links to external sources such as databases and learning resources.
Charges
In order to meet the running costs of the facility, we charge users to use the instruments in the laboratory.
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About

We have a wide range of equipment and software that can provide a variety of structural information relevant to materials science.

X-ray diffractometer
Equipment

See details of the equipment available in the facility

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Software

See the X-ray software available to use

MSM X-ray Facility

Contact Information

Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy 27 Charles Babbage Road Cambridge CB3 0FS
xray-facility@msm.cam.ac.uk
01223 334352

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