How to Perform Powder XRD - Empyrean Training - Malvern Panalytical

This is the training video for powder diffraction using the reflection/transmission/spinner stage on the Empyrean system from Malvern Panalytical. If you would like to skip to a certain section of the video, click the timestamps below:

00:18 - General Overview of System and Safety Shutter

Incident Beam Optics
00:57 - Soller slit
02:17 - Progammable divergence slit
02:47 - Mask
03:54 - Anti-scatter slit

Sample Stage
04:53 - Reflection/transmission/spinner stage

Diffracted Beam Optics
05:14 - Programmable anti-scatter slit
05:57 - Large soller slit
06:22 - Beta filter nickel
06:56 - Detector

Software
07:21 - Log in to Data Collector
07:45 - Connect software to hardware
08:37 - Instrument settings (X-ray settings and sample loading)
10:10 - Incident beam optics
12:10 - Diffracted beam optics
13:33 - Setting up a new program
18:44 - Measure a program
20:52 - Checking step size to improve program
22:45 - Preparing your next measurement
23:43 - What to do before leaving