Empyrean

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Description

Key features

• Qualité optimale des données sur chaque échantillon
• Excellentes résolution et rapidité d’acquisition de données
• Plage dynamique extrêmement élevée
• Outil polyvalent pour l’analyse des nanoparticules et des nanostructures

Technical specifications

N

4 Fe4 N incidence. Repeated

1D

3D

10K

2000

10M

4000

100K

Position 2Theta [deg.] (Copper Cu))

100M

Intensity [counts]

- - -

• SAXS

4 3 4

Fe Fe 3 3 -750

Poids

1 150 kg

N, Fe4

250 Analysis of a

PIXcel

highest dynamic range, highest

Stress

-470.1 ± 34.0 MPa WAXS

- - - -

• Computed tomography (CT), radiography 8 nm 14 nm

0D mode

All pixels are added up to give

1D mode

All pixels in one column are

APD1700

first complete

Fe FeFe

Fe FeFe different grazing

system.

performance of

2D mode*

All pixels are read out

3D mode*

All pixels are read out independently:

N N N Fe

N3 N3 N3 N NFe measurements with

quality.

examples.

samples.

(active pharmaceutical ingredients). 2Theta (°)

geometry)

0.15

heritage.

• GISAXS (grazing incidence small angle

platform.

for optimal suppression of the

Dimensions

1 400 (L) x 1 162 (P) x 1 947 (H) mm

attenuator

Europe, headed by CERN. As state-of-the-art detector

composites

diffractrogram shows some differences

dissection

analysis.”

goniometer

Powders

resolution

every area

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PANalytical is an industrial

tube focus

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unmatched.

purposes alike. It offers

Application

Example Typical result

Sample type

Analytical question

pH 6 - 10 h

(002)

pH 6 - 30 h

(311)

team. Tubes

robust 9

care network

familiarization sessions, application

performance.

The area detector combining the

position and

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• Size-strain analysis Intensity10

Detector mode

PIXcel and PIXcel

independently

direct observation of the

capsules in the

Medipix2 collaboration is happy that this leading-edge

controllers and

easy installation and

diffractometer.

every sample, no compromises

flip-focus tube

world’s first solid-state 1D

for non-ambient

on wheels for

Omega/2Theta [s]

Position 2Theta [deg.] (Copper (Cu))

Rocking curve on

PIXcel3D is the result of PANalytical’s partnership in the

analytical needs

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CT reconstruction

“The Medipix2 chip technology combines high spatial

The multi-purpose

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integrated vacuum

relocation.

of pharmaceutical

resolution, high dynamic range and low noise. The

solution for your

1K

2 Universal PreFIX

largest variety

Intensity [counts]

Fe steel. The stress

Thought, Cambridge

Cambridge Univ. Pr., 1968, pp. 133-139,

high gas pressure.

displays the deduced nanoparticle size distribution revealing that the sample contains three distinct

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• Combined SAXS / WAXS

ISBN 0-521-09456-9.

support

What’s in a name?

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diffractometer with

X’Celerator detector, the

phase mixtures. The

control of the instrument

Intensity [cps]80000

pH 6 - 20 h

multi-purpose powder

Introduction of the

voxels of the object

computed tomography

• Texture analysis

Particle radius [nm]

Empyrean offers you a

Empyrean offers the widest

angular resolution of

transmission, capillary, micro- a) b)

any laboratory powder

diffraction, Debye-Scherrer)

software to deal with

Empyrean is ideal for high-

Empyrean offers it all

Reciprocal

Intensity [counts]3000

21 21.20 21.40 21.60

The Empyrean system is

of tube anode

need for re-alignment.

pages

• Remote diagnostics

workshops and remote learning

• geological samples

an example a combination of CT and 6400

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• Measurements under non-ambient conditions

Examples are widespread

defects and inclusions of a sample. As Original

The highest performance

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Unmatched area detector

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analysis and reporting.

Encoding System (DOPS2), featuring

overlapping patterns is

quality research and teaching 10.4°

platform to measure and

range of non-ambient

Empyrean has the highest

geometries (reflection,

Low-angle diffraction on

Size-strain analysis

materials and substrates

mapping

identify the most complex

environments, under full

• Low-angle diffraction

2Theta [deg]

bearings, joints and axles

allows to determine the phases that

• Shared desktop support

facilities around the world deliver

• pharmaceutical tablets

XRD has been applied to compare

data closest to synchrotron

comprehensive set of worked

diffractometer and delivers

and is supported by the most

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The Growth and Structure of his Established PANalytical

Exceptional tube performance

Nanomaterials

dynamic range, linearity and

Innovation in

• Instrument certification

channels provide important information

2D SAXS pattern measured from

Attachment for SAXS/WAXS

and PW1520, the world's first

1990

between different buckyballs.

of Prof. V. Petrov.)

sensitivity of the instrument

software.

suite for data collection and

user to visually position the The heart of the Empyrean is a the

Unique alignment-free exchange

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be analyzed without any sample

Computed tomography and phase identification

complementary X-ray analytical

Small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS/WAXS)

equipped with universal PreFIX

materials

and irregularly shaped objects,

inhomogeneities and granularity. The CT reveals strong differences in the

• polymers and polymer (nano)

are present in the tablets. The X-ray 1600

• quality control of incoming

space

Empyrean can handle all of these

and in the crystallinity of the API 10 15 20 25 30 35

The world’s first 3D detectors

3D

determined in raceway direction.

observed at small angles the lamellar repeat

developed by our experienced R&D

Empyrean

unattended and remote operation,

on small spots. evolving upon a long PANalytical tradition

A further unique possibility with

in microsystems is a powerful tool for

One of the advantages of the high

resolution, high dynamic range

The term Empyrean is derived from

PIXcel -

X-ray system. The 3-axes Empyrean

Radiography, computed tomography and micro-diffraction

category. Empyrean has the unique

2nd generation PreFIX for

materials, sheets and thin films.

characteristic SAXS profile contains

with small-angle X-ray scattering

wide angular range within which

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the need for a beam 16 leading particle physics research institutes across

agglomeration behavior can be done

104 with a cubic structure. Note the

analysis. Supports multiple users,

sample for analysis revolutionary high-resolution goniometer

and the life of a high-performance

environments

hardened tool steel mounts allow a

The unique family of PIXcel

reproducible positioning of optics

detectors, co-developed with

technology and new applications to

the technologies we are working on

• Automated alert and monitoring

for new and existing users. PANalytical

PANalytical’s philosophy for this

product, the counterfeit tablet exhibits some bigger inclusions.

ability to measure all sample types

optics and sample platforms

acquired with hard radiation and up

solids, gels or fibers. The setup

and stages in three dimensions with

CERN and other leading European

equipment. The new Empyrean cradles

around the InP (004)

nanostructures in powdered samples,

SAXS/WAXS data measured from

objects without having to cut them,

a memory card is studied by X-ray

the detectors closer to the sample,

requiring any calibration

Position 2Theta [deg.] (Cobalt (Co))

Grazing incidence angle [deg.] possible existence of a

This technique, also known as atomic

at a very wide angular range from

and nanocrystalline materials can be

Sample stage developed for SAXS/

destructive investigation of devices

visualize small details inside the device.

essential components have been newly

PANalytical’s

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the new standard for a multi-purpose

The highest data quality on

two crossed rat tail collagen fibers

measurements with evacuated

(PIXcel1D, PIXcel3D and PIXcel3D 2x2)

The line detector with the highest

Empyrean is the perfect analysis tool

beam monochromators

Empyrean is to see inside small solid

quality assurance. In this example,

For the phase identification of rough

CT provides complementary information, such as relative density,

The determination of nanoparticle and

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adds a new dimension to XRD analysis.

dynamic range and the smallest

in the composition of the two tablets

400

nanomaterials to solid objects - on a

The widest range of samples

parallel beam geometry is often used.

inhomogeneity of the tablets. Whereas the original tablet shows a consistent

resolution is that it allows to bring

per pixel and low noise - not

thin films have typically been highly

Epitaxial layer analysis

can be readily applied on the Empyrean

a semi-transparent beamstop allow

highly cost-effective options for SAXS

2Theta [deg]

specific surface area and nanoparticle

of nanocrystalline gold particles

unrivalled levels of customer support.

Europe, Middle East, Africa

• determination of residual stresses

PIXcel detector, allowing a 10 times faster result compared to usual setup

• engineered components such as ball

original and counterfeit tablets. XRD 3600

(SAXS). PANalytical offers a variety of

0.1 1 10 100

The sharp peaks correspond to the well-

Results obtained with Ag radiation on Empyrean

allow you to fully map wafers and wafer

reflection. Differences

as research themes evolve. The world of

The widest range of sample

diffractometer for powders, thin films,

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fragments up to 2 inches, and handle up

in resolution and

liquid dispersions, gels, nanocomposite

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thanks to the possibility of performing

radiography and computed tomography.

to highest possible diffraction angles.

allows to measure scattering data

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allow to probe for the

from the correlation of electron density

Photon Source, Argonne National Lab, courtesy

materials science is constantly changing

stages and non-ambient

the catalytic activity of a nanomaterial

Graphical user interface of PANalytical's EasySAXS software that offers a comprehensive toolbox for

Aristotelian cosmology (384 -322 B.C.) in

PIXcel3D and PIXcel3D 2x2

C60molecule. The broad features originate

(Synchrotron data collected at the Advanced

product of the fire of innovation, and is

Flexible, high-performance

Middle Ages, is represented by the element

- ultimate commitment

The graph shows the sin2ψplot of the data

crystalline polymer sample. From the peak

defined distance between atoms inside each

compare very well with beam line experiments.

• Phase ID and quantification; XRD (WAXS)

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Stress measurement was made on an inner ball

Small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering

probably the most common application of XRD.

Non-ambient 2D diffraction

sphere, later referred to as Empyrean in the

configuration Partnership with PANalytical

• Always connected to PANalytical’s customer

Training courses, instrument

centers are located on two sites in the Netherlands

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control applications and for semiconductor metrology.

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proceeds in the (210) direction after around 38 hours.

Intensity [counts]

Comparison of a counterfeit (left) and a real (right) tablet. The

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application laboratories are established in Japan, China, the USA, and the

Regional sales offices

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PANalytical, founded in 1948 as part of Philips, employs around 1000 people

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using the chi-tilt or omega-tilt method. for non-destructive analysis. Non-

the PIXcel3D detector, it is possible to

with more than half a century of experience. The materials characterization

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industrial minerals, glass, catalysts, semiconductors, thin films and advanced

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the campus of the University of Sussex in Brighton (UK). Supply and competence

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PANalytical is the world’s leading supplier of analytical instrumentation and

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cement, metals and steel, nanomaterials, plastics, polymers and petrochemicals,

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software for X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF),

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widely used for the analysis and materials characterization of products such as

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