X-Ray Facility
RMIT houses the Integrated Victorian X-Ray Structural Determination and Materials Characterisation Facility
The facility provides X-Ray services to researchers both within RMIT and externally.
The RMIT X-Ray facility is involved in a number of collaborative research projects in a variety of areas and actively encourages such collaborations. Anyone wishing to collaborate in research ventures should contact the academic director for more information.
The facility is located in Building 3, Level 3, Room 6.
Opening hours
Operating times are 9 am – 5 pm, Monday to Friday
Equipment
Instrumentation
- Bruker Axs D8 ADVANCE Wide Angle X-Ray Diffraction instrument
- Bruker Axs NanoStar Small Angle X-ray Scattering instrument
- Bruker Axs D8 Discover with GADDS Micro x-ray diffraction instrument
- Bruker Axs S4 Pioneer : X-ray fluorescence instrument
- Bruker Axs D4 Endeavor Wide angle XRD .instrument
- Bruker Axs Apex Duo Single crystal XRD instrument
Services
Phase identification (no need for sample grinding)
- Stress measurements
- Percent crystallinity
- Texture measurements
Non destructive mineral identification is possible with our new GADDS system.
Training
Training is provided for regular users, please contact Mr Frank Antolasic, if you require training.
Bookings
Regular uses will be instructed as to how to make bookings. If you are not a regular user and wish to make a booking please contact the Facility Manager
Key staff
- Professor Suresh Bhargava - Academic Director
- Frank Antolasic - Facility Manager / Professional Officer
Key contacts
Professor Suresh Bhargava - Academic Director
Mr Frank Antolasic – Facility Manager
Senior Technical Officer
Building 3 Level 3 Room 4A
RMIT University, City Campus
Tel: +61 3 9925 3374
Email: frank.antolasic@rmit.edu.au