About the course

The intent of this course 4 day course is to provide knowledge on the alignment, maintenance and system diagnostics of the D8 DISCOVER with GADDS diffractometer. Step by step, you will receive the know-how to maintain the system in its optimum condition. You will become able to identify malfunctions and treat them. You will then be able to plan service activities more effectively.

Who should attend

All users who want to expand their knowledge of operations and alignment of the D8 DISCOVER with GADDS. The training is in English, so participants should have strong English skills.

Your instructor

The training is conducted by an experienced engineer from the Bruker AXS Service Department. Our service technicians have system specific education and broad practical experience based on the years of working experience in an international environment.

Benefits to you

Performance of basic alignment
Performance of troubleshooting and diagnostics
Answers to questions and problems

Course Outline and Agenda

Monday, 10am - 5pm

Introduction
Pre-installation
General diffractometer

Tuesday 9am - 5pm

Software orientation
GADDS/BCP&BIS/Pilot

Wednesday, 9am - 5pm

Primary beam optics alignment
Beam centering
Hardware troubleshooting

Thursday, 9am - 5pm

Detector calibration
Detector maintenance
Questions & answers

Attendance Fee
$5,500 per person. Payment for the class per participant is due one month in advance.

Class size
Because our trainings are interactive and learner-oriented, we limit class size to a minimum of three and a maximum of six. Early enrollment is encouraged as registrations are accepted on a first-come/first-serve basis.

Cancellation
We reserve the right to cancel a course if there are less than three registrants four weeks prior to the start date.

Our Facility

Bruker AXS Inc.
5465 East Cheryl Pkwy
Madison, WI 53711-5373, USA
1 (800) 234- XRAY

Madison Lodging

Madison Dining

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Contacts

For course content questions please contact:

Pete Janutolo
Support Supervisor, XRD
608-276-3058
Peter.Janutolo@bruker.com

For registration and other questions please contact:

Caitlin Heitman
Marketing Specialist
training.baxs.us@bruker.com

**Each participant will be provided with class materials, computer, and lunch daily. While we have computers on-site, it is recommended that each participant bring a laptop. It is highly recommended to fly into Madison (MSN) on Sunday afternoon/evening and fly out Friday afternoon to be able to attend the full course.