On June 27, 2023, XRD changed. At a special online event, we announced a new diffraction platform, the D6 PHASER. By combining world leading technology, including dynamic beam optimization and the LYNXEYE family of X-ray detectors, with unmatched power, versatility, and accessibility, the D6 PHASER defines a new class of analytical solution.

During the event, we heard from product management, the development team, and our application scientists about the ways in which the D6 PHASER challenges the accepted XRD benchtop solution. Whether the task includes powder methods such as phase ID, quantification, non-ambient diffraction, structure solution and PDF or materials research methods such as texture, residual stress, grazing incidence diffraction and X-ray reflectometry, the D6 PHASER is up to the task.

The D6 PHASER is a fundamentally extensible platform. Changing the X-ray tube, integrating a new stage or optimizing the beam path are all user tasks which can be performed in a matter of minutes. To ensure the system is in alignment, a push button verification method is included.

Combining up to 1.2 kW of power with a 166.5 mm measurement radius and top-class detection results in measurements that are 4 times faster than the D6 PHASER’s predecessor, the D2 PHASER. In fact, the flux is so high that for some applications the D6 PHASER meets or beats floor standing units!

A refined hardware and software interface, compact size and affordable price ensure that the D6 PHASER is accessible to a wide range of users. Its focus on flexibility means that the system can be easily adapted to current work and expanded to meet future needs.

The D6 PHASER redefines the benchtop XRD platform, pushing far beyond powder diffraction.

XRD measurements are often carried out at room temperature, even though many materials are subject to non-ambient conditions in their use scenario. In the past, these types of measurements required dedicated floor-standing instruments. The D6 PHASER offers several fully integrated temperature stage solutions.

Non-ambient X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) is conveniently integrated into the D6 PHASER benchtop diffractometer. As the most powerful benchtop XRD on the market, the D6 PHASER is perfect for analyzing small sample volumes at fast data acquisition rates.

The system can accommodate Anton Paar's compact BTS 150/500 temperature stages. This allows users to measure samples from -10°C to 150°C and from room temperature to 500 degrees. The proprietary centric stage mount of the D6 PHASER lets the user swap temperature stages with other sample stages while maintaining the guaranteed angular accuracy of ±0.01° 2Theta over the entire angular range. Temperature stages are seamlessly integrated into the D6 PHASER's DIFFRAC.SUITE measurement and evaluation software.

Non-ambient XRPD studies that can be performed with the D6 PHASER include crystallization, melting, and recrystallization; phase formation; 1^st- and 2^nd-order phase transformations; critical behavior analysis; thermal expansion and lattice parameter evolution; and temperature-induced structural variations or reconstructive changes at atomic scale.

For Bruker, GIFA 2023 was a great opportunity to meet our metals customers from all around the world. Held 12th-16th June, 2023 in Düsseldorf, Germany, this International Foundry Trade Fair and Technical Forum is the most important trade fair for foundry technology in the world. Watch as we highlight impressions from the The Bright World of Metals.

Organized by GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST, The Bright World of Metals trade fair brought together 63,300 visitors from 114 different countries for five eventful days of business dealings related to the international metallurgical industry. Bruker was pleased to exhibit our OES, CS/ONH, and XRF solutions for metals analysis.

Bruker AXS is committed to providing the best tools to drive protein crystal structure determination to advance our understanding of essential biological mechanisms and improving quality of life. Having the right instrument in the home-lab not only provides direct access to structures, but also accelerates and improves the quality of results obtained at synchrotron beamlines. We know what quality home-lab instruments can contribute to the field, but we decided to ask renowned beamline scientist Dr. Manfred Weiss for his views on the matter. Manfred is a macromolecular crystallographer and works at the BESSY II synchrotron of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Germany.

We are excited to enhance our customer support capabilities to better serve you. In this issue, we announce the launch of our new Customer Helpdesk, which includes extended support for Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, along with the introduction of 24/7 assistance for customers who have opted for this service.

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