| In this issue: New bruker.com website, XRF provenance studies of ceramics, steel cleanliness analysis by SEM/EDS, Lone Jack Mine photo journal, 2D detectors demystified, and 20th SC-XRD Users' Meeting report. |
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FIRST Newsletter
December 2012, Issue 18
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Quicker. Easier. Bruker.
We are delighted to report the launch of our new bruker.com website which, for the first time, integrates the former Bruker business unit sites into one centralized, fully searchable, dynamic portal.
The combination and unification of the online material and assets from our ever-expanding portfolio of technologies and applications now delivers an online experience that ensures our diverse customer base can rapidly find the information they require... from one single location.
So what’s new?
You will find the content refreshed, intuitive, easier to navigate, and in itself, helpful. The new user-centric website now actively presents suitable content that reflects your interests. The more you choose your own path, the more the website provides you with content to match your focus. And yet, at any time, the entire world of Bruker solutions, products, applications, support and documentation is a single click away with our ever-present dynamic menu.
Centered on you, our customer, everything and anything you need to know is now available from one resource. A single search word or term will now bring you in touch with all of Bruker’s expertise regardless of technology. With one login account you can now access and download the support or information you need from all Bruker technologies – from magnetic resonance to mass spectrometry, from X-ray to nano, from optical spectroscopy to elemental.
Tied in with direct links to our social media sites, our video channels, our online communities and micro sites, you can access the latest news, product innovations and application developments quickly and easily.
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In This Issue
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Metals
Steel Cleanliness Analysis Using SEM and EDS
One way to measure the grade and cleanliness of steel according to standard is the Bruker QUANTAX STEEL solution, an SEM-based solution that utilizes a QUANTAX 400 EDS system with additional software to perform a fully automated analysis of the steel. The ability to run unattended measurements of not only inclusion morphology, but also chemical composition, allows producers to provide more accurate specification of their steels, as well as providing better quality control.
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Mining
Real-Life Photo Journal -- Adventure in the Field
Bruker handheld XRF analyzers are often used in very diverse environments -- ranging from an office or classroom to scrap yards, refineries and mines. Getting real-life applications pictures can be quite a challenge. In this photo journal, Jerry, Michelle and Gary of Bruker Elemental in Kennewick, Washington, journey to Lane Griffin's Lone Jack mine in the Cascade Mountains of northwestern Washington state. Their pictures tell a story of hardship and peril, all in the name of a great day's work.
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Technology
Resolution and Coverage of 2D X-ray Detectors
Selection of a 2D detector is critical for the performance of a two-dimensional X-ray diffractometer. In addition to sensitivity, dynamic range, and background noise, the detector’s geometry features, such as active area, pixel size, and number of pixels are very important considerations. This in-depth article describes the parameters affecting the angular coverage and resolution of 2D detectors, and demystifies comparative features such as FWHM and Megapixel.
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Users' Meeting
Single Crystal Diffraction Product Line Hosts 20th Bruker AXS Users' Meeting
On September 23-27, the picturesque town of Bad Herrenalb in Germany served as a beautiful backdrop for Bruker AXS' annual single crystal diffraction users' meeting. More than 100 attendees gathered in chemical crystallography and structural biology sessions to discuss new developments in their fields and to exchange ideas and experiences with Bruker's product specialists and application scientists.
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Upcoming Events
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2013 Training class schedules for XRD,
SC-XRD, XRF and EDS |
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Jan 9-12 - SHA - Society for Historical Archaeology Annual Meeting - Leicester, UK
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Jan 20-24 - WCMBC - Winter Conference on Medicinal & Bioorganic Chemistry - Steamboat Springs, CO, USA |
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Jan 22-25 - IFPAC - Process Analytical Technology Annual Meeting - Baltimore, MD, USA |
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Jan 27-29 - IFEX - International Exhibition on Foundry Technology, Equipment and Supplies - Kolkata, India |
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Feb 5-7 - Expo Manufactura - Monterrey, N.L., Mexico |
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Feb 15-16 - Bruker / MIT Symposium - Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and
X-Ray Diffraction -- a Match Made in Heaven - Cambridge, MA, USA |
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