XRD-lab info

The daily running of the XRD-lab in the Corona virus period

The DaVinci1-diffractometer will be loaded Monday 30th March, Tuesday 31st March and Wednesday 1st April this week. No loadings from 2nd April to and including 13th April, due to home-office, then holiday. Grazing-Incidence set-up only after prior agreement.
Support by email.

Normal User support

Lab assistant for loading/unloading samples for the Routine Powder Diffractometer (DaVinci1): Viviann Hole, viviann.hole@ntnu.no , office: K2-333. Please contact her if you have specific questions about sample loading times etc.

Routine diffractometer (DaVinci1) will normally be loaded and measurements started every weekday at approximately 9-10 and 15:45 (if practically possible).
Normal support time for XRD questions will be Tuesdays-Thursdays: 10:30-11:30 (Priority for new grazing-incidence-XRD-users on Wednesdays). I will be in either the office or the XRD-lab (or please just phone me, sometimes I have to run around)
Out-of-office days for Kristin Wells: normally Mondays
Lab events / shut-downs / instrument statuses etc will be posted in the Booking system (click on the "Dashboard" tab, or check the X-Ray Diffraction booking calendar)

XRD training and courses

The instrument training courses. This training is required for new users of the lab/instruments, and they are arranged every second week, normally Thursdays at 9-10. It is recommended to wait until your samples are ready or nearly ready. Please fill in this form, and then we can adapt the training better for your requirements.
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=cgahCS-CZ0SluluzdZZ8Ba32atCjLHVKlU5Id-GXOk5UNVNWWUxaMDI4T0dZV0dZQVY3OVZHWVNGWS4u
If you are external to NTNU, and the link above doesn't work, just send me an email: Contact info
Introduction to XRD data analysis software: (voluntary). 45 minutes, occasionally arranged when sufficient requests. If you are interested, please fill in this form: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=cgahCS-CZ0SluluzdZZ8Ba32atCjLHVKlU5Id-GXOk5UNThIMThMRUVLOUsyRTA5WlRZM1FWQ1c4OS4u
Workshop in further data analysis using Topas: (voluntary). 3 x 2 hours (3 consecutive weeks). Next Workshop will probably be in October 2020. If you are interested, please fill in this form: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=cgahCS-CZ0SluluzdZZ8Ba32atCjLHVKlU5Id-GXOk5UME1TTUEzTEc1MlBTTFdWSlJaTkxCUkhNSC4u

The year in the XRD-lab

Autumn:

September - November: Many new users are coming during this period and we arrange instrument trainings for new users almost every week, or even more often if necessary.

Mid-October - November: TOPAS Workshops will be arranged. The TOPAS Workshop assumes some basic knowledge of diffraction, for example TMT4130/TMT4166 or the FACET crash course.

Winter:

December - January: Reduced service levels in the XRD-lab over the Christmas holiday period, thereafter possibly reduced service due to maintenance and upkeep.

Spring:

February-May: XRD-lab running as normal, instrument trainings are arranged approximately every fortnight

Late May - Early June: Instrument service period if necessary

Late May - Early June: Topas Workshop will be arranged if sufficient demand, fill in this form if you are interested (or send me an email if you can't get access).

Summer:

Mid June - mid-August: reduced service levels in the XRD-lab. This is because of holiday / needed time for maintenance and upkeep. That means that only people that are already trained and have access can use the lab (i.e. no new trainings).

Prices for using the XRD-lab, valid for 2019

		Regular Projects (bidragspriser)
Per hour	Price for using the diffractometers	251
Per day	Price for using the diffractometers	2259
Per hour	Technical Support	518
Per day	Price for using the Non-ambient system	2259
One-time Fee	Start-up training (in groups)	345
Semester		9300

Instruments in the K2-XRD-lab:

Name of equipment	Link to more information
Routine Powder Diffractometer (DaVinci1)	DaVinci1
9-position sample holder powder diffractometer (D8 Focus)	D8 Focus
Siemens D5005 with monochromator (A-unit)	A-unit
Multipurpose Powder X-ray diffractometer (DaVinci2)	DaVinci2
Non-ambient X-ray diffractometer (D8 Advance)	D8 Advance

Training procedures

For the start-up training, you will be put in small groups of around 3 participants (signing up ca. 4 days in advance) and you will be sent a powerpoint presentation with videos to watch before coming to the training. In quiet times of the year (December to August), this means that you might have to wait up to a few weeks for the group to fill up. In the period September-November, there will normally be at least one training per week. We recommend that you have your samples ready - or nearly ready - at the time of the the training. Then it is easier for us to tailor the training for your specific type of samples, in addition to you being better able to remember the training until you next need to use the instrument on your own. At the start-up training, you will be trained on either DaVinci1 or D8-Focus (please let lab responsible know if you have any preferences on which one), and then you will be qualified to use that specific instrument.

If you have to cancel your training, then please notify the lab responsible at least one day in advance - otherwise your project will be charged for your training anyway.

Access to the lab will be given after the start-up training is completed.

Some of you might need to use other instruments than the one you had the start-up training on, and then you need to agree a time with lab responsible for specific instrument training. If you cannot wait for a few more participants and therefore are alone at the training, then you will need to pay the full price for technical support (see table above).