Mailing Address
Microtrace LLC
790 Fletcher Drive
Suite 106
Elgin, IL 60123-4755

Phone: (847) 742-9909
Fax: (847) 742-2160

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Microtrace is licensed to handle
DEA controlled substances
(schedules 1, 2N, 3, 3N, 4, 5).
 

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X-Ray Diffraction

The technique of X-Ray diffraction utilizes an X-ray beam to probe a sample.  The incident X-rays are directed towards a slowly tilted sample.  At characteristic angles (i.e., Bragg angles), a given crystalline sample (organic or inorganic) will diffract the beam.  Based on the resulting diffraction pattern, the material can be identified.  Although powder diffraction is typically limited to larger amounts of sample; new sample preparation methods make analysis of smaller amounts of sample feasible.

Pictured above is the Rigaku MiniFlex Powder X-Ray Diffractometer

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