Wide-angle X-ray scattering (WAXS) system
Breakthrough speed and versatility for polymer structure analysis
- Next-generation WAXS system equipped with a high-brilliance X-ray source
- Structural information captured non-destructively in just a few seconds of exposure
- Time-resolved in-situ measurements for heating, stretching, and humidity conditions
DicifferX WAXS Edition redefines what’s possible for in-house WAXS measurements.
By delivering structural insights in seconds, it accelerates decision-making and drives rapid innovation. Studies once requiring long measurement times or external facilities can now be performed directly in your own laboratory—streamlining workflows and empowering faster materials development.
DicifferX WAXS Edition Overview
High-intensity micro X-ray beam for unmatched speed
By combining a high-intensity rotating anode X-ray generator with a high-precision multilayer focusing mirror, the system achieves an X-ray intensity of 10⁹ cps with a 200 μm beam width, directing a high-brilliance beam onto the sample.
The high-brilliance X-ray beam not only shortens measurement time significantly but also enhances time resolution. This enables high-speed time-resolved measurements that capture structural changes over time, such as during isothermal stretching of film materials.
Goniometer-free design for a spacious sample area and flexible attachments
The sample space, measuring 420 mm (H) × 190 mm (W) × 400 mm (D) with a load capacity of 5 kg, provides ample room for a wide variety of environmental stages and attachments. Linkam stretching and heating/cooling stages can also be controlled directly through Rigaku’s software, ensuring flexible adaptation to diverse sample environments and measurement needs.
Extended measurement capabilities for 2D data over a wide 2θ range (up to 360°)
The distance between the sample and the detector can be adjusted within a range of 40 to 140 mm. In two-dimensional flat-plate measurements, the system also supports coverage over a full 360° in the β direction.
Unique polymer structure analysis software
Rigaku’s proprietary software, specialized for polymer structure analysis, enables quantitative analysis of key information related to the properties of polymer materials—such as crystal structures and orientation distributions—using two-dimensional data, and provides clear visual representations of the results.
DicifferX WAXS Edition Features
- Fast, high-precision measurements: The high-brilliance X-ray beam shortens measurement time, enabling rapid feedback of results and wide-area mapping measurements in a short time.
- High-speed time-resolved measurements in a lab environment: With exceptionally high time resolution, the system enables high-speed time-resolved measurements in a lab environment, such as during isothermal stretching of film materials.
- Highly flexible sample space and measurement environment: The spacious sample area and high load capacity allow installation of a wide variety of environmental stages and attachments, including Linkam stretching and heating/cooling stages. This enables measurements of samples in diverse sizes and shapes.
- Full Debye ring coverage: In addition to the wide selectable measurement area enabled by the detector’s large movable range, the extended measurement function—stitching multiple measurement images into a large-area image—makes it possible to perform two-dimensional measurements across the entire Debye ring.
- Intuitive visualization of crystal orientation and more: With the polymer structure analysis software PolyOrientX, parameters such as orientation distribution and crystallite size can be used to compare measured data with simulation results. In addition, two-dimensional data can be utilized to visualize crystal structures, orientation distributions, and other features.
DicifferX WAXS Edition Specifications
| Technique | Wide-angle X-ray scattering (WAXS) | |
|---|---|---|
| Applications | Wide-angle X-ray scattering, GI-WAXS, crystallinity evaluation, orientation analysis, in-situ/operando measurements | |
| Technology | Optics optimized for two-dimensional wide-angle X-ray scattering measurements | |
| Main components | 1.2 kW rotating anode X-ray generator (MicroMax-007), VariMax mirror, high-energy resolution 2D hybrid pixel array detector (HyPix) | |
| Options | Sample attachments, cells, stages, others | |
| Control (PC) | External PC, MS Windows OS, DicifferX Guidance control software | |
| Dimensions (main unit) |
1,450 (W) x 1,850 (H) x 1,100 (D) | |
| Weight (main unit) |
Approx. 750 kg | |
| Power supply | Three-phase 200 V, 50/60 Hz, 20 A | |