Welcome to the Powder Diffraction Beamline!

(blue star) News (blue star)

(blue star) New gas system and mass spectrometer (blue star) The gas system is a Hiden XCS system that can produce gas mixtures and generate a flow of gas at a specified flow rate. The mass spectrometer is a Hiden QGA. Both are available for user experiments.

Email us (blue star) as-pd@ansto.gov.au 

(blue star) Contact

The Powder Diffraction team are happy to help users with all stages of their experiment.

(blue star) Technical information

Specifications and design of the beamline.

(blue star) Safety information

Find out how you can show us that you understand the risks of your experiment and carry out your experiment with safety in mind.

(blue star) Sample environments

Powder Diffraction has a variety of different environments. Here lists the ancillary equipment available and their specifications.

(blue star) Variable temperature environment summary

Check the specifics of our sample environments before submitting a proposal.

(blue star) Capillary preparation

Check here for where to purchase capillaries and tips on sample packing.

(blue star) Preparing your proposal

It is important to follow these guidelines for your proposal to be competitive.

(blue star) Before your experiment

What to expect and things to consider so the beamtime goes smoothly.

(blue star) During your experiment

What time should you arrive for your experiment and information on user support.

(blue star) Sample preparation for non-capillary setups

More details for furnace, high throughput and cryostat sample preparation.

(blue star) Accessing data

Details on how to access your data remotely and the files generated when you run an experiment on PD.

(blue star) Acknowledging the beamline

Remember to acknowledge the beamline and staff in your publication.

(blue star) Data file formats

Explanation of the files generated when you run an experiment on PD.

(blue star) Data analysis programs

Information on common programs used to analyse powder diffraction data.

(blue star) PDViPeR

Download this free program to merge multi-position detector data.

(blue star) Mail-In program

This program is for users with a small number of capillaries to access the beamline.

(blue star) Gallery

Take a virtual tour of PD.

(blue star) Publications

Search the Powder Diffraction beamline publications on the ANSTO website.