Detectors for a single crystal X-ray diffractometer

• Subject Area: Molecular Chemistry
• Term: Funded in 2026
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 580517828

The Faculty of Chemistry and Life Sciences at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has two modern single-crystal X-ray diffractometers. A modern X-ray detector is to be purchased for one of these devices, which was acquired in 2011. This routine device is primarily utilized to measure samples at high throughput for various working groups. We have no plans for further development of the device. The device has already undergone a gradual upgrade process in recent years. The upgrade is intended to bring the diffractometer up to a modern standard in a sustainable manner.

• DFG Programme: Major Research Instrumentation
• Major Instrumentation: Detektor für ein Einkristallröntgendiffraktometer (Erneuerung)
• Instrumentation Group: 4010 Einkristall-Diffraktometer
• Applicant Institution: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
• Leader: Professor Dr. Peter Roesky