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Small- and Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering
what is saxS/swaxS?
Small- and Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering (S/WAXS) are non-invasive analytical
techniques to investigate the structure of non-crystalline or partly crystalline
materials. Both the supra- or macromolecular domain as well as the interatomic
distances in small molecules or crystals are investigated.
SwAXs
SAXs
gisaxs
Fields of Application
– Polymers
– Liquid Crystals
– Powders & Cream Formulations
– Biopolymers
– Biomaterials
– Catalysts
– Nanomaterials
– Coatings & Films
Beyond the most frequent applications in R&D laboratories, the techniques of SAXS/SWAXS/GISAXS,
previously the domain of specialized laboratories or large synchrotron radiation facilities, are also gaining interest
in the fields of routine quality control (QC), safety and security screening, and process analytical technology (PAT)
in chemical, food&feedstuff and pharmaceutical industry.
Collagen Fibre (rat-tail tendon, 15 min)
Polyethylene (Lupolen, 2 min)
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overview
THE BASIC DESIGN CONCEPT
– Modular system architecture for multiple user modes
– Point-focussing or line collimation optics
– One common chassis design – no vacuum-tube changes
– Central command & control unit for all instrument functions
– High flexibility in sample environment: temperature, pressure, gas atmosphere, ...
S3-MICRO: THE HIGH-END SOLUTION
The ultimate in X-ray microfocus technology with extreme brilliance, high flux and low divergence. Various
detector options: 1D-PSD, 2D-CCD, or 2D pixel detector. No vacuum-tube shuffling for changing resolution
ranges. Extremely low power consumption due to 50-Watt source. Resolution, speed and compactness
exceeding any other bench-top system on the market.
NEW: s3-micropix
S3-MICRO with Pilatus pixel detector (Dectris, Switzerland)
SYSTEM3 SWAXS: THE VERSATILE
The economical system for simultaneous SAXS and WAXS measurements. Hecus precision line collimation, dualdetector
operation for optimal tuning of small- and wide-angle exposures, respectively. Optional 2D-CCD detector
for point-collimation mode. Ideal for routine polymer or liquid crystal phase screening.
SYSTEM3 SAXS: THE CLASSIC
The most widely used SAXS system for routine measurements. Hecus precision line-collimation for high
resolution and flux. Unsurpassed in speed and economy. The ideal system for quality control and high-throughput
screening.
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S3-MICRO: the high-end star
s3-micro
S3-MICRO is powered by an ultra-brilliant point microfocus source (GENIX-Fox 3D,
Xenocs, Grenoble), exclusively designed for Hecus. It provides the highest X-ray flux
of any SAXS system presently available on the market. With a brilliance of 10 10 , it
matches that of bending-magnet synchrotron SAXS beamlines - at a source power of
only 50 Watt. Thus S3-MICRO opens entirely new perspectives for laboratory x-ray
scattering.
Never before has a compact SAXS system reached such
brilliance: S3-MICRO bridges the gap to synchrotrons.
A revolutionary concept of point-microfocus optics
and extremely clean block collimation brings classical
synchrotron techniques to the home laboratory, such as:
– surface nanostructure analysis (GISAXS)
– high-pressure SAXS/SWAXS,
– fast T-scanning SAXS/SWAXS
– mirofluidics
Lipidic Nanofilm – GISAXS (100s)
Revolutionary is also the extreme energy efficiency
of S3-MICRO: powered by a 50-Watt microfocus X-ray
source it relaxes the cost-of-ownership problem. With
S3-MICRO you can save tons and CO 2
and money
otherwise wasted in the environment.

Ultimate Performance: S3-Micropix
– even shorter measurement times
– zero background
– ultimate linearity
– radiation hardness
Silver Behenate (1 min)
technical specifications
Source/Optics
GeniX 50 Watt microfocus source with
customized FOX-3D single-bounce mulitilayer point focussing optics –
exclusive for Hecus S3-MICRO (Xenocs, Grenoble)
Collimator Hecus System3 2D-point collimator, min. divergence 0.4 x 0.9 mrad 2
Spot area at sample (min.)
Flux at sample (max.)
Brilliance
SAXS range for Cu K α
WAXS range (2Ө)
for linear PSD
Detectors
System Control
Software
~ 0.03 mm² (0.1 x 0.3 vert./horiz.), tuneable
~ 10 8 ph/s, tuneable
~ 10 10 ph/s.mm 2 .mrad 2 .%BW
0.003 < q < 0.6 Å -1 , q=4π.sinΘ / λ
2000 Å > d > 10 Å
Standard: 18 – 26 ° 2Θ, corresponding to Bragg
spacings of 4.9 – 3.3 Å, with Cu K α
.
Other ranges, optional
Hecus linear PSD-50M (54 μm/channel)
SAXeye 2D-CCD (Photonic Science, UK), 29 x 29 µm 2 /pixel
Pilatus 100K pixel detector (Dectris, Switzerland)
Integrated hard- and software (LabView®-based)
control unit for all system components
Hecus EasySAXS and SAXview software for all SAXS specific functions –
particle size, inner surface etc.
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SYSTEM 3: line-collimation cameras
system 3
System3 is a modular camera system that can be operated in both, line- and pointcollimation
mode on conventional sealed-tube or rotating-anode generators.
For measurements on isotropic, unoriented samples such as dilute macromolecular
solutions, nanopowders, polymers, or ceramic materials, line collimation X-ray optics
are a viable and economical alternative to point-focussing optics. Reliable software
tools are available for the necessary corrections of the scattering curves.
SYSTEM3 SWAXS
This high-resolution SWAXS
system was particularly designed
for real-time, simultaneous smalland
wide-angle measurements
on powders, liquid crystals and
polymeric nanomaterials. Two
linear position sensitive detectors
Hecus PSD 50M enable parallel
operation via 2 independent ASA-
PC cards, controlled via PGS-
SWAXS power and gas supply.
SAXS
SWAXS
Carbarmazepine (500s)
Carbamarzepine – Polymorph III (500s)
technical specifications
Setup 1 Setup 2
Aperture 50 µm 100 µm
Divergence 0.7 mrad 1.0 mrad
Resolution 150 nm 80 nm
Photons/s.cm 2.10 7 4.10 7
q-range 0.05 < q < 5 nm -1 0.05 < q < 5 nm -1
Wide-ange range 18-26° (other ranges on request)
Detectors
2 Hecus PSD 50M Detectors
Readout
simultaneous readout via two independent ASA-PC boards
Optional graded multilayer mirror – enhances flux by approx. factor 2
Software
ASA-3 software; interaction with LabView® user interface
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SYSTEM3 SAXS
The Hecus System3 SAXS
Camera is the basic system of
the System3 product family. This
slim and strong small-angle x-ray
scattering camera is the classical
workhorse for nanoanalytics and
laboratory quality control. The
highly economical and reliable
instrument is especially suited for
high-resolution studies on nanoparticle
solutions or amorphous
materials.
Protein solution structure (ßII-GP1)
obtained with System3 SAXS
(Hammel et al., J. Biol. Chem. 2002)
technical specifications
Setup 1 Setup 2
Aperture 50 µm 100 µm
Divergence 0.7 mrad 1.0 mrad
Resolution 150 nm 80 nm
Photons/s.cm 2.10 7 4.10 7
q-range 0.05 < q < 5 nm -1 0.05 < q < 5 nm -1
Optional graded multilayer mirror – enhances flux by approx. factor 2
Software
ASA-3 software; interaction with LabView® user interface
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detectors: The Highest Perfo rmance
accessories: The Widest Choice
detectors
Hecus PSD-50M
The Hecus position sensitive detector is the most
successful and popular detector design with unmatched
worldwide sales record. Its extremely compact and
powerful system architecture is highly efficient in x-ray
diffraction/scattering.
Resolution ~ 54 µm Real time display of results 10µs (read-out)
Background noise 2 x 10 6 photons/s
Energy Range 3 – 30 keV Area 83.8 x 33.5 mm 2
Photonic science
CCD SAXeye
Detector with photon counting sensitivity.
The camera features on-chip pixel binning,
sub-area readout and up to 1392 x 1040 pixel
resolution at 12-bit digitisation.
Input Pixel Size 29µ x 29µ Dark count rate 0.05 electrons/pixel/second
Energy Range 0.1 – 30 keV Input Area 60 mm (w) x 45 mm (h)
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accessories
Sample Cells
Cells for various applications are available:
– Quartz capillary cuvette for liquids
– Cell for pastes and powders
– Holder for solid samples
All systems are suitable for operation under various
temperatures.
Flow Through Attachment
Capillary flow-through accessory for continuous flow of liquids
or gases, or discontinuous sample filling from an external
sample changer.
SpinCap
This capillary rotation unit serves to keep liquid
suspensions from sedimenting, and/or allows rotary
averaging of microcrystalline powder patterns.
GISAXS Micro-Rotation Stage
This cell allows thin-film measurements for grazingincidence
or reflectivity applications.
High Pressure cell
Sample environments under pressures from 0.1
to 100 MPa are achievable.
Temperature Control
Two temperature control systems for freely selectable
time/temperature series:
– TCCS-3: from - 20 to +120°C
– TCCS-300: from room temperature to +300°C
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‘I always thought SAXS was for specialists only,
…until I discovered Hecus X-Ray Systems’
SAXS SYSTEMS FOR THE DEMANDING USER
Hecus X-Ray Systems, founded in 1992, is
traditionally specialized on innovative system solutions
for X-Ray nanostructure analytics. The strong focus on
small-angle X-ray methods – the Otto-Kratky heritage
– serves a wide community of researchers and
engineers, who need SAXS and related techniques
as practical and reliable tools in their challenging
laboratory practice, and who want to use the
techniques routinely.
BRILLIANCE – BRIDGING THE SYNCHROTRON-GAP
Synchrotron radiation facilities, the ultimate in high-end instrumentation, are an important technology source
for Hecus systems. Innovations in X-ray sources, optics, sample environment, detectors, computing and
automatisation, have led to the latest generation of laboratory SAXS systems (Hecus S3-MICRO) that approach
the brilliance of synchrotron bending-magnet SAXS beamlines – at bench-top instrument dimensions.
THE HECUS TECHNOLOGY & APPLICATION POOL
Hecus can draw on an unequalled pool of collaborations and partnerships with leading research institutions: the
Institute of Biophysics and Nanosystems Research (IBN, Graz), the ELETTRA synchrotron facility (Trieste, Italy),
the Research Centre for Pharmaceutical Technology Engineering RCPE (Graz), and numerous prominent industry
partners in X-ray instrumentation as well as in chemical and pharmaceutical production worldwide.
The experience gained in these activities directly flows into instrument development providing the customer with
practice-proven, innovative solutions, such as:
– microfocus SWAXS
– modular 1-D or 2-D detection
– SAXS/SWAXS zoom
– high-pressure SAXS
– T-scanning SWAXS
– DSC/SWAXS
– GISAXS
– microfluidics SAXS
Representation worldwide
– Australia: Group Scientific, Mawson Lakes, SA
– Brazil: Instrutécnica, Campinas SP
– India: Anarghyainnotech, Bangalore
– Russia: NT-MDT Moscow
– Turkey: Teknis Teknolojik Sistemler, Ankara
– UK: Morris Analytical X-Ray, Olbury
– USA, Canada, Mexico: Micro Photonics, Allentown, PA
JUST IMAGINE –
IT CAN BE SO EASY…
HECUS X-Ray Systems GmbH
Reininghausstrasse 13a, 8020 Graz, Austria
Phone: +43 (0) 316 48 11 18-0, Fax: +43 (0) 316 48 11 18-20
office@hecus.at, www.hecus.at
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