A furnace covering the temperature range from 25 to 1000°C has been designed and constructed to studyin situsolid-state reactions and melting and crystallization processes, with X-ray diffraction in transmission geometry using a two-dimensional-detector system. The oven can work in low vacuum and under a controlled atmosphere.
The high resolution neutron/ X-ray contrast reflectometer NREX, operated by the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, is designed for the determination of structural and magnetic properties of surfaces, interfaces, and thin film systems.