X-ray diffractometer

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OBJECT TYPE: 4 CIRCLE/COMPUTER PERIPHERAL
DATE: 1961
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0779.001

MANUFACTURER: Picker X-ray Corp.
MODEL: 3645
LOCATION: Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 148
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: NON-FERROUS METAL - BRASS?/ SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Picker
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Ohio
City: Cleveland

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1975-1984
Canada: AMERICAN MADE EQUIPMENT USED AT A CANADIAN GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY - CANADIAN ADAPTATION OF CRYSTALLOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT & MINICOMPUTER FOR X-RAY CRYSTAL DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS.
Function: X-RAY FOCUSING UNIT, PART OF CRYSTAL DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM.
Technical: THIS IS FIRST KNOWN "MARRIAGE" OF X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT TO MINICOMPUTER FOR RESEARCH & ANALYSIS PURPOSES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE READING "PICKER X-RAY CORP./ WAITE MFG. DIV. INC./ CLEVELAND OHIO USA/ MODEL 3645 SERIAL 148"/ FOUR BLUE LABELSREADING "BALDWIN/ SHAFT POSITION ENCODER/ MODEL 5V222A/ MFD. BY BALDWIN ELECTRONICS INC./ LITTLE ROCK, ARK."
Missing: UNKNOWN From CA of 02/08/2002 by Matthew Bruce: Yes - upon examination by curator - missing X-ray source, x-ray tube, maybe more
Finish: PAINTED GLOSSY MEDIUM GREEN/ BRASS COLOURED PARTS/ GRAY SYNTHETIC
Decoration: N/A

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