The purpose of the Laboratory is to provide proper support, at a modern scientific and technical level, for research and teaching at the University in those fields of knowledge where research and study can be carried out by X-ray structure analysis: determination of the phase composition, crystal structure and microstructural effects of solid substances and materials of all kinds, regardless of their structure, chemical composition and method of preparation. In its activities, the Laboratory is governed by the following regulations:
- the Laws of Ukraine “On Higher Education” and “On Scientific and Scientific-Technical Activity”;
- the Statute of the University;
- orders of the Rector of the University;
- the “Regulations on the Interfaculty Scientific and Educational Laboratory of X-ray Structure Analysis”.
The Laboratory is a structural unit of the University intended to support research and the educational process. It is staffed within the existing staffing table of the University. The staff of the Laboratory comprises a scientific supervisor, a head of the laboratory and one first-category engineer. The Laboratory is provided with the instruments and equipment required for X-ray diffraction studies; the equipment must comply with the approved sanitary regulations and international standards. The Laboratory is currently equipped with: the X-ray diffraction system “STOE Transmission Diffractometer System STADI P”; the closed-loop water circulation and cooling systems “Cosmotec Industrial Cooling” and “HITEMA ENR-R410A.006”; a computer with the “STOE WinXPOW” control software; and a “HAIER” air-conditioning unit.