Objective:

Excellence in teaching and research by Science Schools need state-of-the-art sophisticated equipments, various workshops and support facilities.       These equipments and facilities help the faculty, research scholars and students to carry out globally competitive R & D in basic and applied sciences.      Since individual researchers may not be able to generate huge research funds for the research instruments, Hence, Central Instrumentation Centre   (CIC) was started in Berhampur  University with a mission to enrich the resources on a shared basis for promoting R and D with defined objectives.

Facilities:

Powdered  XRD: X-ray diffraction is based on constructive interference of monochromatic X-rays and a crystalline sample. These X-rays are generated by a cathode ray tube, filtered to produce monochromatic radiation, collimated to concentrate, and directed toward the sample. The interaction of the incident rays with the sample produces constructive interference (and a diffracted ray) when conditions satisfy Bragg’s Law (nλ=2d sin θ). This law relates the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation to the diffraction angle and the lattice spacing in a crystalline sample. These diffracted X-rays are then detected, processed, and counted. By scanning the sample through a range of 2θangles, all possible diffraction directions of the lattice should be attained due to the random orientation of the powdered material. Conversion of the diffraction peaks to d-spacings allows identification of the mineral because each mineral has a set of unique d-spacings. Typically, this is achieved by comparison of d-spacings with standard reference patterns.

Particle Size Analyser:  PSA

PSA systems are utilised for applications & cover sample types from gases liquids & solids. manufacture and supply of instrumentation for the analysis. Particle systems can be complex, but measuring them doesn’t have to be! The PSA series uses laser diffraction technology to measure the size of particles in both liquid dispersions and dry powders from the nano to the millimeter range. Anton Paar’s PSA series incorporates fifty years of experience. The world’s first laser diffraction particle size analyzer – the first-ever PSA – was invented in 1967.

Vector network analyzer

The Vector network analyzer or VNA is an important test instrument that has helped make countless modern wireless technologies possible. Today, VNAs are used in a wide range of RF and high frequency applications. In design applications, simulations are used to accelerate time-to-market by reducing physical prototype iterations. VNAs are used to validate these design simulations. In manufacturing applications, RF components or devices are assembled and tested based on a certain set of specifications. VNAs are used to quickly and accurately validate the performance of these RF components and devices.

Excellence in experimental research needs sophisticated equipment facilities. Since individual department may not be able to generate huge research fund for expensive equipments, in 2019 Central Instrumentation Centre was started in this university with a mission to facilitate sophisticated equipments for promoting R&D activities. The main functions of CIC are:

  • To strengthen experimental infrastructures to carry out advanced research in various disciplines of science and engineering.
  • To organize a short-term workshop or training program on the use and applications of advanced equipments/tools.

IR spectrometer:

IR spectroscopy (which is short for infrared spectroscopy) deals with the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum, i.e. light having a longer wavelength and a lower frequency than visible light. Infrared Spectroscopy generally refers to the analysis of the interaction of a molecule with infrared light.

The IR spectroscopy concept can generally be analyzed in three ways: by measuring reflection, emission, and absorption. The major use of infrared spectroscopy is to determine the functional groups of molecules, relevant to both organic and inorganic chemistry.