The opening of the Training Center for Advanced Structural Analysis within the HIP-2D-QM project marks an important step toward strengthening training activities and capacity building, while enhancing experimental infrastructure and research capabilities at the Institute of Physics Belgrade.

A central element of this development is the installation of a new X-ray diffractometer, which directs X-rays at a sample, such as a powder or a thin film, with the beam scattering from the sample’s crystalline structure at different angles. A detector records the scattered radiation and produces a diffraction pattern (diffractogram), revealing structural features that were previously “invisible” using earlier equipment. The instrument is equipped with two types of X-ray sources and enables measurements across a wide temperature range, from −190 to +600 °C—this broad temperature capability representing a key feature that significantly expands possibilities for advanced temperature-dependent and in-situ studies.