Patent ID: 7269245

Claim:
An analysis system for examining the structure of samples in a library of samples mounted in a sample holder, the system comprising: a movable sample support that moves the sample holder to position a sample in the library at a test location; an X-ray source that directs X-ray energy toward the sample; an X-ray detector that detects X-ray energy diffracted from the sample; an optical source that directs photon energy toward the sample to produce a Raman excitation of the sample; a Raman probe that detects photon energy scattered from the sample as a result of Raman excitation of the sample; a mounting system for the X-ray detector and the Raman probe that movably positions at least one of the X-ray detector and the Raman probe relative to the test location; and a controller that, for each sample in the sample library, controls the movable sample support, the X-ray source, the X-ray detector, the Raman probe and the mounting system to move the at least one of the X-ray detector and the Raman probe into position to make an X-ray diffraction measurement and perform the X-ray diffraction measurement on that sample and to move the at least one of the X-ray detector and the Raman probe into position to make a Raman measurement and perform the Raman measurement on that sample without reloading and realigning the sample holder in the analysis system.