If you work with X-ray diffraction (XRD) data from Malvern Panalytical (formerly PANalytical or Philips) instruments, you are likely familiar with the .xrdml file format. While this XML-based format preserves detailed metadata (scan conditions, detector settings, slit configurations), it is not directly compatible with spreadsheet software like Microsoft Excel.

Once in Excel, you can plot patterns, subtract backgrounds, or compare multiple scans—all without needing dedicated XRD software. Need a Python script tailored to your XRDML files? Let me know, and I can provide a more specific code example.

| 2-Theta (°) | Intensity (counts) | |-------------|--------------------| | 10.0052 | 245 | | 10.0251 | 258 | | 10.0450 | 260 |