Purchase of X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer

申请部分资金（50%）用于为加州大学圣巴巴拉分校地质科学系购买一台新的全自动x射线荧光光谱仪。该仪器将取代一台1966年的仪器，该仪器服务良好，但现在已老化，无法有效维修。该仪器的主要用途是用于岩石学和地球化学的教师和研究生研究项目，这些项目需要这种多元素化学分析能力来表征岩石和矿物样品。相应的50%资助由大学提供。

Partial funding (50%) is requested for the purchase of a new, fully automated X-ray fluorescence spectrometer for the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of California at Santa Barbara. The instrument will replace a 1966 unit which has given good service but has now deteriorated beyond effective repair. The main use of the instrument will be by faculty and graduate student research programs in petrology and geochemistry that are in need of this multi-element chemical analysis capability for characterizing rock and mineral samples. The matching 50% funding is to be provided by the University.