Acquisition of An Inductively Coupled Plasma Emission Spectrometer

该合同为购买电感耦合等离子体光学发射光谱仪（ICP-OE）系统提供了一半的资金，该系统将在休斯顿大学地球科学系运行和维护。大学承诺提供剩余的一半所需资金。岩石、矿物和天然水样的化学分析是该部门若干研究项目的必要条件，ICP-OE技术是对化学复杂的天然样品进行精确多元素分析的标准方法之一。

This award provides one-half the funding for the acquisition of an inductively-coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OE) system that will be operated and maintained in the Department of Geosciences at the University of Houston. The University is committed to providing the remaining half of funds necessary. Chemical analysis of rocks, minerals, and natural water samples is an integral requirement of several research projects in the Department, and the ICP-OE technique is one of the standard methods for obtaining accurate multi-element analyses of chemically complex natural samples.