Acquisition of an Automated Powder X-ray Diffractometer

该合同提供了购买用于粉状样品的自动化X射线衍射谱仪系统所需资金的一半。该设备将由华盛顿卡内基研究所的地球物理实验室安装和操作。卡内基研究所致力于提供剩余资金。该设备的主要用途将是在矿物物理、结晶学、实验岩石学、地球化学和生物地球化学研究方面识别和表征矿物和相关合成材料的样品。

This award provides one-half the funds necessary to acquire an automated X-ray diffraction spectrometer system for use with powdered samples. The equipment will be installed and operated by the Geophysical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. The Carnegie Institution is committed to providing the remaining funds. The primary use of the equipment will be to identify and characterize samples of minerals and related synthetic materials in connection with research in mineral physics, crystallography, experimental petrology, geochemistry and biogeochemistry.