Upgrading of the Princeton Laser Microprobe Facility: Enhancement of the NdYAG Source for UV Emission

小行星9417921 该合同提供部分（52%）资金用于购买设备部件，以升级普林斯顿大学地质和地球物理科学系安装和运行的Nd-YAG激光系统。该机构承诺提供实施该项目所需的剩余资金。升级后，通常发射红外线辐射的激光器的频率将提高四倍，达到紫外线范围。升级将提高激光器在用作矿物氩-氩年代测定的微探针取样装置的应用中的性能。 ***

9417921 Onstott This award provides partial (52%) funding for the purchase of equipment components to upgrade a Nd-YAG laser system installed and operated in the Department of Geological and Geophysical Sciences at Princeton University. The institution is committed to providing the remaining funds necessary to carry out the project. The upgrade will allow the laser, which normally emits radiation in the infra-red range to quadruple its frequency into the ultraviolet range. The upgrade will improve the performance of the laser in applications where it is used as a microprobe sampling device for argon-argon dating of minerals. ***