Acquisition of an Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer (IRMS) for the University at Albany-SUNY's Environmental Geochemistry - Global Change Research Program

为纽约州立大学奥尔巴尼分校的环境地球化学 - 全球变化研究项目购置同位素比质谱仪 (IRMS)

• 批准号: 9512289
• 负责人: Braddock Linsley
• 金额: $ 14.47万
• 依托单位: SUNY at Albany
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1995
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1995-09-01 至 1997-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9512289&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Acquisition; Isotope; Ratio; Mass; Spectrometer

The use of stable isotopes as tracers in environmental, climatic and paleoclimatic research continues to expand. In particular, the stable isotopes of oxygen, carbon, and hydrogen in carbonates and water serve as "work-horse" tracers of meteorologic, climatic, oceanographic, geologic, and biologic processes in the natural environment. Many new paleoclimatic and monitoring studies now require the analysis of larger numbers of samples because of the need of more detailed climatic and environmental reconstructions. There is a clear demand, therefore, for more automated Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS) facilities that are capable of analyzing the greater sample load of new research projects. This award supports the purchase of IRMS equipment at the State University of New York at Albany. This equipment will form the centerpiece of the university's multi-functional isotope laboratory within the new Environmental Geochemistry-Global Change research and teaching initiative.***

稳定同位素作为示踪剂在环境、气候和古气候研究中的应用不断扩大。 特别是，碳酸盐和水中的氧、碳和氢的稳定同位素是自然环境中气象、气候、海洋、地质和生物过程的“主力”示踪剂。 许多新的古气候和监测研究现在需要分析大量的样本，因为需要更详细的气候和环境重建。 因此，对于能够分析新研究项目的更大样品负荷的更自动化的同位素比质谱（IRMS）设施有明确的需求。 该奖项支持在奥尔巴尼的纽约州立大学购买IRMS设备。 该设备将成为该大学新的环境地球化学-全球变化研究和教学倡议中的多功能同位素实验室的核心。