Acquisition of a Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Analyzer, and Upgrade of X-Ray Spectra Instrumentation for the Materials Characterization Laboratory CSUSB

这项拨款支持升级加州州立大学圣贝纳迪诺分校（CSUSB）现有的与扫描电子显微镜（SEM）配套的能量色散光谱仪（EDS）。微空间化学分析能力的提高将支持PI研究和学生研究培训，包括：1)砂金矿床成因研究；2)加州废弃公路附近铅锌污染土壤分布特征评价；3)火山沉积化学地层学；4)考古文物的来源。CSUSB是一所西班牙裔服务机构

0941106MelchiorreThis grant supports upgrade of an existing energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) mated to a scanning electron microscope (SEM) at California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB). Improved capability for microspatial chemical analysis will support PI research and student research training including: 1) studies of the origin of placer gold deposits; 2) assessment of the distribution of lead and zinc impacted soils adjoining abandoned highways in California; 3) chemostratigraphy of volcanic deposits; and 4) archaeological artifact provenance. CSUSB is a Hispanic Serving Institution.***