Proton Microbeam Studies of Specimens of Biological Interest (Physics)

本研究为女性职业发展提供了机会 拨款支持使用质子微束的研究 研究元素的组成和空间分布 在各种生物学标本中。 这些测量 技术，最初是为核物理研究开发的， 现在正在核物理学以外的领域中找到应用; 是次拨款将探讨 卢瑟福背散射和粒子感生X射线辐射 使用直径为1-2微米的质子束， 生物研究领域。

This Research Opportunities for Women Career Advancement grant supports research involving the use of proton microbeams to study the composition and spatial distribution of elements in various specimens of biological interest. These measurement techniques, originally developed for nuclear physics research, are now finding application in fields outside nuclear physics; the present grant will explore possible applications of Rutherford backscattering and particle-induced X-ray emission using beams of protons with diameters of 1-2 micrometersin the area of biological research.