Acquisition of Laser Microsource for Geochronology by FTMS

该合同为奥尔巴尼纽约州立大学(SUNY)地质科学系正在开发的傅立叶变换质谱仪(FTMS)系统购买激光微源所需资金的一半。纽约州立大学承诺提供收购所需资金的剩余一半。激光微源将允许对正在分析同位素比率的地质样品进行10微米或更高的空间分辨率。这一仪器设计项目旨在开发FTMS技术，使其能够准确地测量同位素比值，以便对地球地质演化中的矿物和岩石形成事件进行测年。

This award provides one-half of the funds necessary to acquire a laser microsource for the Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometer (FTMS) system being developed for geological applications in the Department of Geological Sciences at the State University of New York (SUNY)in Albany. SUNY is committed to providing the remaining half of the necessary funds for the acquisition. The laser microsource will permit a spatial resolution of ten micrometers or better on geological samples being analyzed for isotopic ratios. This instrument design project is intended to develop the FTMS technique so that it is capable of measuring isotope ratios accurately for the dating of mineral- and rock- forming events in the geological evolution of the Earth.