Development of an Earth Sciences Synchrotron Radiation Facility at the Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory

该奖项将支持一个项目，其目的是使地球科学家能够充分利用目前正在阿贡国家实验室建造的下一代同步加速器辐射源。同步辐射的极大亮度、高能量和大能量范围使研究和分析材料的化学、结构和相关系成为可能，而在同步辐射技术出现之前，许多物质是无法精确分析的。当阿贡实验室的同步加速器辐射源投入使用时，地球科学家希望能够迅速抓住研究机会。该合同将用于资助阿贡国家实验室地球科学家使用的光束线和实验站的详细设计和开发所需的持续规划活动。该奖项还将支持一个实践研讨会，以培训同步辐射技术的新一代地球科学研究人员。

This award will support a program whose aim is to enable geoscientists to make full use of the next generation synchrotron radiation source currently being constructed at Argonne National Laboratory. The extremely great brightness, the high energies, and the large energy range of synchrotron radiation make it possible to study and analyze the chemistry, structure, and phase relations of materials, many of which could not be analyzed precisely before synchrotron radiation techniques became available. Geoscientists want to be able to quickly seize upon research opportunities that will exist when the synchrotron radiation source at the Argonne Laboratory becomes operational. This award will be used to fund continued planning activities required for detailed design and development of beamlines and experimental stations to be used by earth scientists at the Argonne National Laboratory. The award will also support a hands-on workshop to train a new generation of earth science investigators in synchrotron radiation techniques.