Equipment for Rockmagnetic and Paleomagnetic Research: Squid Magnetometer and Shielded Room

该奖项提供了一半的资金需要获得一个 低温磁力计，并构建磁屏蔽 磁力计将安装在一个房间里， 在地质与地球物理系工作 犹他州大学。犹他州大学致力于 提供该项目所需的剩余资金。 这些设备将主要用于研究项目 主要研究者的报告，旨在解释 岩石磁性的起源和意义。高灵敏度 磁力计将有可能测量 磁化岩石中的单个矿物颗粒， 岩石中剩磁的发展， 模仿自然环境

This award provides one-half the funding needed to acquire a cryogenic magnetometer and to construct a magnetically shielded room in which to operate it. The magnetometer will be installed and operated in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Utah. The University of Utah is committed to providing the remaining funds necessary for this project. The equipment will be used primarily in the research projects of the Principal Investigator, which are aimed at explaining the origins and meaning of rock magnetism. The high-sensitivity magnetometer will make it possible to measure magnetic moments of individual mineral particles in magnetized rocks and to study the development of magnetic remanence in rocks under conditions that mimic natural settings.