Upgrade of Electron Microprobe Facility at the University of Chicago

小行星9316062 该合同提供了购买设备所需资金的三分之二，用于更新芝加哥大学地球物理科学系使用的电子探针仪器。该机构承诺提供购置设备所需的其余资金。升级的设备项目包括真空泵、用于分析氧和氟等轻元素的合成分层X射线单色仪、背散射电子检测器和图像显示终端。芝加哥大学电子探针实验室为大量需要对材料进行精确化学分析的学生和教师研究人员提供微分析能力，空间分辨率在微米范围内。升级项目是必要的，以使仪器的能力与广大用户的广泛和不断增长的需求相匹配。 ***

9316062 Steele This award provides two-thirds of the funds required to purchase equipment for the purpose of upgrading the electron microprobe instrument operated in the Department of Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago. The institution is committed to providing the remaining funds necessary to acquire the equipment. Equipment items for the upgrade include a vacuum pump, a synthetic layered X-ray monochromator for analyzing light elements such as oxygen and fluorine, a back-scattered electron detector, and an image display terminal. The University of Chicago electron microprobe laboratory provides microanalytical capabilities for a large number of student and faculty researchers needing accurate chemical analyses of materials with a spatial resolution in the micrometer range. The upgrade items are necessary to match the instrument's capabilities with the extensive and growing needs of a broad range of users. ***