Improvements to Mass Spectrometers and Associated Equipment in the RIGL

小行星9707153 该奖项为密歇根大学地质科学系放射性同位素地球化学实验室仪器的改进提供部分资金（50%）。密歇根大学承诺提供剩余的必要资金。放射性同位素地球化学实验室参与了需要现代地球化学仪器的广泛研究，包括太阳系起源、地球早期分化史、其他行星的吸积史、格伦维尔省的构造史和地幔的化学成分。对实验室仪器的改进将包括为实验室的等离子体源质谱仪购置一个直接注入雾化系统和一个紫外激光烧蚀系统。 ***

9707153 Halliday This award provides partial funding (50%) for improvements to the instrumentation of the Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory housed in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Michigan. The University of Michigan is committed to providing the remaining funds necessary. The Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory is involved in a wide range of research requiring modern geochemical instrumentation including studies of the origin of the solar system, the early differentiation history of the Earth, the accretion history of other planets, the tectonic history of the Grenville Province, and the chemical composition of the Earth's mantle. The improvements to the laboratory's instruments will include acquisition of a direct injection nebulizing system for the laboratory's plasma-source mass spectrometer and an ultraviolet laser ablation system. ***