Acquisition of a New Electron Microprobe at the University of Michigan

9911352Essene这项奖励为购买将安装在密歇根大学地质科学系的新电子微探头提供67%的部分资金支持。该大学承诺提供收购所需的剩余资金。新的微探头将作为密歇根大学电子微束分析实验室的一部分进行操作，确保为所有校园研究人员提供足够的技术支持和访问。电子微探针是一种分析工具，它将一束高能电子聚焦在样品表面，从样品中的元素产生特征X射线。这项技术对未知样品进行了精确的化学成分分析，空间分辨率在微米范围内。密歇根大学的预期应用包括地球科学、材料科学、化学、工程和牙科研究。

9911352Essene This award provides 67 percent partial funding support for the acquisition of a new electron microprobe to be installed in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Michigan. The University is committed to providing the remaining funds necessary for the acquisition. The new microprobe will be operated as part of the University of Michigan's Electron Microbeam Analytical Laboratory, ensuring adequate technical support and access for all campus researchers. The electron microprobe is an analytical tool that focuses a beam of energetic electrons on a sample surface, generating characteristic X-rays from the elements in the sample. The technique produces precise chemical composition analyses of unknown samples with good spatial resolution in the micron range. Anticipated applications at the University of Michigan include research in earth sciences, science of materials, chemistry, engineering and dentistry.***