MRI-RUI: Acquisition of a scanning-electron microscope for multidisciplinary research in physical sciences at California State University Northridge

0216133 Pedone在主要研究仪器计划的支持下，配备能量色散X射线分析系统和阴极发光成像系统的扫描电子显微镜的成像和分析能力将应用于加州州立大学北岭分校（CSUN）物理科学中的各种天然和合成材料。这一仪器的初步研究用途将包括：研究湖相碳酸盐沉积物和岩石的生物和非生物形成;硅质和硅质深海沉积物的成岩作用;为放射性测年确定火山、碳酸盐和碳质相;支持加州南部构造重建的火山岩的来源;以及金属、半导体和介电薄膜的物理特性。获得研究质量的SEM-EDS将使教师能够扩大现有的研究计划，并探索合作研究的新途径。它还将加强对CSUN物理科学的高质量研究生和本科生的招聘，并为他们提供一流的研究培训，以确保他们在未来的学术学习和职业生涯中取得成功。***

0216133PedoneWith support through the Major Research Instrumentation Program, the imaging and analytical capabilities of a scanning-electron-microscope equipped with an energy-dispersive X-ray analytical system and a cathodoluminescence-imaging system will be applied to a wide range of natural and synthetic materials in the physical sciences at California State University Northridge (CSUN). Initial research use of this instrumentation will include the study of biotic and abiotic formation of lacustrine carbonate sediment and rocks; diagenesis of siliceous and siliciclastic deep-sea sediment; the identification of volcanic, carbonate, and carbonaceous phases for radiometric dating; the provenance of volcanic rocks in support of tectonic reconstruction in southern California; and the physical properties of metals, semiconductor and dielectric thin films. Acquisition of a research-quality SEM-EDS will allow faculty to expand existing research programs and to explore new avenues of collaborative research. It also will enhance recruitment of high-quality graduate and undergraduate students to the physical sciences at CSUN and provide them with first-rate research training to assure their success in future academic study and professional careers. ***