EPSRC Core Equipment Award 2020 - University of Oxford

这是一笔授权性赠款，将通过升级现有的多用户设备，支持工程和物理科学(EPS)职权范围内的广泛研究人员和研究领域。支持EPS核心研究能力的三个投资方案已被优先考虑：1.最先进的开放式液态色谱-质谱仪这项投资将用旨在提供强大和精确的小分子和大分子分析的最新设备取代已有12年历史的老系统。它将实现新的分析能力、增加吞吐量以及更快的数据管理和处理速度。下一代电子自旋共振(ESR)光谱仪升级基于高级电子自旋共振中心(CAESR)，光谱仪升级将支持专注于ESR的多学科研究。此次升级将成为牛津大学为EPSRC国家电子顺磁共振设备做出的贡献的一部分，并将成为英国第二台具有在W波段执行脉冲整形的常规能力的光谱仪。紫外光电子能谱(UPS)系统UPS是先进材料研究不可缺少的尖端技术，将用于研究薄膜样品的表面。它将被整合到EPSRC国家先进功能材料薄膜集群设施中。每一件设备都位于一个对所有潜在用户开放的多用户设施中。这些设施的能力和能力的增强将有助于促进跨多个研究领域的协作和设备共享文化。

This is an enabling grant that will support a wide range of researchers and fields of research across the engineering and physical sciences (EPS) remit through the upgrade of existing multi-user equipment. Three investment packages have been prioritised that support core EPS research capabilities:1. State-of-the-art open-access liquid chromatography-mass spectrometerThis investment will replace an aging 12 year old system with up-to-date equipment designed to offer robust and precise analysis of small and large molecules. It will enable new analytical capabilities, increase throughput, and faster data management and processing.2. Next generation electron spin resonance (ESR) spectrometer upgradeBased in the Centre for Advanced Electron Spin Resonance (CAESR), the spectrometer upgrade will support multi-disciplinary research focused around ESR. The upgrade will form part of Oxford's contribution to the EPSRC National Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Facility, and be the second spectrometer in the UK to have the routine capability to perform pulse shaping at W- band.3. Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS) systemThe UPS is a cutting edge technique that is indispensable for advanced materials research and will be used to study the surfaces of the thin film samples. It will be an integrated into the EPSRC National Thin-Film Cluster Facility for Advanced Functional Materials.Each piece of equipment is based in a multi-user facility that is open to all potential users. Enhanced capacity and capabilities of these facilities will support promoting a culture of collaboration and equipment sharing across multiple research areas.