Acquisition of an X-ray powder diffraction system

x射线粉末衍射（XRD）是我正在进行的地质和矿物学研究的重要组成部分，也是地球科学以及纪念大学其他部门（包括化学，物理和物理海洋学）的同事的重要组成部分。目前地球科学的x射线衍射仪是1989年的Rigaku D/MAX RU-200，在过去的17年里被大量使用，并为地球科学系和纪念大学提供了很好的服务；但是，制造商不再支持它的部件或服务，并且经常无法使用。在这项拨款申请中，我要求获得资金，以获得Rigaku Ultima III x射线粉末衍射系统，该系统将被安置在地球科学系，并由纪念大学核心研究设备和仪器培训（CREAIT）网络的工作人员Wanda Aylward维护和监督，他是一位在仪器和电子学方面具有丰富经验的分析化学家博士。已经制定了一份用户费用表，将抵消衍射仪的操作和维护费用，这将允许加拿大NSERC的受助人和更广泛的研究人员和企业使用Rigaku Ultima III x射线衍射系统进行他们的研究。

X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) is an important component of my ongoing geological and mineralogical research and that of colleagues in the Earth Sciences, as well as other departments at Memorial University, including Chemistry, and Physics and Physical Oceanography. The current X-ray diffractometer in Earth Sciences, a Rigaku D/MAX RU-200 from 1989, has been heavily used over the past 17 years and has served the Earth Sciences Department and Memorial University well; however, it is no longer being supported for parts or service by the manufacturer and is frequently unusable. In this grant application, I request funds to acquire a Rigaku Ultima III X-ray powder diffraction system that will be housed in the Earth Sciences Department and maintained and overseen by the a staff member of the Core Research Equipment and Instrument Training (CREAIT) network at Memorial University, Wanda Aylward, a Ph.D. analytical chemist with considerable experience in instrumentation and electronics. A schedule of user fees has been developed that will offset the operation and maintenance of the diffractometer and which will allow Canadian NSERC grantees and a wider pool of researchers and businesses to use the Rigaku Ultima III X-ray diffraction system for their research.