This award provides partial funding for the upgrade of a Fourier Transform Infrared spectrometer system in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of California in Berkeley. The University is committed to providing a match of 33% of the costs of the equipment for this project. The upgrade project will consist of renovation of the source, drive and electronic components of the existing system, a new microscope system for improved microsampling, and the development of a novel detector design for microspectroscopy. The upgrade will allow better spectroscopic characterization of phase changes and properties of earth materials subjected to ultra-high pressures (simulating conditions in the Earth's deep interior) during laboratory experiments inside a diamond-anvil pressure cell.

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Earth Sciences (EAR)
Type
Standard Grant (Standard)
Application #
9205461
Program Officer
Daniel F. Weill
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
1992-08-01
Budget End
1994-07-31
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1992
Total Cost
$107,093
Indirect Cost
Name
University of California Berkeley
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Berkeley
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
94704