ATMOSPHERIC PROTON MICROPROBE FOR TRACE ELEMENT ANALYSIS

Information

• Research Project
• 2184597

• ApplicationId

  2184597

• Core Project Number

  R44GM047206

• Full Project Number

  5R44GM047206-03

• Serial Number

  47206

• FOA Number

• Sub Project Id

• Project Start Date

  1/15/1992 - 32 years ago

• Project End Date

  12/31/1998 - 26 years ago

• Program Officer Name

• Budget Start Date

  5/1/1996 - 28 years ago

• Budget End Date

  12/31/1998 - 26 years ago

• Fiscal Year

  1996

• Support Year

  3

• Suffix

• Award Notice Date

  5/10/1996 - 28 years ago

Organizations

• PYRAMID TECHNICAL CONSULTANTS, INC.

DESCRIPTION: (Adapted from the applicant's abstract) This is a Phase II proposal for the development of a scanning proton microprobe (SPM) using proton-induced x-ray emission (PIXE) for detection and mapping of trace element distributions in biological samples. The instrument is based on a low-energy electrostatic accelerator producing a 1.5 MeV proton beam for microprobe analysis of samples either in vacuum or at atmospheric pressure. The instrument is intended to detect elements with atomic numbers > 10 with ppm sensitivity. The instrument is designed to have spatial resolution of 5um at atmospheric pressure and 1um for vacuum samples. Thermal damage of samples is to be minimized by rapid scanning of the beam.

IC Name

• Activity

  R44

• Administering IC

  GM

• Application Type

  5

• Direct Cost Amount

• Indirect Cost Amount

• Total Cost

• Sub Project Total Cost

• ARRA Funded

• CFDA Code

  821

• Ed Inst. Type

• Funding ICs

• Funding Mechanism

• Study Section

  ZRG7

• Study Section Name

• Organization Name

  PYRAMID TECHNICAL CONSULTANTS, INC.

• Organization Department

• Organization DUNS

• Organization City

  LEXINGTON

• Organization State

  MA

• Organization Country

  UNITED STATES

• Organization Zip Code

  024218024

• Organization District

  UNITED STATES