Home made portions built in 1967 and modified through about 1998. Electronic components vary in age with the average age about 10 years. Update of the operating system is planned. The current system is very difficult to use. Following planned update, the system should be ready for use by others.
Capacity is limited by the available manpower and the current operating system.
Capacity is about 12 minerals per year under ideal conditions. Current usage is about 3 minerals per year. Program of NIST has taken about a quarter of the time for the past year. Traditional use has come from the predecessor of the current Minerals Team. WRD has used results from this instrument, but has not supplied manpower to operate the equipment.