ADVANCED COMPONENTS FOR SPACEBORNE INFRARED ASTRONOMY

Award Information

Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Branch: N/A

Contract: N/A

Agency Tracking Number: 626

Amount: $435,827.00

Phase: Phase II

Program: SBIR

Solicitation Topic Code: N/A

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Timeline

Solicitation Year: N/A

Award Year: 1984

Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A

Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A

Small Business Information

Infrared Laboratorytories I

1808 E. 17th St.

Tucson, AZ 85719

United States

DUNS: N/A

HUBZone Owned: No

Woman Owned: No

Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No

Principal Investigator

Name: Arnold W. Davidson
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Abstract

INNOVATIONS IN THREE RELATED AREAS ARE EXPLORED WITH THE GOAL OF ADVANCING THE CAPABILITIES OF SPACEBORNE INFRARED ASTRONOMY. FIRST, IMPROVED MATERIALS, PARTICULARLY DOPED GERMANIUM, ARE STUDIED TO PROVIDE IMPROVED PERFORMANCE FOR LONG WAVELENGTH DETECTORS (30-120 MICRONS). THE SECOND PART OF THIS PROJECT INVOLVES NEW ELECTRONICS FOR LOW TEMPERATURE OPERATION, INCLUDING CHARGE-INTEGRATION AMPLIFIERS UTILIZING JUNCTION FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS (JFETS), METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR FETS FOR SWITCHING AND RESET APPLICATIONS, AND MODIFIED COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE MULTIPLEXERS FOR COUPLING LARGE NUMBERS OF COOLED DETECTORS TO A DATA SYSTEM AT NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THE FEASIBILITY OF TRUE CRYOGENIC JFETS CAPABLE OF OPERATING AT TEMPERATURESBELOW 60K IS EXAMINED. FINALLY CRYOGENIC ACTUATORS AND MOTORS (LORENTZ-FORCE-LINEAR, SUPERCONDUCTING ROTARY, AND STEPPER TYPES) WITH VIRTUALLY NO POWER DISSIPATION ARE INVESTIGATED AND A MODEL BUILT TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR BASIC PROPERTIES.

* Information listed above is at the time of submission. *

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ADVANCED COMPONENTS FOR SPACEBORNE INFRARED ASTRONOMY