Fiscal Year:
1985
Title:
THIN MICROWAVE ATTENUATING MATERIALS
Agency / Branch:
DOD / ARMY
Contract:
N/A
Award Amount:
$251,626.00
Abstract:
A BROADBAND (5-20 GHZ) HIGH PERFORMANCE THIN ABSORBER THAT UTILIZES FERRITES AND IS BASED ON THE FERROMAGNETIC RESONANCE (FMR) PHENOMENA IS PROPOSED. CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURES THAT HAVE A HIGH RESIDUAL MAGNETIZATION (ANISOTROPIC FIELD) AND WHICH WILL BE USED A MIXTURE OF FERRITE MATERIALS WITH DIFFERENT FMR'S (ACHIEVED BY DOPING) ARE SUSPENDED IN A FLEXIBLE MATRIX. THE EFFECTS OF ALIGNMENT DURING CURE ARE CONSIDERED, IN ADDITION TO THE INTRODUCTION OF NONALIGNED CRYSTALS INTO THE COMPOSITE. THE FOCI OF THE PHASE I RESEARCH ARE MANUFACTURING METHODOLOGY, ALTERNATE APPROACHES TO ACHIEVE BROADBANDING, AND PERFORMANCE TRADES FOR DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS. CALCULATIONS WILL BE PERFORMED ON MWT'S VAX 11/730 COMPUTER. DURING THE PHASE I STUDY, A FEASIBILITY DEMONSTRATION WILL BE CONDUCTED UTILIZING CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FERRITE MATERIALS.
Principal Investigator:
D. J. Kozakoff
4048920710
Business Contact:
Small Business Information at Submission:
Millimeter Wave Technology
770 Spring Street,nw Ste 204 Atlanta, GA 30308
EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS:
N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned:
No
Minority-Owned:
No
HUBZone-Owned:
No