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A NOVEL MASS SPECTROMETER FOR COMBUSTION STUDIES

Award Information
Agency: Department of Energy
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 11619
Amount: $499,871.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1991
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
1570 Pacheco Street #e-11
Santa Fe, NM 87501
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
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Business Contact
 DR. ALAN C. STANTON
Title: PRESIDENT
Phone: (505) 984-1322
Research Institution
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Abstract

THE PROPOSED INNOVATION USES A NOVEL SCHEME TO INCREASE DRAMATICALLY THE AMOUNT OF CHEMICAL INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM MASS SPECTROSCOPY AND USES THE ADDED INFORMATION TO SUPPORT AUTOMATED COMPUTERIZED DECONVOLUTION OF THE MASS SPECTRA OF COMBUSTION MIXTURES. THE RESULTS OBTAINED IN PHASE I WILL PROVIDE DIRECTLY THE CRITICAL DESIGN INFORMATION REQUIRED TO DEVELOP A PROTOTYPE INSTRUMENT. THEPHASE I PROGRAM TARGETS THE MASS SPECTROMETER HARDWARE AND THE COMPUTATIONAL SOFTWARE REQUIRED FOR A COMPLETELY SELF-CONTAINED SYSTEM THAT WOULD SAMPLE A COMBUSTION REACTION, COLLECT SPECTRA, IDENTIFY THE SPECIES PRESENT AND WOULD MAINTAIN AN EXPANDED DATA BASE. THE INNOVATION, AS DESCRIBED IN THE PROPOSAL, SHOWS SIGNIFICANT ADVANTAGES (AT COMPARABLE COST) OVER COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE COMPUTER-CONTROLLED QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETER SYSTEMS CURRENTLY USED FOR COMBUSTION DIAGNOSTICS.

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