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GROWTH OF LEAD CARBONATE SCINTILLATOR CRYSTALS

Award Information

Agency:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
17035 		Program Year/Program:
1991 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
17035 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
CRYSTAL RESEARCH
9112 TUCKER RD SE OLYMPIA, WA 98513
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 1991
Title: GROWTH OF LEAD CARBONATE SCINTILLATOR CRYSTALS
Agency: NASA
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $49,868.00
 

Abstract:

THIS PROJECT RESPONDS TO A NEED FOR LARGE-VOLUME, HIGH-DENSITY, HIGH-Z SCINTILLATOR CRYSTALS FOR ANTI-COINCIDENCE SHIELDING OF GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY DETECTORS. THE COMBINED REQUIREMENTS OF HIGH CAPTURE PROBABILITY AND ULTRASHORT COINCIDENCE WINDOWS (DECAY TIMES) CLOSELY RESEMBLE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET) SCINTILLATORS. A RECENT EXTENSIVESURVEY AT THE LAWRENCE BERKELEY LABORATORY INDICATES THAT CERUSSITE (NATURALLY OCCURRING PBCO3) IS THE BEST MATERIAL FOUND TO DATE FOR BOTH APPLICATIONS. AT PRESENT, NO TECHNIQUE FOR THE GROWTH OF LARGE, PURE PBCO3 CRYSTALS HAS BEEN DEVELOPED. THE PROJECT WILL EXPLORE THREE NOVEL TECHNIQUES AND DEVELOP ONE FOR THE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF LARGE, PURE, OPTICALLY PERFECT LEAD CARBONATE SCINTILLATOR CRYSTALS. THIS PROJECT RESPONDS TO A NEED FOR LARGE-VOLUME, HIGH-DENSITY, HIGH-Z SCINTILLATOR CRYSTALS FOR ANTI-COINCIDENCE SHIELDING OF GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY DETECTORS. THE COMBINED REQUIREMENTS OF HIGH CAPTURE PROBABILITY AND ULTRASHORT COINCIDENCE WINDOWS (DECAY TIMES) CLOSELY RESEMBLE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET) SCINTILLATORS. A RECENT EXTENSIVESURVEY AT THE LAWRENCE BERKELEY LABORATORY INDICATES THAT CERUSSITE (NATURALLY OCCURRING PBCO3) IS THE BEST MATERIAL FOUND TO DATE FOR BOTH APPLICATIONS. AT PRESENT, NO TECHNIQUE FOR THE GROWTH OF LARGE, PURE PBCO3 CRYSTALS HAS BEEN DEVELOPED. THE PROJECT WILL EXPLORE THREE NOVEL TECHNIQUES AND DEVELOP ONE FOR THE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF LARGE, PURE, OPTICALLY PERFECT LEAD CARBONATE SCINTILLATOR CRYSTALS.

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Small Business Information at Submission:

Crystal Research
1441 Sunnyside Terr San Pedro, CA 90732

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DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees: N/A
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No