THALLIUM BROMIDE NUCLEAR DETECTORS

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Agency: National Science Foundation	Branch: N/A	Award ID: 7570	Program Year/Program: 1989 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 7570	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: RADIATION MONITORING DEVICES, INC.
44 HUNT ST WATERTOWN, MA 02472-
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Minority-Owned: No

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Phase 2: Fiscal Year: 1989

Title: THALLIUM BROMIDE NUCLEAR DETECTORS

Agency: NSF

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $226,232.00

Abstract:
THALLIUM BROMIDE (T1BR) IS A NEW CUBIC SEMICONDUCTOR. THE HIGH ATOMIC NUMBERS OF ITS CONSTITUENT ELEMENTS GIVES IT EXTRAORDINARY PHOTOELECTRIC ABSORPTION EFFICIENCY FOR GAMMA PHOTONS, WHILE ITS 2.5 EV BANDGAP PROMISES PERFORMANCE AT TEMPERATURES UP TO 250XC. IT HAS SHOWN SOME PROMISE AS AHIGH EFFICIENCY SOLID-STATE DETECTOR, BUT EARLY DEVICES WERELIMITED BY MATERIAL IMPURITIES AND IMPERFECTIONS. IN PHASE I WE PROPOSE TO RESEARCH PURIFICATION TECHNIQUES NEEDED TO PREPARE HIGH PURITY CRYSTALS WITH SUFFICIENT CHARGE TRANSPORT PROPERTIES FOR NUCLEAR DETECTORS. IN PHASE II WE WILL RESEARCH TECHNIQUES TO PREPARE LARGE SINGLE CRYSTALS AND CONTACT STRUCTURES TO OPTIMIZE THE NUCLEAR DETECTION CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS NOVEL MATERIAL.

Principal Investigator:
Michael R Squillante Phd
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Radiation Monitoring Devices
44 Hunt Street Watertown, MA 02172

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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No