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Particle Physics Transport Code for Simulation of Biological Shielding

Award Information

Agency:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
56540 		Program Year/Program:
2002 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
013062 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
PO Box 230269 Boston, MA 02123 0026
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Woman-Owned: No
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Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2002
Title: Particle Physics Transport Code for Simulation of Biological Shielding
Agency: NASA
Contract: NAS1-02005
Award Amount: $69,984.00
 

Abstract:

A detailed simulation of the propagation of particles (including photons, electrons, nucleons, mesons and so forth) through matter is the key component of any software which aims to evaluate the effectiveness of shielding for materials and systems. The same core software is also central to the development of high energy and nuclear physics experiments; whilethe aim in this case is generally analysis of the performance of particle detectors, the samephysical effects must be simulated, and in considerable detail. Over the last few decades, the high energy physics community has devoted an enormous amount of effort to the development of software packages to simulate the interaction of radiation with matter. We propose to evaluate the most current and detailed of these packages to ascertain to what extent it can be adapted and specialized for evaluation of biological shielding.

Principal Investigator:

tom paul
Research Scientist
6173733830
tom.paul@cern.ch

Business Contact:

stephen reucroft
Business Official
6173732941
stephen.reucroft@cern.ch
Small Business Information at Submission:

Alternative Energy Solutions, Inc.
PO Box 230269 Boston, MA 02123

EIN/Tax ID: 043552858
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Number of Employees: N/A
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No