BETATRON SOFT KILL DEVICE

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense	Branch: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency	Award ID: 9447	Program Year/Program: 1989 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 9447	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Applied Research Associates, Inc.
4300 San Mateo Blvd. NE, Suite A-220 Albuquerque, NM 87110 0126
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 1989

Title: BETATRON SOFT KILL DEVICE

Agency / Branch: DOD / DARPA

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $49,952.00

Abstract:
A FEASIBILITY STUDY IS PROPOSED ON A NOVEL CONCEPT FOR DESIGN OF AN ELECTRONIC KILL (SOFT KILL) DEVICE. THE CONCEPT UTILIZES CONVENTIONALMEANS TO DELIVER A HIGH ENERGY RADIATION PRODUCING DEVICE (A "BETATRON") IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THREAT WEAPON SYSTEMS, THEREBY DESTROYING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS INTEGRATED INTO, OR IN SUPPORT OF, THREAT WEAPON SYSTEMS. AS THE BETATRON COLLAPSES UNDER PRESSURE FROM HIGH EXPLOSIVES CONTAINED IN THE DELIVERY SYSTEM, IT FORWARD SCATTERS HIGH ENERGY GAMMA RADIATION IN A CONE-LIKE GEOMETRY, PRODUCING A HIGH PROBABILITY OF PERMANENT DAMAGE TO ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITHIN THE CONE OF RADIATION. PREVIOUS RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORY UNDER THE CODE NAME "DELPHI", FOR THE OFFICE OF STRATEGIC DEFENSE; AND BETATRON RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY BOTH U.S. AND SOVIET SOURCES SUPPORTS THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS DEVICE.

Principal Investigator:
James H Boschma
2058829394

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Small Business Information at Submission:

Applied Research Assocs Inc
4300 San Mateo Blvd Ne - Ste A Albuquerque, NM 87110

EIN/Tax ID: 850276434

DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees:

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No