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Characterization of liquid aerosol droplets in agent defeat scenarios presents enormous challenges, in part due to high optical density conditions in sprays generated from shock or fragment interactions with liquid-filled containers.  We propose a new diagnostic that can probe optically dense regions, based on optical scattering of laser light from particles/droplets.  Our diagnostic instrument ...

Our proposal addresses the need for an algorithm to support the fusion of multiple and varied detector outputs into an actionable information. Specific focus is to identify and localize a radiation source in a complex environment and to characterize the complete scene. We will apply our extensive experience with radiation detection to thoroughly model a variety of radiation detectors deployed to c ...

Beartooth MK II is a small, inexpensive, disposable system for warfighter communication.  The system enables the warfighter to sense and respond to the environment, threats, and targets.  Beartooth has a low probability of detection, low probability of interception and applies artificial intelligence to increase warfighter lethality and survivability while lowering cognitive load.  The sys ...

There is a growing need to accurately characterize nuclear materials not only for nuclear safeguards and nonproliferation treaty verification but also for forensics and provenance. Presently, nuclear material identification requires samples to be collected and sent to laboratories for analysis using large and expensive equipment, such as inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometers (ICP-MS) or se ...

To fully understand the combustion dynamics when chemical warfare agents are detonated, fast time-scale diagnostics are needed. While computational modeling may provide insight into the different processes, experimental measurements are needed to verify and validate these models. Since the detonation or combustion of chemical agents can result in optically thick fireballs, innovative techniques mu ...

With this Phase I funding, the project team will develop and test a prototype of Fate and Fortune, a simulated learning environment aligned for grade 8 algebra. The prototype will include story-based adventure set in the era of the spice trade of the 1600s. In the multi-player game, the class of students must apply algebraic equations to advance and learn academic content. At the end of Phase I, i ...

The proposed ultra-fast shutter achieves all design requirements for hypervelocity debris mitigation in the EUV cold x-ray Z-machine experiment using a high reliability magneforming shutter which has been field tested hundreds of times under conditions very similar to the Z-pinch machine. The proposed device is based upon the electromagnetic hypervelocity debris mitigation shutter put into operati ...

A compact laser driver will allow photoconductive semiconductor switches to be used in small EMP simulator "building blocks" (EMPBB). Combined with a battery powered on-board pulsed power system, these EMPBBs will allow the construction of flexible EMP test facilities with nothing more than a single fiber optic timing connection to each EMPBB.

The overall objective of this Phase I effort is to determine the feasibility of defeating CBW production facilities via an X-ray source that would fit within the volume constraints of a munition platform. First, Battelle will conduct a system trade study focused on determining the key performance requirements of an X-ray source suitable for use against CBW and C4 complexes, identify the input requ ...

This project develops a nutrition program, MenuChoice©, for community-based group homes for persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD). Adults with IDD experience poorer nutritional health and more nutrition-related secondary conditions than adults without disabilities. These conditions are preventable and modifiable through a safe, healthful diet, but multiple challenges precl ...