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More than 52% of U.S. urban highway congestion is a direct result of highway incidents. Federal and State transportation authorities are searching for quick, cost-effective and efficient highway incident detection and warning systems. Several solutions have been proposed but none could satisfy requirements of transportation authorities. Central Signal's research and development, grounded in mor ...

This project supports the advancement of electroforming capabilities to produce ultra-pure copper and provides opportunities for further progress in material growth science. Ultra high purity copper is a fundamental material used for a range of current and future fundamental nuclear physics programs such asMAJORANA. The capabilities that are expected to be developed under this project will address ...

The conceptual development of new components for use in accelerators, microwave devices, and other endeavors often starts with simplified models, typically in a reduced dimensional space. For radio frequency cavities and other beamline structures, where devices can often be reasonably approximated by rotationally symmetric analogues, a two-dimensional analysis allows for the rapid assessment of n ...

Understanding and suppressing dark current generation is an important part of designing a variety of high-field-gradient structures, including radio-frequency electron guns, slow-wave structures, and power feed systems. Presently, dark current modeling is needed for the design of the Machine Protection System for International Linear Collider Main Linac. In previous work, a prototype modeling ca ...

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Extensive research (Ukraine) has shown that high strength continuous fibers of basalt can be produced. These fibers are inexpensive and have exceptionally high strength, stiffness and corrosion resistance. Basalt is a naturally occurring volcanic mineral, consisting a variety concentration of oxides. The product envisioned is a low-cost, corrosion resistant replacement for steel bar in reinforc ...

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A PROTOTYPE FOR AN EXPLOSIVE DETECTION SYSTEM USING PULSED FAST NEUTRON ACTIVATION (PFNA) TECHNIQUES USES AN ELECTROSTATIC TANDEM ACCELERATOR TO PRODUCE NANOSECOND WIDTH PULSES OF 6 MEV DEUTERONS. WHILE THIS APPROACH ALLOWS ONE TO PRODUCE NEUTRONS OF AN ENERGY SUITED TO THE REACTION ONE HOPES TO EXCITE IN SAMPLE ATOMS OF INTEREST, IT REQUIRES THE USE OF A FAIRLY LARGE AND EXPENSIVE ACCELERATOR SYS ...

THIS PROJECT DEALS WITH THE CREATION OF "EARTHLAB", A MODEL-BASED VISUALLY RICH INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION. IT IS BUILT ON A SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT INTERNETWORKING THAT WOULD FACILITATE AN INTEGRATED CURRICULUM, PROBLEM SOLVING, AND CROSS-DISCIPLINARY APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS, EARTHLAB WOULD ENCOURAGE A JOINT EFFORT BY BOTH STUDENTS AND ...

NATIONAL ELECTROSTATICS CORPORATION (NEC) PROPOSES TO DESIGNCRITICAL COMPONENTS, AND INVESTIGATE REQUIRED ION OPTICAL ELEMENTS FOR A 3 MEV, 2-5 AMP DC ELECTRON BEAM. SUCH A SYSTEM WOULD BE BASED ON A VERTICAL TEST PELLETRON ACCELERATOR OF THE VAN DE GRAAFF TYPE OWNED AND OPERATED BY NEC. IN THIS CONCEPT AN ELECTRON BEAM PRODUCED IN THE HIGH VOLTAGE TERMINAL OF THE PELLETRON ACCELERATOR WILL BE ACC ...