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KVH INDUSTRIES PROPOSES TO THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATE BOTH CONVENTIONAL AND INNOVATIVE USES FOR THE SELF POWERED VEHICLE DETECTOR (SPVD) AND TO MODIFY THE EXISTING DESIGN, IF REQUIRED, TO MEET THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW APPLICATIONS. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE PROPOSED SBIR PHASE IEFFORT CAN BE SUBDIVIDED INTO THREE FUNDAMENTAL OBJECTIVES: RESEARCH INTO THE VARIOUS APPLICATIONS OF SPVD TECHNOLOGY AND ...

HIGH POWER TRANSIT-TIME AMPLIFIERS ARE A NEW CLASS OF RF SOURCE THAT CONVERTS THE KINETIC ENERGY OF AN ELECTRON BEAM INTO RF RADIATION IN A VERY EFFICIENT WAY. WHEN THE BEAM CROSSES THE CAVITY OF PROPER DIMENSIONS, IT WILL INTERACT WITH A SINGLE CAVITY MODE THEREBY RADIATING COHERENTLY AT THE MODE'S FREQUENCY. MODE GROWTH CONTINUES UNABATED UNTIL THE RF FIELDS ARE LARGE ENOUGH TO MODIFY THE BEAM O ...

THE OBJECTIVE OF OUR PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP NEW MEANS OF PRODUCING SHORT LIVED RADIOISOTOPES FOR POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET). THIS MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUE IS CAPABLE OF DISCERNING AND IMAGING MEDICALLY INTERESTING PHENOMENA, SUCH AS THE ACTIVITY OF VARIOUS PARTS OF THE BRAIN, OXYGEN FLOW IN THE BODY, AND OTHER QUANTITIES WHICH ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE BY ANY OTHER DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQU ...

PHASE I AIMS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF FABRICATING PREFORMS FOR CERAMIC COMPOSITE SHAPES OF INTEREST TO FOSSIL ENERGY BY USING PROPRIETARY THREE-DIMENSIONAL BRAIDING TECHNOLOGY. HIGH PERFORMANCE CERAMIC COMPOSITES, OPERATING IN EXTREME CONDITIONS OF TEMPERATURE AND CORROSIVE ENVIRONMENT, REQUIRE PREFORM ARCHITECTURES THAT CAN PROVIDE TOUGHNESS, STRENGTH, AND A CAPACITY TO ELIMINATE FAILURE ...

A RESEARCH PROGRAM IS PROPOSED TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF USING ADVANCED VACUUM INSULATIONS TO IMPROVE THE PRODUCTIVITY OF REFRIGERATED SHIPPING CONTAINERS WHILE AVOIDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS (CFC'S) IN FOAM INSULATION CURRENTLY BEING USED. ADVANCED VACUUM INSULATIONS, CURRENTLY UNDER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, DO NOT CONTAIN CFC'S AND HAVE VERYHIGH THERM ...

METHANE PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE CHEMISTRY OF BOTH THETROPOSPHERE AND STRATOSPHERE, AND ITS INCREASING CONCENTRATION MAY HAVE IMPORTANT EFFECTS ON THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT. THE DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVED LOW COST INSTRUMENTATION FOR REAL-TIME MEASUREMENT OF METHANE FLUXES IS CRUCIAL TO CHARACTERIZING THE SOURCES AND SINKS OF THIS IMPORTANT ATMOSPHERIC SPECIES. THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP NEW INSTRU ...

WE DESCRIBE A NOVEL LEAK DETECTOR FOR XENON THAT HAS DIRECT APPLICATION TO TESTING RADIO-ISOTOPE-POWERED THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS. SUCCESSFUL DEMONSTRATION OF OUR INNOVATION WILL ALLOW IMPROVED EFFICIENCY IN THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS BY REMOVING THE HELIUM THAT IS NOW ADDED TO THE XENON BUFFERGAS FOR LEAK CHECKING PURPOSES. THE PHASE I RESEARCH PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE THE CRITICAL DESIGN INFORMATION ...

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PHOTOCONDUCTIVE SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES (PCSSS) PRESENTLY HAVE THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS FOR HIGH POWER PULSED APPLICATIONS. HOWEVER, SURFACE FLASHOVER SEVERELY LIMITS THE MAXIMUM VOLTAGE THEY CAN STAND OFF IN THE OPEN STATE. APPLICATION OF A PROPRIETARY TECHNIQUE TO PCSS CAN OVERCOME THIS LIMITATION. THE TECHNIQUE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO INCREASE BREAKDOWN LASER TRI ...