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Chemical warfare agents such as bis-(b-chloroethyl) sulfide (HD) pose a significant threat to U.S. military and civilian populations. Exposure of skin to HD causes burn-like symptoms such as erythema, edema and severe incapacitating vesication(blistering). To combat this threat, prophylactic and/or therapeutic interventions to HD exposure are needed. Development of such interventions requires an ...

Triton Systems, Inc. proposes a novel sensor system for rapid detection of water-borne chemical and biological warfare agents. Central to Triton's innovation is a

The Joint Service Agent Water Monitor (JSAWM) has several challenging operational requirements for detecting and monitoring chemical and biological warfare (CBW) contaminants in water supplies. Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) can providespecific spectroscopic

Q-Peak, Inc. proposes to develop a rapidly and broadly tunable, high-average-power, all-solid-state IR source suitable for use as a DIAL system transmitter. The source is based on the combination of a Nd-doped pulsed pump laser and optical parametricoscillators (OPO). The laser source, a compact, quasi-cw diode-pumped, 1 kHz pulse-repetition-rate, passively Q-switched Nd:YLF laser, will pump a tan ...

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The goal of the proposed program is to develop detectors for X-ray fluorescence that have enhanced efficiency and energy resolution for low energy (

THE DECLINE IN THE NEW ENGLAND (NE) GROUND FISH STOCK IS SEVERELY AFFECTING THE NE FISHERIES' ECONOMY. TO REVERSE THIS DESTRUCTIVE TREND, NMFS HAS THE DIFFICULT AND UNPOPULARTASK OF IMPLEMENTING STOCK RECOVERY PROGRAMS WHICH REQUIRE CATCH REDUCTIONS. NMFS REPORTS 70% OF PRESENT FISH STOCKS ARE DOGFISH AND SKATES WHICH ARE UNDER-UTILIZED AND ARE GROUND FISH PREDATORS. ALTHOUGH THESE ABUNDANT FISH H ...

RESEARCH AIMED AT IMPROVING NOAA'S MEASUREMENTS OF HURRICANESURFACE WINDS. WE SPECIFICALLY PROPOSE TO DESIGN A MICROWAVE SCATTEROMETER THAT CAN BE USED TO MEASURE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION FROM RADAR ECHOS SCATTERED FROM THE OCEAN SURFACE. WE PLAN TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF USING A SPINNING MICROSTRIP ARRAY MOUNTED ON THE BELLY OF THE NOAA P-3 HURRICANE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT. THE PROPOSED ...

Triton Systems Inc. proposes to develop a new generation of SAW sensor coatings for the detection of TIMs. The proposed innovation employs a convenient, highly-controlled, and reproducible method to deposit conductive and nonconductive substrate coatingson SAW sensors. Since the proposed coatings can be used to operate on different transduction modes, they exhibit a high level of chemical Indepen ...

Spray applied acrylic coatings are proposed as barrier materials for the Air Force MCU-2/P and MBU-19/P gas masks, to provide protection against a broad range of chemical warfare agent (CWA) threats. The MCU-2/P and MBU-19/P are fabricated from siliconeand EPDM rubber, respectively. They afford exceptional comfort, durability and fit. However, these materials offer only limited protection agains ...