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Over the past few years several beam halo detection techniques have been invented to minimize the beam interception rate and accuracy of measurements. However, instrumentation for these measurements are complex systems and are not modular. The systems tend to be specialized for a single facility, or even a single part of a beamline. Also, these systems can hardly be reused or moved to another loca ...

Proper and efficient analysis of complex data from different quantum calculated material databases is extremely important for discovery of novel battery materials. This could revolutionize the battery field by selecting or designing effective materials for high performance and robust batteries. Our team will develop an innovative process to quickly identify top candidates for Lithium superionic co ...

Computational chemistry codes such as NWChem provide vital simulation capabilities to a wide rangeof scientists. These codes require significant compute resources, and are among the key applications being targeted for upcoming Exascale system at the DOE. Optimizing Tensor operations is a key aspect to reducing the computational requirement of these codes. The Tensor Contraction tools will include ...

ATC requests Phase 1 SBIR funding to develop a 2-layer NbTi Cable-in-Conduit (CIC) conductor suitable for a large-aperture 6 T dipole. ATC has successfully developed a single-layer 13 kA NbTi CIC cable, and our collaborators at Texas A&M University (TAMU) have successfully used it to make a 3 T dipole suitable for the arcs of a 100 GeV Ion Ring that has until now been the baseline design for JLEIC ...

Thermoelectric coolers (TECs) are solid-state devices with no moving parts and working fluids to provide reliable cooling power compared to traditional cooling systems such as vacuum compressors. However, their relatively high cost, small form factor and low efficiency have relegated them to niche applications such as small scaled portable coolers and yet to justify the large volume cooling compet ...

Photocathodes provide laser-triggered pulses with high peak currents. High average currents require high QE to avoid laser-heating damage. However, QE in DC guns decays with extracted charge due to back-bombardment from gas ionized by the emitted electron beam. Thus higher current increases back-bombardment and shortens life proportionally to extracted charge. This proposal addresses the charge-li ...

The nuclear physics data acquisition systems are challenged by the increasing demand for flexibility, accuracy, volume of data and processing speed, massive scalability, upgradability, and lower acquisition operations and maintenance costs. General precision timing synchronization for all Detector and DAQ components provides novel and original solutions to these problems especially if it can be ac ...

The most important source of frequency shifts in SRF cavities is due to the effect of microphonics and Lorentz forces. Additional stiffening is then needed to improve the cavity’s mechanical stability and reduce the frequency shift. Gas dynamic cold spray is a coating method based on supersonic jet of powders, heavily plastically deformed during the impact. The use of Nb/Cu cold spray cladding m ...

Nuclear physics has a need for new enabling materials and technologies for next-generation detectors at DOE particle accelerator research facilities. In particular, improvements are needed in high-performance scintillator materials for detecting and counting charged particles over a wide range of energies. Integrated Sensors, LLC proposes the use of a new type of high-performance scintillator mate ...

Imaging of molecular components of plant tissue (roots, leaves, seeds etc.) by microfocused laser desorption is maturing into a useful tool for describing plant molecular biology. Due to pioneering work in DOE laboratories and elsewhere the detection sensitivity of laser desorbed molecules is increased by the addition microscale sized colloidal metals (e.g. Sliver) or graphite to aid as a “matri ...