Award Data

40640 November 12, 1996 Adherent Technologies, Inc. Scintillators have been used for over 90 years to detect ionizing radiation, but solid organic scintillator, commonly used in physics experimentation, suffer from errors caused by pulse pileup. To minimize this problem, this project will examine a new class of polymeric materials which also offer the po ...

40344 November 12, 1996 ARACOR Glass capillaries, which have been pulled into focusing geometries with narrow exit apertures, have shown substantial gains for the concentration of 1 to 20 keV x rays into sub-micron beams. These optics have been used on both synchrotron and laboratory x-ray instruments. However, the main barrier to their useful deployment ...

40417 November 18, 1996 American Research Corporation of Virginia This project addresses the hazardous waste problem at Department of Energy sites by developing a new class of ultrafiltration membranes for use in corrosive aqueous or organic streams. These membranes will utilize mesoporous ceramics, which have narrow pore size distributions and tailorabl ...

40063 November 4, 1996 Amparo Corporation First-generation radioactive beam facilities, in use or under construction, cannot completely address many of the scientific opportunities envisioned until an intense production beam is employed. This project addresses a key element in filling this need, the design of high power nuclear targets. The targe ...

40892 Biogeneral, Inc. Many applications in high energy physics instrumentation include the use of scintillating or wavelength shifting (WLS) plastic optical fiber. In order to extend performance, fiber with greater light trapping (higher numerical aperture) capability would be extremely useful. However, advances in scintillating optical fiber technology are dependent on access to appropriate po ...

40834 November 13, 1996 Duly Research This project will design an ultra-high frequency planar accelerating structure (PAS) for future linear colliders which has distinct advantages over conventional, cylindrical structures. Phase I will study the physics and engineering issues of the PAS section, including the heat loads at high accelerating gradients, a ...

40833 November 13, 1996 Duly Research, Inc. It is desirable to relax manufacturing tolerances and reduce cost for linear accelerator structures, especially for repetitive production of accelerating sections as in a linear collider, or for mass production of commercial accelerators. This project will develop a photoelectron linear accelerator system based ...

40145 Electromagnetic Instruments, Inc. Large quantities of oil remain in existing domestic oil fields, but much remains isolated or has been bypassed. A major problem in older oil fields is that it is impossible to obtain meaningful measurements of the present state of the reservoir through the steel well casings. This project will develop an electromagnetic borehole logging tool for geophysi ...

40981 November 19, 1996 Energy Science Laboratories, Inc. The structures that support silicon tracking detectors for planned high energy physics experiments such as the Large Hadron Collider must meet challenging requirements including precision dimensions, high rigidity, strict temperature control under heat load, and still be fabricated in ultralight f ...

41292 November 19, 1996 FM Technologies, Inc. A radically new type of particle accelerator, a multiturn recirculating linac operating with space-charge dominated beam currents, has received considerable attention during the last few years. Even with severe limits on the number of turns, the concept potentially offers major cost reductions for a very high ...