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SINCE THEIR DISCOVERY NEUTRONS HAVE REMAINED ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT FORMS OF RADIATION TO DETECT. THE MOST EFFECTIVE NEUTRON DETECTORS IN CURRENT USE ARE GAS FILLED DETECTORS EMPLOYING EITHER 3HE OR BF3 AS THE DETECTION MEDIUM. UNFORTUNATELY, GAS FILLED DETECTORS SUFFER FROM A NUMBER OF DEFICIENCIES INCLUDING LARGE SIZE (GASES HAVE LOW VOLUMETRIC EFFICIENCY FOR STOPPING NEUTRONS), MECHANICAL FR ...

The purpose of the proposed project is to produce a commercial abrasive blasting nozzle which is more efficient and quieter than a typical commercially-available nozzle. The nozzle will decrease labor hours needed for blasting processes in shipbuilding, decrease workers compensation claims due to hearing loss, and relieve environmental noise restrictions on blasting at shipyards. All of this will ...

As the fusion science research advances towards the demonstration of practical reactors for commercial adoption there is a growing need to develop diagnostic systems for monitoring various plasma parameters in real time for control and shaping of the plasma density and profile. Recent, experiments have demonstrated the potential of a High-k Scattering system for studying turbulence physics studies ...

NOVEL TECHNIQUES ARE PROPOSED FOR CONSTRUCTING W-BAND TRANSMITTER SOURCES FOR USE IN HYPERVELOCITY MODELS OF PROJECTILES. THE PROPOSED STUDY INVOLVES THE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL DESIGN OF PLANAR, INTEGRATED GUNN DIODE OSCILLATORS WHICH CAN OPERATE DURING ACCELERATION GREATER THAN 100,000 G. THE SALIENT FEATURES OF THESE SOURCES ARE: PRINTED-CIRCUIT CONSTRUCTION; INDIUM PHOSPHIDE FUNDAMENTAL-MODE ...

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This is a proposal for logging and mathematically enhancing fight data, to be used in post-flight debrief of aerobatic flights. Raw data will be collected with an iOS device (iPhone or iPad) using its built-in sensors and external GPS device. This proposal addresses the challenges with currently available devices (“pucks�): (1) GPS signal loss when the aircraft is at unusual attitudes ...

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), taxiing under their own power on the flight deck of a ship, may not always move in the direction commanded. Deck conditions, such as fluid on the deck or the ship's rolling or pitching can cause aircraft skidding, sliding, or rearward movement. Such unwanted movement fails to register on aircraft pilot instruments. A remotely located UAV pilot needs the true direct ...

ABSTRACT ZATA PharmaceuticalsIncWorcesterMAand NYBCNew YorkNYpropose to develop a closeddisposable pathogen reduction systemZ Systemfor treatment of packed Red Blood CellspRBCfor transfusionThe versatility of the proposed technology allows for several versions of the Z Systems to be createdadapted to different regulatory environmentsand for treatment of whole blood and any of its componentsHowever ...

Today’s warfighter is often called upon to operate in extremely cold environments, both in operational and training settings. These environments can range from operating or training in geographical or seasonally cold areas to performing a high altitude, high opening (HAHO) or high altitude, low opening (HALO) parachute jump in extremely cold ambient temperatures. To operate in these environments ...

Emerging missile threats to Army assets often fly through and maneuver at higher altitudes. In addition, Army interceptors launch from the ground and will likewise need to fly through / maneuver at higher altitudes to engage such threats. The associated changes in flight conditions cause threat and interceptor signatures to change substantially from those usually observed by Army sensors and seeke ...