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A KEY REQUIREMENT FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE NEW, TACTICAL RADIATION DOSIMETRY INSTRUMENTATION NOW BEING DEVELOPED BY THE ARMY IS TO HAVE AN ENERGY COMPENSATED, SOLID STATE GAMMA RAY SENSOR. ATTEMPS TO USE TRADITIONAL FILTERING TECHNIQUES TO ACHIEVE A FLAT ENERGY RESPONSE HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL AND A NEW APPROACH IS REQUIRED. WE PROPOSE TO UTILIZE RECENTLY AVAILABLE, INEXPENSIVE DIGITAL MICROCHIPS T ...

THE RECENT DISCOVERY OF SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AT HIGH TEMPERATURE (90 DEG K) IN COPPER CONTAINING CERAMICS HAS RESULTED IN A RAPID ACCELERATION IN SUPERCONDUCTOR RESEARCH. PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES ARE BEING EXAMINED FOR THE FABRICATION OF BULK AND THIN FILM SAMPLES. THE CURRENTLY USED PROCESSES FOR MAKING THIN FILMS OF SUPERCONDUCTORS ARE PRIMARILY LIMITED TO EXPENSIVE, SMALL SCALE, LABORATORY TECHNIQUES ...

THE WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE GAMMA RAY FACILITY IS USED TO QUALIFY MILITARY EQUIPMENT FOR RADIATION HARDNESS. ISOTOPIC SOURCES OF 60 CO AND 137 CS ARE USED TO PRODUCE INTENSE GAMMA RAY FIELDS THAT ALLOW TESTING OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS IN ENVIRONMENTS THAT APPROXIMATE ANTICIPATED NUCLEAR BATTLEFIELD CONDITIONS. RECENTLY IT HAS BECOME CLEAR THAT DOSE ENHANCEMENT EFFECTS PRODUCED BY A LOW ENERGY COMPO ...

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF FUSING DATA OBTAINED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM VISIBLE, INFRARED AND RADAR SENSORS, TO PROVIDE A HERETOFORE UNOBTAINABLE SURVEILLANCE CAPABILITY.THE DIFFICULTIES ASSOCAITED WITH SENSOR FUSION WHICH WILL BE ADDRESSEDINCLUDE THE DIFFERENT FIELDS OF VIEW, DIFFERENT MEASUREMENTS, DIFFERENT RESOLUTIONS, AND DIFFERENT POSITIONS AND VELOCITIES ...

EVERY US LAUNCH SYSTEM DEVELOPED TO DATE HAS ASSUMED THE NEED FOR EXTREME RELIABILITY AND MAXIMUM OBTAINABLE PERFORMANCE IN THE PRIMARY COMPONENTS OF THE STRUCTURE AND PROPULSION SYSTEM. THIS APPROACH STRETCHES THE LIMITS OF AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY, AND HAS REPEATEDLY RESULTED IN LAUNCH SYSTEMS WHICH CAN NOT PUT MATERIAL INTO EARTH ORBIT AT AN ACCEPTABLE COST. THE SPACE SYSTEM DESIGN COMMUNITY HAS DE ...

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A HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION AND HIGH SENSITIVITY X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEM HAS BEEN DEVELOPED THAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE IN-PROCESS INSPECTION OF SURFACE MOUNTED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLIES. IT IS A NEAR REAL-TIME SYSTEM THAT PRODUCES HIGH-QUALITY DIGITAL IMAGES CAPABLE OF PROVIDING QUANTITATIVE DATA FOR FEEDBACK TO THE ASSEMBLY SOLDERING AND OTHER SURFACE MOUNTED TECHNOLOGY MANUFACTURING PROCESSES ...