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50483-98-I A Gated Micro-Pulse Electron Gun--FM Technologies, Inc., 10529-B Braddock Road, Fairfax, VA 22032-2236; (703) 425-5111 Dr. Frederick Mako, Principal Investigator Dr. Frederick Mako, Business Official DOE Grant No. DE-FG02-98ER82581 Amount: $75,000 Many applications in high energy physics and elsewhere require a large number (tens to thousands) of high-charge, short-duration electro ...

72119S03- I In-vessel components for future fusion energy systems must withstand high levels of surface heat flux and neutron wall loads. SiC composite materials, especially SiCf/SiCm composites, have the desired characteristics for this application; however, they would be suitable for only a small portion of the overall structure because of limitations in the sizes and shapes that can be made w ...

50326-98-I Species Selective Pressure Gauge for High Performance Divertors--HY-Tech Research Corporation, 104 Centre Court, Radford Industrial Center, Radford, VA 24141-5123; (540) 639-4019 Dr. C. Christopher Klepper, Principal Investigator Dr. Robert C. Hazelton, Business Official DOE Grant No. DE-FG02-98ER82592 Amount: $55,008 The species selective penning gauge diagnostic, presently used fo ...

Boron Carbide Coatings for Enhanced Performance of Radio-Frequency Antennas in Magnetic Fusion Devices DOE Grant No. DE-FG02-98ER86078 Amount: $99,027 Small Business HY-Tech Research Corporation 104 Centre Court Radford Industrial Center Radford, VA 24141-5123 Dr. C. Christopher Klepper, Principal Investigator Dr. Robert Hazelton, Business Official (540) 639-4019 Research Institution Lawrence ...

Large X-ray generators using gas fill loads are a key element in the DTRA simulator program. Consistent relative timing between the injection of the gas shell and the generator current pulse is crucial to producing consistent, high-yield x-ray pulses.To that end HY-Tech proposes replacing existing high voltage trigger pin technology, with a sensitive, all fiber-optic heterodyne interferometer ba ...

72354S03-I Geologic sequestration of CO2 is a promising control technology for greenhouse gases, however, applied on a wide scale, it will generate thousands of large CO2 deposits in the U.S. This could provoke environmental concern about CO2 ¿waste disposal¿ and jeopardize ambitious geologic sequestration R&D efforts. Fortunately, it is known that certain naturally occurring bacteria (¿meth ...

72393S03-I Conservative estimates have shown that the attack of September 11th had more than a $200 billion dollar impact on the U.S. economy. An attack using a radiological dispersion device (i.e. a "dirty bomb") would be devastating to the U.S. economy and the psyche of our country. New sensor technology could significantly minimize the threat of such a terrorist nuclear attack. For widespre ...

72452S03-I This project will develop and commercialize ion-conducting thermally stable polymers for use as high-temperature proton exchange membrane/membrane electrode assemblies (PEM/MEA) materials. The materials will have low methanol permeability to allow their use as components of direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC). Sulfonated ion-conducting sites will be introduced via direct polymerizatio ...

50790-98-I A Hypervelocity Impurity Pellet Injector for Fusion Alpha Diagnostic Studies--Utron, Inc., 8506 Wellington Road, Suite 200, Manassas, VA 20109-3915; (703) 369-5552 Dr. Michael Raleigh, Principal Investigator Dr. F. Douglas Witherspoon, Business Official DOE Grant No. DE-FG02-98ER82707 Amount: $74,929 The Department of Energy seeks measurement techniques to detect and characterize pa ...

70556S02-II Next generation microwave power components, used in conventional and superconducting accelerators, require cost-effective fabrication into various geometrical shapes, tight tolerances for surface quality/dimensions, excellent leak resistance, improved electrical conductivity, and better dielectric behavior under radio frequency (RF) conditions. Conventional manufacturing processes ...