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Sensitive SQUID-Based Detectors of the Magnetization of Polarized Nuclei

Award Information
Agency: Department of Energy
Branch: N/A
Contract: DE-FG02-04ER84079
Agency Tracking Number: 75308S04-I
Amount: $99,595.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: 16
Solicitation Number: DOE/SC-0075
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2004
Award Year: 2004
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
25 Bisbee Ct. Suite A
Santa Fe, NM 87508
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: Yes
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Robin Cantor
 Dr.
 (505) 424-6454
 rcantor@starcryo.com
Business Contact
 Robin Cantor
Title: Dr.
Phone: (505) 424-6454
Email: rcantor@starcryo.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

75308-Fundamental research in nuclear physics, such as the search for the neutron electric dipole moment (EDM), requires advances in detector systems and instrumentation. In particular, advanced detector systems are needed to enable precise experimental measurements of the magnetization of polarized nuclei in noisy environments. This project will develop a novel magnetic detector system, based on ultrasensitive superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) sensors, that is sensitive to magnetic field gradients and discriminates against uniform magnetic fields and ambient noise sources. In Phase I, the initial designs of the superconducting quantum interference device detectors will be developed and the first prototypes will be fabricated. Suitable packaging for these detectors, which will not compromise intrinsic detector performance, will be designed. The prototype detectors will be characterized and the efficacy of the proposed electronic compensation scheme to improve noise rejection will be demonstrated. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: The advanced SQUID magnetic detectors, with novel electronic compensation to improve ambient noise rejection, should be attractive not only for nuclear physics research but also for such commercial biomedical imaging applications as magnetocardiography, which is receiving growing interest as a clinical tool to detect and diagnose heart disease.

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