SBIR/STTR Research Award
Silicon Carbide Grid Supports for X-ray Telescopes
Award amount
$124,970Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2018Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- LAIRSON BRUCE
- Proposal award date
- 2018-07-27
- Contract end date
- 2019-02-15
- UEI
- V4VWDLNKU7M5
- Solicitation number
- SBIR_18_P1
- Topic code
- S1
Research abstract
PhotonFoils will develop single-crystal silicon carbide grid supports for large-area X-ray microcalorimeter entrance filters. Compared with existing silicon grids, the PhotonFoils silicon carbide grids will have >3X higher thermal conductance and higher strength. EMI shielding of 20dB per grid at1GHz for 100mm apertures can be incorporated. Higher soft X-ray transmittance than achieved with Hitomi SXS filters appears feasible.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Large Silicon Carbide Grids for X-Ray Microcalorimeter Blocking Filters
- Large Silicon Carbide Grids for X-Ray Microcalorimeter Blocking Filters
- Silicon Carbide Grid Fabrication and Vibration Qualification
- Silicon Carbide Grid Fabrication and Vibration Qualification
- Silicon Carbide Grid Supports for X-Ray Telescopes
Research funding history
6 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2018–2025). Reported award amounts total $2,756,012. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase II, Phase I
Agencies: National Aeronautics and Space Administration