SBIR/STTR Research Award
Next Generation Neutron Detector for 3He Replacement
Award amount
$747,008Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2011Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Homeland Security
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Innovative American Technology Inc.
- Proposal award date
- 2011-06-06
- Contract end date
- 2012-04-06
- UEI
- XFB6CBM8NXT7
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- 10.1-2
Research abstract
IAT has developed the 6LiFZnS(Ag) neutron detector for replacemen of 3He detectors providing neutron efficiency and gamma
rejection comparable to 3He tube detectors. To increase neutron efficiency and reduce gamma events in our current detector, we
propose the reduction of the ZnS(Ag)scintillation material to nano particles to enhance light transmission across the 6LiFZnS(Ag)layer.
To further reduce gamma events and increase the abiltiy to separate neutron and gamma signals, we would further propose the
replacement of the ZnS(Ag) scintillation material with an alternative scintillation material such as P47-Y2SiO5:Ce.
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.
- Next Generation Neutron Detectors for Backpack and Handheld Applications
- Next Generation Neutron Detectors for Backpack and Handheld Applications
- Next Generation Neutron Detector for 3He Replacement
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- New Scintillator for Neutron Detection
- New Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Materials for Neutron Detection
- High Performance Portable Neutron Detector
- Semiconductor Neutron Detectors
- Low Cost, Large Volume 3He Replacement Neutron Detector
Research funding history
4 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2010–2012). Reported award amounts total $1,515,823. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase II, Phase I
Agencies: Department of Homeland Security