SBIR/STTR Research Award
PORTABLE, LIGHTWEIGHT NEUTRON SOURCE FOR MINE DETECTION
Award amount
$50,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1993Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- Nambetech, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
It is proposed to develop a portable, lightweight neutron source for detection and location of mines via nuclear activation of the high-explosive material (HE). It is further proposed to develop the technical base required to plan a demonstration of neutron activation of HE base mine detection in a field environment. The latter task requires a study of neutron transport from the source, throught the intervening soil, and the interaction of the resulting neutron spectrum with a HE target surrounded by the remaining components of a mine. In addition, a combined boom-mounted source/detector package will be conceptually designed.
Technology keywords
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