SBIR/STTR Research Award
A Compact Neutron Spectrometer Based Upon Inorganic Hydrogenous Scintillators
Award amount
$98,872Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1996Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Transportation
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Merril Corporation of Utah, dba MSI Photogenics
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
Mission Support proposes to develop a compact, self-contained neutron spectrometer for MeV neutrons that will be suitable for the detection of the nitrogen, oxygen and carbon components in explosive materials. Neutron-resonance-radiographic techniques will be employed to detect the presence of these materials through their distinctive total-neutron-cross-section resonances. The detector insures total energy absorption of incident neutrons by requiring a unique dual-coincidence signal for each detected neutron.
Technology keywords
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