SBIR/STTR Research Award
Remote Magnetometry with Xenon Radar REMPI (Resonance Enhanced Multiphoton Ionization)
Award amount
$139,921Program and phase
STTR · Phase IAward year
2024Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- SPECTRAL ENERGIES LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2024-07-15
- Contract end date
- 2025-01-15
- UEI
- C3DAVH4VJDG3
- Solicitation number
- 24.A
- Topic code
- N24A-T022
Research abstract
Remote magnetometry has recently been demonstrated at 100+ kilometers using naturally occurring sodium atoms in the mesosphere at high altitude. In this proposal, we propose to develop Radar-REMPI (Resonance Enhanced Multiphoton Ionization) schemes for naturally existing 129xenon in air for standoff magnetometry. A combined approach of optical pumping scheme and Radar off the resulting Xe plasma will be undertaken: (1) demonstrate Radar REMPI detection of 129Xenon using three-photon excitation in a vapor cell, showing the detection limit. (2) Fluorescence detection of time for spin to transfer from an excited electron to the nuclear spin during the REMPI readout. The research will be conducted to develop an experimental setup utilizing ultrashort pulse lasers to efficiently induce multi-photon excitation. The investigation includes optimizing laser parameters, measuring spin transfer times during REMPI readout, and assessing the sensitivity and selectivity of the radar REMPI signal.
Technology keywords
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Other awards by this recipient
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Awards with the same topic code
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- Stand-off Detection of Xenon Spin Polarization by Radar REMPI
- Stand-off Detection of Xenon Spin Polarization by Radar REMPI
- Remote Magnetometry with Resonantly Enhanced Multiphoton Ionization (REMPI) Readout
Research funding history
272 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2007–2026). Reported award amounts total $120,780,215. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Agriculture