SBIR/STTR Research Award
Ultra-high Speed High Brightness X-ray Source
Award amount
$999,886Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2019Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Defense Microelectronics Activity
- Recipient company
- CREARE LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2019-03-14
- Contract end date
- 2021-03-14
- UEI
- JDKYAKDT4TT6
- Solicitation number
- 16.2
- Topic code
- DMEA162-001
Research abstract
High brightness X ray sources are large and expensive due to the extreme thermal conditions produced when generating the X rays. Creare proposes to advance the brightness of X ray sources in the 9 11 keV range beyond the current state of the art using an innovative thermal design that builds on Creare’s experience in high heat flux thermal management, vacuum systems, and precision machinery. During Phase I, we modeled the heat transfer into the cathode, produced a mechanical design of the system, and calculated the electron absorption and X ray generation of the cathode. In Phase II, we will build the advanced anode and complete the high brilliance X ray system including the vacuum chamber, power supply, chiller, and safety interlocks.
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.
- Improving Signal-to-Noise in Military Boom-Mounted Microphones
- Scratch Removal from Acrylic Windscreens
- A multi-function earplug that measures in-ear noise, standard noise dosimetry and hearing function
- Development of an automated Needle Decompression Device
- MOF Based Adsorbent System for the Removal of CO2
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- High-brilliance Multi-Energy X-ray Source and Optics for Rapid IC Inspection
- Ferroelectric X-Ray Generator (FLEX)
- High-brilliance 11keV X-ray Source
- Ultra-high Speed High Brightness X-ray Source
Research funding history
1,365 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2026). Reported award amounts total $507,020,394. 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 Health and Human Services, Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, Department of Commerce