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IMPROVED THIN FILM MULTILAYER COATINGS FOR THERMAL NEUTRON GUIDES

Award Information
Agency: Department of Energy
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 10801
Amount: $500,000.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1990
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
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15 Stevens St
Andover, MA 01810
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Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Mr John H Bradshaw
 Principal Investigator
 (508) 470-3275
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Abstract

ADDING MIRROR AND SUPERMIRROR NEUTRON GUIDES TO EXISTING AND PROPOSED THERMAL NEUTRON RESEARCH FACILITIES HAS GREAT ECONOMIC BENEFITS. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN MULTILAYER PROCESSING AND COMPUTER SIMULATION OF SPUTTER DEPOSITION SHOW THAT SUPERMIRROR CONSTRUCTION IS APPROACHING THE CAPABILITY NEEDED TO CONSTRUCT LARGE NEUTRON GUIDES. THE KEY REMAINING PROBLEM IS THE DEGREE OF REFLECTIVITY OBTAINED IN A SINGLE GUIDE WALL REFLECTION. THIS PROBLEM ISATTRIBUTED TO THE DEGREE OF "FLATNESS" AT THE ATOMIC LEVEL THAT CAN BE OBTAINED IN A MULTILAYER SUPERMIRROR. THE TECHNICAL OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO BUILD GUIDE SEGMENTS THAT TEST THE IMPROVEMENTS FACILITATED BY USE OF "SELF-LEVELING" INTERMETALLIC COMPOUNDS AND MECHANICAL STRAIN BUILT INTO THE LAYERS THEMSELVES.

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