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Development of Reliable, Segmented Germanium Planar Detector Systems for Nuclear Physics

Award Information
Agency: Department of Energy
Branch: N/A
Contract: DE-FG02-03ER83742
Agency Tracking Number: 72564S03-I
Amount: $99,922.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 2003
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
813 Barnhart Street
Raymond, WA 98577
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Richard Pehl
 (360) 942-5930
 dickpehl@yahoo.com
Business Contact
 Richard Pehl
Phone: (360) 942-5930
Email: dickpehl@yahoo.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

72564S03-I The nuclear physics research supported by DOE has a fundamental need for instruments that detect photons (x- and gamma rays). Segmented germanium detectors can provide better position and energy resolution than any other practical detector system. Although no fundamental technical roadblocks should prevent the ultimate production of commercially viable instruments based on segmented germanium detectors, this project will address several detailed technical issues that still must be solved. Phase I will design and fabricate a liquid-nitrogen-cooled variable temperature cryostat; design and fabricate a 10-cm diameter, 12-mm thick germanium orthogonal strip detector; and evaluate the reliability of the cryostat and detector. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by awardee: In addition to applications in nuclear physics, segmented germanium detectors should have very widespread commercial applications, with medical imaging likely to be the largest. Other applications include imaging detectors for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Homeland Defense and detectors for gamma ray astrophysics.

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