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Micromachined Silicon, Large Area X-Ray Detector

Award Information
Agency: Department of Energy
Branch: N/A
Contract: DE-FG03-00ER83069
Agency Tracking Number: 60589S00-II
Amount: $749,987.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 2001
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
20600 Gramercy Place Building 100
Torrance, CA 90501
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Paul Shnitser
 Director
 (310) 530-7892
 pshnitser@poc.com
Business Contact
 Gordon Drew
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Phone: (310) 320-3088
Email: gdrew@poc.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

60589 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking new approaches that can advance measurements in nuclear physics. Innovative, large area, highly sensitive radiation detectors, with improved spatial and temporal resolution, would significantly improve upon the experimental technique used by national laboratories and universities in experiments with accelerators and other sources of high energy beams. This project will develop fabrication technology for micromachined silicon x-ray detectors, utilizing the benefits of conventional semiconductor technologies that allow for inexpensive processing of wafers with large diameters. In Phase I, a proof-of- concept experimental demonstration of the major components of the proposed technology was conducted. In Phase II, the technology will be applied to the fabrication of the large area x-ray detector with improved performance characteristics. The developed prototype will be tested at the Argonne National Laboratory. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: In addition to the direct application in nuclear experiments conducted by the national laboratories and universities, the Large Area Silicon Microchannel X-Ray detector should find a wide area of applications in space exploration, medicine, biology, and biochemical research.

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