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A Directional Gamma Auto Spectrometer

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Homeland Security 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
72162 		Program Year/Program:
2005 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
#0521074 		Solicitation Year:
2005 		Solicitation Topic Code:
H-SB05.2-006 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
AGUILA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
310 Via Vera Cruz Suite 107 San Marcos, CA 92078
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Woman-Owned: Yes
Minority-Owned: Yes
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2005
Title: A Directional Gamma Auto Spectrometer
Agency: DHS
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $99,994.00
 

Abstract:

The Government is deploying a growing number of radiation detectors at U.S. borders, ports of entry and other key locations, intended to assist in the detection of a potential terrorist`s nuclear explosive device or radiological dispersal device. The most widely deployed radiation detector products today are radiation "pagers". Such products are unable to differentiate between natural radiation, legitimate and clandestine radioactive materials, resulting in a disturbingly high incidence of false positives. There is a need for a device that can provide radionuclide identification and spatial differentiation in portable unit. This proposal will develop a low-cost, battery-operated handheld radiation sensor with these features. The proposed sensor will allow trained personnel in the field to locate and identify potentially threatening radionuclides. It will differentiate radioactive sources as potentially dangerous or likely benign and provide radioemitter source direction, distance and size information. It is based on pixel array CdZnTe detectors, new multichannel detector readout ASICS, directionally-sensitive elements, state-of-the art high density packaging and novel software and firmware that can deconvolve nuclear spectra to identify myriad combinations of gamma radiation sources.

Principal Investigator:

M. Albert Capote
President
7607521199

Business Contact:

M. Albert Capote
President
7607521199
macapote@aguilatech.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

Aguila Technologies, Inc.
310 Via Vera Cruz Suite 107 San Marcos, CA 90501

EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No