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High Resolution Gamma Ray Spectrometer for Nuclear Non-Proliferation

Award Information
Agency: Department of Energy
Branch: N/A
Contract: DE-FG02-02ER83446
Agency Tracking Number: 70062S02-I
Amount: $100,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 2002
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02472
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Kanai Shah
 (617) 926-1167
 kshah@rmdinc.com
Business Contact
 Gerald Entine
Title: 70062
Phone: (617) 926-1167
Email: gentine@rmdinc.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

70062 Gamma ray spectrometers are an important tool for checking the proliferation of the nuclear weapons. The requirements for the ?-ray spectrometers used in this application include good energy resolution, high detection efficiency, compact size, light weight, portability, and low power requirements. None of the available spectrometers satisfy all these requirements. This project will investigate a new scintillator, which appears to be very promising for nuclear non-proliferation studies in view of its excellent energy resolution. Large crystals of the new scintillator will be grown and their ?-ray energy resolution will be examined. Phase I will demonstrate the feasibility of applying the new scintillation material towards nuclear non-proliferation monitoring. Large crystals of the proposed scintillator will be grown and their energy resolution and scintillation properties will be evaluated. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: In addition to its use in nuclear non-proliferation monitoring, the new scintillator should be applicable to nuclear, high energy, and space physics experiments, medical imaging, nondestructive evaluation, geological exploration, industrial CT imaging, X-ray instrumentation, and material analysis.

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