SPECTRAL SCIENCES, INC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: MDA09-034

SPECTRAL SCIENCES, INC — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Defense.

Amount
$1,009,999
Agency
Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase II
Topic
MDA09-034
Solicitation
2009.3
NAICS
Place of performance
MA
Period
2017-07-03 → 2019-07-02

Description

Proposed effort will identify promising phenomenologies and signatures in order to set the stage for the development of sensors and platforms for effective warhead typing. The tool will develop first-principles post-processing models for four phenomenologies: Special nuclear material molecular radiation and absorption signatures, debris cloud nuclear radiation, special nuclear material ionization, and ionospheric effects. The models will be tested on outputs of the Velodyne hydrostructural code. We conclude by developing initial sensor concepts, analyzing predicted sensitivities and detection probabilities, and making recommendations for Phase III development efforts. Approved for Public Release | 17-MDA-9219 (31 May 17)