TRITON SYSTEMS, INC. — Department of Defense STTR Phase I: DTRA14B-005
TRITON SYSTEMS, INC. — STTR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $149,910
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Defense Threat Reduction Agency
- Program / Phase
- STTR · Phase I
- Topic
- DTRA14B-005
- Solicitation
- 2014.2
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- MA
- Period
- 2015-09-16 → 2016-04-15
Description
A drop-in 3He-tube replacement technology for thermal neutron detection does not exist today. It is critical for homeland security and nuclear safeguards applications. In this program, Triton Systems proposes to develop a light-weight, large-area, high efficiency portable neutron detector for passive interrogation using an innovative gas detector structure. The resulting 3He-free thermal neutron detector is anticipated to have the following characteristics: detection efficiency of >50%, gamma ray rejection ratio of 10-7, large effective area of 625cm2, light-weight and be available at a fraction of the current 3He tube cost.